PARASITE RULES

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Parasite Ruleset

Parasites are nastier than diseases, often longer-lasting or invasive.

Saving Throws

Lesser = d20 vs CON

Moderate = 2d20 vs CON

Major = 3d20 vs CON

Deadly = 4d20 vs CON

Lifelong = Variable

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Blood Parasites

Roll	Name	Effect	Duration	Contagion	Save	Cure
1	Blood Mite	-1 CON, itching	1d6 days	Bites, blood contact	d20 vs CON	Ointment
2	Red Worm	-2 STR, writhing veins	1d6 days	Raw blood	d20 vs CON	Bitter herb
3	Pale Tick	Lose 1 HP per rest	Until cured	Ticks, wounds	2d20 vs CON	Poultice
4	Leechspawn	Lose 1d2 HP/hour	Until cured	Water leeches	2d20 vs CON	Heat, salt
5	Vein Burrower	-3 CON, visible lumps	1d6 days	Bites, curses	3d20 vs CON	Cleric aid
6	Crimson Worm	-1 STR per day	Until cured	Blood pools	3d20 vs CON	Rare herb
7	Hollow Mite	Lose 1d4 HP/day	Until cured	Flea swarms	2d20 vs CON	Smoke purge
8	Black Vein Tick	Veins blacken, -2 STR, -2 CON	Until cured	Infected ticks	3d20 vs CON	Holy ash
9	Blood Leech	-5 movement, fatigue	1d6 days	Pools, bites	d20 vs CON	Heat
10	Scarab Larvae	Burrow under skin, -1 DEX/day	2d6 days	Corpses, wounds	3d20 vs CON	Cut out
11	Scarlet Burrowers	-1 CON/day, severe pain	Until cured	Ritual blood	4d20 vs CON	Relic
12	Vein Gnawer	-3 STR, convulsions	2d6 days	Infected wounds	3d20 vs CON	Priest aid
13	White Tick	-2 WIS, hallucinations	1d6 days	Cursed leeches	2d20 vs CON	Ritual
14	Parasite Swarm	-2 to all rolls, crawling sensation	Until cured	Fleas, lice	3d20 vs CON	Poultice
15	Crimson Larvae	Lose 1d6 HP/day	Until cured	Blood pools	4d20 vs CON	High priest
16	Iron Leech	Blocks healing, -2 CON	Until cured	Tainted blood	3d20 vs CON	Silver poultice
17	Vein Spider	Veins swell, -1 DEX/day	Until cured	Blood rituals	3d20 vs CON	Holy flame
18	Ghoul Worm	-4 STR, -2 CON, undead taint	Until cured	Undead bite	4d20 vs CON	Exorcism
19	Corpse Mite	-2 CON, raises corpse after host’s death	Permanent	Corpse contact	Variable	Relic purge
20	Heart Leech	Lose 1d6 HP/hour until death	Permanent	Blood curses	Variable	Only divine

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Waterborne Parasites

Roll	Name	Effect	Duration	Contagion	Save	Cure
1	River Worms	-1 CON	1d6 days	River water	d20 vs CON	Herbal purge
2	Pond Leeches	Lose 1 HP per hour swimming	Until cured	Stagnant water	d20 vs CON	Salt treatment
3	Gill Worm	-2 CON underwater, choking cough	1d6 days	Swamps	d20 vs CON	Rest, purge
4	Mud Parasite	-1 STR, -1 DEX	1d6 days	Mud ingestion	2d20 vs CON	Rest
5	Blackwater Worm	-2 CON, dehydration risk	2d6 days	Dirty water	2d20 vs CON	Herbal cure
6	Stagnant Rotworm	Lose 1d2 HP daily	Until cured	Stagnant ponds	2d20 vs CON	Priest aid
7	Algae Burrower	-1 STR/day, fatigue	Until cured	Swamp water	3d20 vs CON	Rare herb
8	Marsh Leeches	-3 DEX	Until cured	Swamp mud	3d20 vs CON	Salt bath
9	Bog Worm	-2 CON, skin lesions	1d6 days	Bog water	2d20 vs CON	Poultice
10	Filth Worms	-2 STR, -2 CON	Until cured	Sewage, refuse	3d20 vs CON	Strong herb
11	Mire Crawlers	-1 STR/CON daily	Until cured	Marshes	3d20 vs CON	Priest aid
12	Sludge Burrower	-4 CON	Until cured	Sewage	3d20 vs CON	Holy ash
13	Crocodile Worm	-2 STR, stomach pain	1d6 days	River beasts	2d20 vs CON	Herbal purge
14	Fever Leeches	-2 CON, fevers	2d6 days	Swamp pools	3d20 vs CON	Priest blessing
15	Slime Worm	-2 DEX, weakness	1d6 days	Slime water	2d20 vs CON	Ointment
16	Filth Rotworm	Lose 1d4 HP/day	Until cured	Cesspools	4d20 vs CON	Relic cure
17	Quagmire Worm	-3 STR, -3 CON	Until cured	Marsh exposure	3d20 vs CON	Rare herb
18	Bloodwater Worm	Lose 1d6 HP/day, bleeding fever	Until cured	Swamps	4d20 vs CON	High priest
19	Drowned Mite	Drowning sensation, disadvantage on rolls	Until cured	Bog water	Variable	Holy ritual
20	Abyssal Leech	Lose 1d6 HP/hour until death	Permanent	Abyssal waters	Variable	Only divine

