As the subject says, I have a ghoul rogue with the Civilized Ghoulishness feat from Classic Horrors Revisited.
I want to allow him to use rot grubs in combat but I don't want him to have a rot grub infestation all the time because someone might notice, and he frequently interacts with the living so might inadvertently infest someone.
Rot grubs are scary, and I'm pretty sure the party has good reason to be afraid of them now. Just want this duplicitous undead to have access to them when he goes up against the party eventually.
I've thought about just having them in a vial or bottle he can pour on himself before combat, perhaps kept alive in ground meat or something, but I also would like it if he can get rid of the infestation later too. Could an undead cast remove disease on his own corpse to remove an infestation?
Anyway, thoughts? Suggestions?
No suggestions? Guess I'll go with the ghoul having a jar of rot-grub infested meat then. He can just eat it to infest himself, I suppose. It's not like he'll be showing up in civilization again too soon once he's revealed to the PCs anyway.
Is there a reason he couldn't not have rot grubs during initial interactions, then infest himself before the combat encounter?
For ex. He is an NPC around town, and interacts with people including PCs. No rot grubs. Just before the fated encounter, when he knows the PCs have figured out his (I assume) dastardly plan, he infects himself before they arrive (hears initial combats on the way to his 'lair').