Fantasy Diseases (d30)

The life of the average PC is far removed from the life of the player and it is too easy to forget that adventuring is dirty and often disgusting work. Players seldom put a second
thought into having their characters delve into forgotten dungeons, wade into sewers, or even sift through pile of dead bodies in the search for loot. Exposure to sickness and
disease is just part of the job of the adventuring hero....

Using these tables: Once the GM has determined that the PCs have contracted a disease, roll 1d30 to determine which disease has taken hold. Communicability, severity, duration, and
all in-game effects will be up to the GM. Major and minor effects have been listed to assist the GM with some „color commentary‰ as the disease unfolds. Many diseases have similar symp-
toms and some GMÊs may require that and appropriate diagnosis is made before an effective cure can be realized. Major effects can be present in addition to or instead of minor effects.

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FGM037a: d30 Fantasy Diseases Table

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by Christopher Stogdill (AKA the Frugal GM)

d30 Fantasy Disease Minor Effect Major Effect

1

Camp Fever

Severe headache, high fever, cough, and rash

Chills, stupor, sensitivity to light, and delirium

2

Bloody Sweats

Sense of apprehension, cold shivers, and headache

Giddiness, sweating blood, and delirium

3

Cold Plague

Intermittent heavy sweating accompanied by chills

High fever (without sweating) and chills

4

Day Fever

Short-lived high fever (lasting one day)

Episodic high fevers (every-other day) accompanied by vomiting

5

Goblin Thrush

Whitish spots and ulcers in the mouth

High fevers and canker sores of the mouth, lips, and tongue

6

Orc Squats

Painful stomach cramps and gas

Low-grade fever and persistent diarrhea

7

Black Vomit

Painful stomach without cramps or gas

Ulcers and vomiting of old black blood

8

Bugbear Shingles

Itchy red weals on the arms and legs

Weals turn a dark red and spread to entire body

9

Orc Ooze

Itchy red weals covering the body that ooze pus when scratched

Weals turn into ulcers

10

Kobold Kinks

Low-grade fever and light cough

High fever with severe coughing fits

11

Ghoul Grippe

Weakness, headache, dry cough

Severe joint pain, fatigue, and vomiting

12

Hobgoblin Fever

Low-grade headache, fever, and cough

High fever with permanent skin spotting

13

Minotaur Meagrom

Low-grade fever and severe headache often limited to one side of the head

Achor (an eruption of small pustules on the scalp)

14

Zombie Plague

High fever, sweats, and large watery blisters

Blisters pop and form smaller gangrenous ulcers

15

Stirge Screws

Weakness and headache

Painful inflammation of the joints with accompanying high fever

16

Pixie-Fairy Fits

Generalized muscle pain with occasional twitching

Sudden attack or seizure of muscle activity

17

Mummy Rot

High fever and sweats

Small gangrenous ulcers

18

Red Rash

Itchy red weals that cover the entire body

High fever and scratched weals will form scar tissue

19

Bone Break

High fever and headaches accompanied by joint & muscle pain

Ataxia (inability to coordinate movements; clumsiness)

20

Timid Trots

Painful stomach cramps

Tenesmus (painful and unsuccessful desire to defecate, even with empty bowels)

21

Chillbain

High fever, fatigue, vomiting, and headaches

Jaundice (yellow skin) and seizures

22

Dungeon Miasma

Low-grade fever and light cough

Ichor seeping from all unhealed wounds and heavy, phlegm-filled coughing fits

23

Adventurer's Pox

Low-grade fever accompanied by joint & muscle pain

Small boils along the arms and legs

24

Troll's Touch

Small watery blisters along the extremities

Blisters spread to entire body and painfully burst as the slough off the old skin

25

Puking Fever

High fever and stomach cramps

Episodic bouts of vomiting & dry heaving

26

Gold Sickness

High fever accompanied by chills

Hives that burn and sting whenever skin touches metal

27

Dragon Pox

High fever accompanied by rash

Extremely itchy as skin thickens and sloughs off

28

Dungeon Dearth

Low-grade fever and headache

High-grade fever and insatiable appetite for food & drink

29

Cavern Fever

High fever, sweating, and cold shivers

Fatigue, nausea, vomiting and diarrhea

30

Strangely

Short-lived high fever (lasting one day)

Painful urination accompanied by frequent urges to urinate