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Foodborne Parasites

Roll	Name	Effect	Duration	Contagion	Save	Cure
1	Meat Worms	-1 STR	1d6 days	Raw meat	d20 vs CON	Herbal purge
2	Gut Worms	-2 STR, nausea	1d6 days	Bad meat	d20 vs CON	Herbs
3	Belly Leeches	Lose 1 HP/meal	Until cured	Carrion	2d20 vs CON	Poultice
4	Rat Worms	-2 DEX, fevers	1d6 days	Rat meat	2d20 vs CON	Priest blessing
5	Pox Worms	-3 STR, exhaustion	Until cured	Tainted food	2d20 vs CON	Bitter herbs
6	Foul Grubs	-1 CON/day	Until cured	Spoiled grain	2d20 vs CON	Charcoal brew
7	Carcass Larvae	-3 STR, convulsions	2d6 days	Dead flesh	3d20 vs CON	Priest
8	Bone Worms	-2 STR, brittle bones	Until cured	Bone marrow	3d20 vs CON	Rare herbs
9	Maggot Fever	-1 CON/day, nausea	Until cured	Rotten meat	3d20 vs CON	Ritual
10	Slime Grubs	-2 DEX, fatigue	2d6 days	Slime	2d20 vs CON	Poultice
11	Organ Eaters	Lose 1d2 HP/hour	Until cured	Carrion	4d20 vs CON	Relic
12	Stomach Burrowers	-4 CON, stomach pain	Until cured	Rotten food	3d20 vs CON	Holy aid
13	Ash Worms	-2 CON, grey skin	Until cured	Burned meat	3d20 vs CON	Ritual
14	Vein Grubs	-1 STR, -1 CON/day	Until cured	Infected flesh	4d20 vs CON	Priest
15	Corpse Eaters	-2 all stats, nausea	Until cured	Carrion	3d20 vs CON	Holy fire
16	Foul Toadspawn	Hallucinations, -2 WIS	1d6 days	Amphibians	2d20 vs CON	Herbal
17	Rotten Egg Worm	-2 DEX, nausea	2d6 days	Bad eggs	2d20 vs CON	Purge potion
18	Carrion Worms	-4 STR, -4 CON	Until cured	Dead beasts	4d20 vs CON	Sacred rite
19	Bone Grinders	-2 STR/day	Until cured	Bone meal	Variable	Priest
20	Soul Leech	-1 CON/day, -1 WIS/week	Permanent	Cursed food	Variable	Only divine

