Ghoul fever was a rotting disease that could kill and transform an infected individual into a ghoul.[1][2]
Acquisition[]
Ghoul fever was contracted from the bites of ghouls, including ghasts and lacedons.[1]
Effects[]
After an incubation period of about one day, an afflicted individual began showing symptoms of ghoul fever, notably in the form of a steady day-by-day decline in their stamina and dexterity[1] as the body began to rot.[2] If allowed to progress to its end stages, ghoul fever was not only fatal, but any creature who died from it would rise as a murderous ghoul that same night at midnight. More powerful individuals were know to rise as ghasts.[1]
Treatment[]
With luck, a healthy individual could fight off ghoul fever,[1][3] with the caveat that more powerful ghouls were said to inflict significantly more aggressive forms of the fever.[4] Unlike mundane diseases, overcoming ghoul fever required a strong sense of self.[1][5]
Appendix[]
Appearances[]
Adventures
Murder in Baldur's Gate
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 Skip Williams, Jonathan Tweet, Monte Cook (July 2003). Monster Manual v.3.5. (Wizards of the Coast), pp. 118–119. ISBN 0-7869-2893-X.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Andy Collins, Bruce R. Cordell (October 2004). Libris Mortis: The Book of Undead. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 7. ISBN 0-7869-3433-6.
- ↑ Monte Cook, Jonathan Tweet, Skip Williams (July 2003). Dungeon Master's Guide v.3.5. (Wizards of the Coast), pp. 292–293. ISBN 0-7869-2889-1.
- ↑ Andy Collins, Bruce R. Cordell (October 2004). Libris Mortis: The Book of Undead. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 36. ISBN 0-7869-3433-6.
- ↑ Jonathan Tweet, Monte Cook, Skip Williams (July 2003). Player's Handbook v.3.5. (Wizards of the Coast), pp. 9–10. ISBN 0-7869-2886-7.