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24 January 2014

Disease Types, Causes, and Other Nasty Stuff

After yesterday's post on Disease Names, I was kinda stuck for a topic for today. Then, this morning, as I was riding our local version of the Mobile Germ Dissemination and Incubation Unit (otherwise known as "public transportation" or "light rail") I was suddenly somehow gifted with inspiration. So, without further ado, I present the expanded set of Disease Tables. Disease Table 1: Disease Names was presented yesterday.

Disease Table 2: Disease Attributes

d12 Roll
Attributes
1
Fatal
2
Near-fatal
3
Maiming
4
Minor
5
Mundane
6
Arcane
7
Divine
8
Curable – Mundane Only
9
Curable – Magical Only
10
Curable – Mundane / Magical
11
Incurable
12
Roll again for two total attributes (re-roll duplicates)

With every disease, you need to know what part of the body is affected, right? Well, there’s a table for that, too. Just roll 1d4 first to find out just how much of the body is affected.

Disease Table 3: Area of Effect

d20 Roll
Area of Effect
1
Eye
2
Ear
3
Nose
4
Mouth
5
Throat
6
Head
7
Face
8
Skin
9
Arm
10
Hand
11
Leg
12
Knee
13
Foot
14
Stomach/Guts
15
Arse
16
Genitals
17
Chest or Back
18
Blood
19
Brain
20
Hair

When your PC slaps his forehead and says, “Fine. Lay it on me. What’s the sickness cause?” you can quickly respond with a side-effect or two (or three) for their gaming and role-playing pleasure.

Disease Table 4: Side-Effects / Presentation

d20 Roll
Area of Effect
1
Swelling
2
Peeling skin
3
Pus / Pustules
4
Scaling
5
Deafness
6
Loss of voice
7
Bleeding
8
Coughing / Suffocation
9
Vomiting
10
Rotting / Liquification
11
Growths / Hump
12
Sweating
13
Chills
14
Dizziness
15
Loss of body part (Roll on Table 3)
16
Uncontrolled blushing
17
Shaking
18
Muscle / Joint Aches
19
Roll again for two total effects (re-roll duplicates and 19-20)
20
Re-roll twice for three total effects (re-roll duplicates and 19-20)

And you’re going to need to know just how long it takes for that first PC to succumb to your deadly little case of the gomboo, right? Never fear. I have you covered.

Disease Table 5: Incubation Period

d10 Roll
Incubation Period
1
1d6 hours
2
1d12 hours
3
1d20 hours
4
2d12 hours
5
1d2 days
6
1d4 days
7
1d6 days
8
2d6 days
9
1d12 days
10
2d12 days

The next thing you know, the sniffle-suffering PC is going to ask just how long this little bug is going to hang around his system slinging snot. At least, under normal circumstances. What are you going to tell him?

Disease Table 6: Duration of Disease

d12 Roll
Length of Illness
1
1d6 hours
2
1d12 hours
3
1d20 hours
4
2d12 hours
5
1d2 days
6
1d4 days
7
1d6 days
8
2d6 days
9
1d12 days
10
2d12 days
11
1d30 days
12
Lifetime

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