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Environmental Parasites

Roll	Name	Effect	Duration	Contagion	Save	Cure
1	Sand Mites	-1 DEX, itchy rash	1d6 days	Desert sand	d20 vs CON	Ointment
2	Soil Worms	-1 STR	1d6 days	Dirt exposure	d20 vs CON	Herbs
3	Cave Leeches	-2 STR	1d6 days	Cave damp	d20 vs CON	Poultice
4	Ash Worms	-2 CON	1d6 days	Ashy ground	2d20 vs CON	Herbal
5	Swarm Gnats	-1 WIS, distraction	1d6 days	Marshes	d20 vs CON	Smoke
6	Burrow Ticks	-1 STR/day	Until cured	Caves	2d20 vs CON	Priest
7	Rock Worms	-2 STR, brittle bones	Until cured	Mountains	3d20 vs CON	Rare herbs
8	Soil Gnawers	-2 CON, fatigue	Until cured	Dirt	2d20 vs CON	Herbal
9	Bog Gnats	-2 WIS, -1 STR	1d6 days	Swamps	2d20 vs CON	Poultice
10	Frost Mites	-2 DEX, numbness	1d6 days	Snow	2d20 vs CON	Heat
11	Ember Crawlers	Burning sores, -3 CON	Until cured	Ash lands	3d20 vs CON	Priest
12	Vein Creepers	-1 STR/CON per day	Until cured	Earth exposure	3d20 vs CON	Ritual
13	Hollow Burrowers	-2 DEX, pain	Until cured	Caverns	3d20 vs CON	Herbs
14	Stone Mites	-2 STR, -2 DEX	1d6 days	Rock crevices	2d20 vs CON	Ointment
15	Moss Worms	-2 WIS, hallucinations	2d6 days	Moss	3d20 vs CON	Priest
16	Fire Ants	-1 CON/day, painful stings	Until cured	Colonies	3d20 vs CON	Herbal
17	Glass Burrowers	-2 CON, bleeding wounds	Until cured	Crystal caves	4d20 vs CON	Holy
18	Carrion Crawlers	-4 STR, -4 CON	Until cured	Dead beasts	4d20 vs CON	Ritual
19	Magma Worms	-3 STR, -3 DEX, painful burns	Until cured	Lava zones	Variable	Relic
20	Abyssal Creepers	-1 CON/day, madness risk	Permanent	Abyssal depths	Variable	Only divine

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Magical / Eldritch Parasites

Roll	Name	Effect	Duration	Contagion	Save	Cure
1	Ley Mite	-1 INT, headaches	1d6 days	Ley fields	d20 vs CON	Rest
2	Void Worm	-2 WIS, disturbing visions	1d6 days	Void zones	d20 vs CON	Cleric
3	Arcane Leech	Lose 1 spell slot per day	Until cured	Magic relics	2d20 vs CON	Mage aid
4	Curse Mite	-1 CHA, cursed aura	1d6 days	Cursed relics	2d20 vs CON	Ritual
5	Eldritch Larvae	-2 STR, -2 CON	Until cured	Ley breach	3d20 vs CON	Exorcism
6	Star Worms	-1 INT/day, cosmic dreams	Until cured	Meteor stones	3d20 vs CON	High mage
7	Rift Crawlers	-2 CON, spatial sickness	2d6 days	Rift exposure	3d20 vs CON	Priest
8	Ley Burrowers	-1 WIS/day	Until cured	Ley pools	4d20 vs CON	Relic
9	Shadow Worms	-2 CHA, haunting whispers	2d6 days	Void caves	3d20 vs CON	Cleric
10	Phasing Larvae	Body flickers, -2 DEX	Until cured	Rift zones	3d20 vs CON	Mage + cleric
11	Mind Leech	-1 INT/day, memory loss	Until cured	Eldritch relic	Variable	None
12	Soul Tick	-1 WIS/day, recurring nightmares	Permanent	Curses	Variable	Only divine
13	Black Rift Worm	-4 CON, necrotic weakness	Until cured	Rift storms	4d20 vs CON	Relic purge
14	Glass Vein Leech	Veins shimmer, -2 STR and -2 CON	Until cured	Crystal rifts	4d20 vs CON	High ritual
15	The Crawling Star	-1 INT, -1 WIS each week	Permanent	Cosmic exposure	Variable	None
16	Hollow Burrower	Creates holes in flesh, lose 1d6 HP/day	Permanent	Rift wounds	Variable	Only divine
17	Rift Mite Swarm	-2 to all stats, creeping madness	Until cured	Riftstorms	4d20 vs CON	Exorcism
18	Paradox Worm	Time skips, disadvantage on all rolls	Permanent	Rift anomalies	Variable	None
19	Ley Spider	Body mutates, gain random deformities	Permanent	Ley corruption	Variable	Only divine
20	World-Eater Larvae	Host dies in 1d4 weeks, body ruptures open	Permanent	Eldritch curse	Variable	Only divine

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