Varguilles and you, XOXO

[Soilent]

So, in one of my games, I had the party encounter a varguille.

The varguille performed it's shriek attack, and everything except the ranger's Falcon made the save.

Naturally the varguille took its opportunity to do its favorite thing, and immediately moved to kiss the bird.

The bird failed the fort save, and is thus infected with whatever Varguille herpes disease it is.

The page for varguilles says nothing about animals not being susceptible to the disease, and nothing about said animals no longer being loyal to their master.

The ranger immediately grabbed the bird and ran for the nearest Church (Sandpoint Cathedral).

What should I do with this scenario, should the bird even be effected?

[Eltacolibre]

With just the rules...you can cast remove disease and stop the transformation. Only issue would be time, ranger needs to get there in 1d6 hours, which depending how far, he is from town, he might not be able to make it.

[Soilent]

The trip is easily made, with the only possible consequence being the ranger's absence during a possible surprise battle.

It is also day time, so the disease cannot progress if he goes outside.

There's not much threat here, but I am unsure if it's even capable of being a threat.

[Soilent]

The characters are level 3, and do not yet have access to remove disease, themselves.

[Byakko]

Quote:

Kiss (Su) A vargouille can kiss a helpless target by making a successful melee touch attack (this provokes attacks of opportunity). A kissed opponent must succeed on a DC 16 Fortitude save or begin a terrible transformation that changes the creature into a vargouille within 24 hours (and often much sooner; roll 1d6 separately for each phase of the transformation). First, over a period of 1d6 hours, all the victim's hair falls out. Within another 1d6 hours thereafter, the ears grow into leathery wings, tentacles sprout on the chin and scalp, and the teeth become long, pointed fangs. During the next 1d6 hours, the victim takes Intelligence drain and Charisma drain equal to 1 point per hour (to a minimum of 3). The transformation is complete 1d6 hours thereafter, when the victim's head breaks free of the body (which promptly dies) and becomes a vargouille. This transformation's progress is paused by sunlight or any light spell of 3rd level or higher, but stopping the transformation requires remove disease or a similar effect. The transformation is a disease effect. The save DC is Constitution-based and includes a +4 racial bonus.

I don't see anything that prevents this ability from affecting animals. Note that the transformation process actually takes quite a bit longer than 1d6 hours (the first 1d6 is only for hair loss, etc).

Was that the only question you had?

[Eltacolibre]

well the biggest issue then, does the priest has at sandpoint can even cast remove disease? Is the spell prepared?

If not, I do recall, in sandpoint, there is a relatively mid level mystic theurge (druid/wizard) should be able to help with that, an old lady.

[kinevon]

Eltacolibre wrote:

well the biggest issue then, does the priest has at sandpoint can even cast remove disease? Is the spell prepared?

If not, I do recall, in sandpoint, there is a relatively mid level mystic theurge (druid/wizard) should be able to help with that, an old lady.

Don't forget that Sandpoint is big enough that they might have a scroll of it available, as well.

And I think that there is a ranger or druid around, too, and they can cast the spell, as well.