Contagion: Mindfire

Contagion: Mindfire 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 Intelligence.

Description

The target receives  Disadvantage on Intelligence Ability Checks and Saving Throws, and is  Befuddled.

The creature's brain begins to cook in a rancid stew of hot sour blood, impairing its Intelligence.

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_Mindfire

Spell flags

HasSomaticComponent, HasVerbalComponent, IsHarmful, IsMelee, IsSpell

Condition: Contagion Poisoned

 Contagion Poisoned

Duration: 3 turns

 CON Save (Spell save DC)

• 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 Mindfire

 Stricken With Mindfire

Duration: Permanent

• Affected entity's brain is cooking in a stew of hot blood. It has Disadvantage on Intelligence Checks and behaves as if  Confused during combat.

 Diseased

How to learn

This spell is a variation of:
Contagion

External links

• ⁠Contagion on the Forgotten Realms Wiki