Slow Worm
Players get infected by slow worms when drinking a potion that has a worm inside. This infection is automatic and sneaky but can also be easily cured. Victims are simply DOOMED until they die from DOOMED reaching its maximum threshold.
* Drinking the potion = Perception (secret) DC 25 (expert, very hard) to notice you swallowed something unexpected.
* Automatic infection (no save), with a 1 day onset
* Slow Worm (disease) There is no initial saving throw, this disease is caught automatically. Doomed cannot be removed or reduced until the disease is cured. SAVING THROW DC 18 Fortitude; Onset 1 day; STAGE 1 Doomed 1 (1 day); STAGE 2 Doomed 2 (1 day); Stage 3 Doomed 3 (1 day); Stage 4 Doomed 4 (1 day); Stage 5 death, and rise as a Kyuss Spawn after 1d6+4 rounds
Kyuss' Gift
Spawn of Kyuss pass this affliction along whenever they hit someone. This supernatural disease manifests as rotting flesh and dementia.
Kyuss' Gift (disease) After the onset period, Healing magic has only half effect on the victim until the disease is cured. SAVING THROW DC 20 Fortitude; Onset 1 day; Stage 1 drained 1 (1 day); Stage 2 drained 2 and stupefied 2 (1 day); Stage 3 drained 3 and stupefied 3 (1 day)
Spawn of Kyuss - Worm Attack - the scariest one
INFECTION:
* When a Spawn of Kyuss hits with its slam attack, a worm is automatically transferred to its victim. If the victim hits a Spawn of Kyuss with a touch spell or an unarmed attack or similar natural weapon, 1d4 worms are automatically transferred.
* This Spawn's worms acts automatically on the Spawn of Kyuss' next turn.
* A worm gets 1 action on its turn, and will first burrow automatically under the victim's skin, dealing 1 piercing damage. This action fails if the victim can fully resist the piercing (such as Barkskin).
* Once inside, roll 1d4+1. This is the # of rounds that it will take before the worm reaches the victim's brain.
* On subsequent rounds, the worm deals 1 piercing damage until it reaches the brain.
* Players can stop the worm in a few ways:
* * Attack it directly and kill it before it gets under the skin (10AC, 1hp)
* * DC 20 Treat Poison (Medicine) check to pull it out of the skin (can be tried again next round if failed)
* * Cast Neutralize Poison to kill all worms both on and in the body
* * Deal cold damage to the victim to stun all worms both on and in the body for 1 round.
WORMS IN THE BRAIN:
* Once a worm reaches the brain, the player is automatically infected with Stage 1 of the final, deadly affliction.
* Neutralize Poison can no longer stop the infection, but can delay it for 10d6 minutes.
* Kyuss Brain Worm (disease, virulent) This disease cannot be cured by saving alone. Other means like Remove Disease spells or Medicine checks are required. SAVING THROW DC 22 Fortitude; STAGE 1 stupefied 2 (1 round); STAGE 2 stupefied 2 and when you take damage make a Will Save (disease's DC) or become confused (1 round); STAGE 3 stupefied 3 and when you take damage make a Will Save (disease's DC) or become confused (1 round); STAGE 4 stupefied 4, confused, and damage doesn't end confusion (1 round); STAGE 5 4d10 poison damage and unconscious (10 minutes); STAGE 6 death, and rise as a Spawn of Kyuss after 1d6+4 rounds
