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Curse of Foul Blight in Dungeons & Dragons 5e

Grim Hollow Campaign

Curse of Foul Blight

4-level Enchantment

Ritual - does not require spell slot, takes 10 minutes longer
Casting Time: 1 minute
Range/Area: Self
Components: V, S, M
Materials: a shred of the target’s clothing, a chunk of rotten flesh, and a jewelry box worth at least 200 gp, all of which the spell consumes
Duration: Until cured
This spell curses a creature on the same plane of existence as you with a putrefying and stinking pox. The target must make a Charisma saving throw against your spellcasting DC. On a successful save, the target becomes aware that somebody attempted to curse them. On a failed save, the target becomes cursed and is unaware of this. Upon the completion of this curse’s triggering event, the target automatically advances to stage 1 of this curse.   Triggering event. The target searches their backpack, clothes drawer, or wherever else they store their garments, they find an infestation of insects.   Stage 1. The cursed creature is afflicted with a minor cough. Whenever they speak more than a few words at a time, they break into a fit of coughing.   Stage 2. The smell of putrescence lingers in the air around the cursed creature. Food and drink quickly spoil, jewelry tarnishes, and wood rots within 10 feet of the cursed creature. Additionally, the cursed creature has disadvantage on Charisma saving throws.   Stage 3. The cursed creature’s skin becomes riddled with pock marks, pustules, and lesions. Insects flock to the cursed creature, infesting their wounds. The cursed creature’s Charisma score becomes 6, unless it was already lower.   Culmination. Upon failing the final escalation check, the cursed creature twists into a deformed figure and becomes a Bulezau. If the creature is a player character, they become an NPC under the GM’s control.
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