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Abyssal Plague

Abyssal Plague Spell5

Attack Chaotic Disease Evil Necromancy

Traditions divine, occult

Cast [two-actions] somatic, verbal

Range touch; Targets 1 creature

Saving Throw Fortitude

Common Sources of this hazard night hags


Your touch afflicts the target with Abyssal Plague, which siphons fragments of their soul away to empower the Abyss.

The effect is based on the target’s Fortitude save.

Critical Success The target is unaffected.

Success The target takes 2 evil damage per spell level, and takes a -2 status penalty to saves against Abyssal Plague for 1 day or until the target contracts it, whichever comes first.

Failure The target is afflicted with Abyssal Plague at stage 1.

Critical Failure The target is afflicted with Abyssal Plague at stage 2.


Abyssal Plague (disease); Level 9. The target can’t recover from the drained condition from Abyssal Plague until the disease is cured. Stage 1 drained 1 (1 day); Stage 2 drained increases by 2 (1 day).

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