The shakes, also known as seizure, was a disease that caused involuntary movements and spasms.[1][2][3]
Acquisition[]
The disease was contagious. It spread via contact with an infected individual, and the incubation period was a mere one day.[1]
Effects[]
The shakes caused the diseased person's body to shake with uncontrollable fits, tremors, and twitches, which was accompanied by a loss of agility.[1][2] The disease made it difficult to execute tasks requiring finesse or reflexes.[3] As the disease progressed, it could lead to reduced mobility and ultimately to paralysis.[2]
A healthy immune system could fight off the disease in as little as two days.[1] Magically inflicted versions of the disease could last for seven days.[3]
History[]
Unwary explorers in Mulmaster ran the risk of contracting the shakes in the sewers.[4] The disease could also be found in the Underdark.[5]
The shakes was one of many illnesses that could be afflicted by the contagion spell.[3][6] By the 14th century DR, a spell called contagious fog had been developed in the Underdark that caused victims of it to be infected with the shakes without any incubation period.[7]
Appendix[]
External Links[]
Shakes article at the Eberron Wiki, a wiki for the Eberron campaign setting.
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Monte Cook, Jonathan Tweet, Skip Williams (July 2003). Dungeon Master's Guide v.3.5. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 292. ISBN 0-7869-2889-1.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 James Wyatt (June 2008). Dungeon Master's Guide 4th edition. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 50. ISBN 978-0-7869-4880-2.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Mike Mearls, Jeremy Crawford (2014). Player's Handbook 5th edition. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 227. ISBN 978-0-7869-6560-1.
- ↑ Darrin Drader, Thomas M. Reid, Sean K. Reynolds, Wil Upchurch (June 2006). Mysteries of the Moonsea. Edited by John Thompson, Gary Sarli. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 99. ISBN 978-0-7869-3915-2.
- ↑ Bruce R. Cordell, Gwendolyn F.M. Kestrel, Jeff Quick (October 2003). Underdark. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 110. ISBN 0-7869-3053-5.
- ↑ Jonathan Tweet, Monte Cook, Skip Williams (July 2003). Player's Handbook v.3.5. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 213. ISBN 0-7869-2886-7.
- ↑ Bruce R. Cordell, Gwendolyn F.M. Kestrel, Jeff Quick (October 2003). Underdark. (Wizards of the Coast), pp. 54, 57. ISBN 0-7869-3053-5.