Tuberculosis

Tuberculosis is an extended respiratory infection that wreaks havoc on the lungs, causing intense coughing fits that can eventually lead to death.   Resisting the Disease. A creature afflicted with tuberculosis makes a Constitution Saving Throw against their affliction level at the end of every 7 days after contracting the disease.  
  • Major Success: The creature's affliction level decreases by 1.
  • Success: The creature's affliction level remains the same.
  • Failure: The creature's affliction level increases by 1.
  • Major Failure: The creature's affliction level increases by 2.
  Transmission. After onset, an afflicted creature is contagious. Whenever the creaturue coughs, any humanoids within 10 feet of the creature must make a DC 10 Constitution Saving Throw or be Afflicted 5 with tuberculosis.  

Disease Symptoms

Stage (Affliction Level)Effects
Cured (<1)
  • The disease ends.
Onset (1-10)
  • The creature has a persisent cough and mild chest pain.
Stage 1 (11-20)
  • As above, but the cough is more pronounced and the creature's Suffocation Limit is halved as they have trouble breathing.
  • The creature has disadvantage on Constitution Checks and Saving Throws.
  • Whenever the creature attempts to speak loudly or cast a spell with verbal components, the creature must make a DC 10 Constitution Saving Throw or spend their action suffering a fit of coughing. If this coughing occurs when casting a spell, the spell is wasted.
Stage 2 (21-30)
  • All effects of prior stage, but the DC to resist a fit of coughing is 15.
  • Any time the creature suffers a fit of coughing, they cough up blood and take 1d6 necrotic damage.
Stage 3 (>31)

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