Contagion: Filth Fever

Contagion: Filth Fever 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 Strength.

Description

The target receives Disadvantage on Strength Ability Checks, Saving Throws, and Attack Rolls that use Strength.

Fever squeezes huge drops of thick oily sweat from the creature's pores, impairing its Strength.

Properties

Cost

 Action +  Level 5 Spell Slot

Details

Melee spell attack roll

 Melee: 1.5 m / 5 ft

At higher levels

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

Technical details

UID

Target_Contagion_FilthFever

Spell flags

HasSomaticComponent, HasVerbalComponent, IsHarmful, IsMelee, IsSpell

Condition: Contagion Poisoned

 Contagion Poisoned

Duration: 3 turns

Spell save DC  Constitution saving throw

• 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

Condition: Stricken With Filth Fever

 Stricken With Filth Fever

Duration: Permanent

• Beaded and adrip with thick oily sweat, the affected entity has Disadvantage on Checks, Saving throws, and Attack rolls using Strength.

Diseased

How to learn

This spell is a variation of:
 Contagion

External links

• Contagion on the Forgotten Realms Wiki