Now for tonight there’s something a bit different as much like the concepts tonight I am also attempting poorly to be pushing through illness.
So let’s lay down with some water, a herbal tea and snuggle down for some rest.
Pushing through Illness
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The concept of sickness is covered, somewhat, in the core books with poisoned and, in some cases exhaustion. However, the term disease has been largely removed. This small update tonight is triggered by my own foolish pursuit in pushing through illness which got me thinking…
Surely DnD characters wouldn’t take a week of bed rest if the fate of the Fellowsphere was hanging in the balance. They would crack a few herbal supplements, have a pint of ale and get on with the quest.
But after doing said actions, minus the beer, I find myself with disadvantage on all rolls and even stuff I believe myself to be profoundly very good at I am performing them far more poorly than expected. Don’t check the spelling and grammar of this post…
But in campaigns where extended travel, harsh battles and rough climates play a key role in the life style of a party there is something I’d like to throw at DMs. A common cold.
It may start as a snuffle or something that if the party members fail constitution saves and partakes in a few high intensity days with broken or disturbed long rests that they fully recover from. But ignoring this they progressively gain the exhausted condition for each day that they don’t rest. The difference here is a full day of rest vs a long rest.
This progressively gets worse and follows the rules for exhaustion which mirrors the normal pattern for things like influenza and pneumonia.
This little change could make games more intense, realistic or consequence rich. But there comes warnings with this as it wouldn’t be much fun to role play a character on bed rest for a week. However that character and party having to travel to seek Glonerel, the elf sage, for healing herbs and potions is a great side quest that could excite players and cause a sense of urgency.
Deciding between saving Til the gnome rogue and marching to the Rift where the Fellowphere was in danger of collapsing could make for great character, player and world development.
Thanks for joining me tonight for something a bit different. A slow night as I rest on the finest elven medicine my copper pieces could buy but something where opportunity appeared before me in my bed ridden state. Don’t forget to come back tomorrow for more content and lastly, as always, don’t forget to roll with advantage,
The Brazen Wolfe








