Contagion: Blinding Sickness

Contagion: Blinding Sickness is a level 5 necromancy spell. This spell is a variation of the Level 5 Necromancy Spell,  Contagion. It allows spellcasters to Poison an enemy, with the possibility of the affliction progressing into a Disease which saps target's Wisdom.

Description

Poison a target and possibly afflict them with a Disease. When cast, the target receives  Contagion Poisoned:

Poisoned

 Contagion Poisoned

• Has Disadvantage on Attack rolls and Checks.
• Each turn, it must succeed on a Saving throw, or the Poison will advance in stage. On 3 successes, it recovers. On 3 failures, it contracts the Disease corresponding to the variant of the spell Contagion that was cast.

Poisoned, Diseased

After advancing to Stage 3, if the target then fails a third Saving throw, it will become  Stricken With Blinding Sickness. Hot fingers of pain push through the creature's eyes, impairing its Wisdom.

Sickness

 Stricken With Blinding Sickness

• Fingernails of searing pain dig into the affected entity's eyes. It has Disadvantage on Wisdom Checks and Saving throws, and is also Blinded.

Diseased

Properties

Details

Attack roll

 Melee: 1.5 m / 5  ft

At higher levels

Casting this spell at a higher level grants no additional benefit.

How to learn

Classes:

• Class Level 9: Cleric , Druid , and Circle of the Spores Druid

• Class Level 10: Bard via Magical Secrets

Notes

• Circle of the Land Druids who choose the Arctic, Forest, or Underdark Land at level 9 learn this spell automatically.

External Links

• Contagion on the Forgotten Realms Wiki