Wrathofzombie writes: I’d like to see a d20 list of random necrotic diseases/curses and effects.

OK, first of all: I knew what a necrotic disease was, but I had to Google it to get an idea of what to write. It ain’t pretty. Holy crap.

Next: These aren’t strictly all necrosis, but they all involve similarly unpleasant internal transformations. Roll d20 for whatever aspect you need, reroll if it makes no sense for your campaign (true of all tables, I suppose).

d20 Table of Necrotic Ailments

roll d20 cause body part effect cure 1 spider bite scalp black rot rare fruit 2 snake bite eyes green gelatin rare animal 3 unblessed baby bite ears red buboes blood of random race 4 worms nose blue melting inhale werewolf breath 5 flies tongue purple swelling hydra poison 6 monster bite lungs white ooze mushrooms common to distant place 7 sex skin where bitten/infected phosphorent glow under skin special hymn 8 mocking native gods stomach/bowels signs of evil gods appear salt bath 9 pissing off faeries joint(s) animal/monster tattoos appear on skin and move about, eating flesh guano diet 10 using the facilities outdoors genitals skin turns to nutritious custard that heals others 1d6 hp sex 11 poisoned spine muscles elf growing inside, has same features, memory. will emerge in 1d6 days. mocking native gods 12 bad fish feet madness, desire to climb trees, body turns to fungus and releases spores. demon tears 13 spores toes body begins to turn to mithril. cannot move. titan urine bath 14 breathing the exhalation of the undead fingers body turns inside out. eventually die of pain, madness. opposite of cause (praise native gods, spill certain waters, make pals with faeries) 15 cannibalism brain black x-file-style oil. opposite of cause 16 bathing in certain waters anus plants begin to grow from body same as cause but roles reversed (bite snake, breathe back into undead, get succubus to wink at you) 17 poisoned dart/weapon inner ear body vibrates, emits music, which plays over and over until bones are powdered. same as cause but roles reversed 18 licking amphibians hair victim becomes one of zak’s vommiters pray as it runs its course. awaken days later in a field. 19 winking at medusae or succubi blood insides become green slime, oozes out of skin. pass it to another. 20 fleas underarms larvae hatch and crawl out (or full-grown insects) make deal with whatever is growing inside (if applicable)





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[edit: changed effects 11 and 20 for clarity and/or make nastier]

[note: effect 12 is real. there are insectivore fungi in the rainforests of South America that make specific bugs go insane and then take over]