I've been thinking about the corruption table I drafted for my houseruling of black magic and I decided it was too limited, so I've expanded it (now you roll 2d20):
Die Roll
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Taint
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2
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3
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Features become (1) sunken, (2) skull-like, (3) lizard-like, (4) monkey-like, (5) molten, (6) bird-like, (7) cat-like, (8) lop-sided
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4
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Sweats a harmless, but disgusting, translucent gel from all pores
(-2 CHA) |
5
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Gives off an aura that upsets non-magical creatures within 5ft (dogs, horses, wolves etc shy away, bare their teeth, won’t let him near etc)
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6
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Incurable fungal growths appear over body (-1d3 CHA)
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7
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Alignment shifts towards chaos
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8
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Becomes lecherous
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9
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Loses 1d6” height
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10
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Muscles atrophy (-1d3 STR)
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11
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Grows hair on palms of his hands
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12
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Becomes paranoid
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13
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Loses all sense of taste and smell
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14
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Develops a limp, movement rate is halved
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15
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Back becomes hunched
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16
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Fingers and nails elongate (1d3 scratch, damage)
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17
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Eyes becomes lizard-like
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18
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Has hair issues: (1) all falls out, (2) turns white, (3) stands on end, (4) falls out in clumps
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19
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The Shakes, constantly twitching (-1d3 DEX)
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20
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Nose becomes hooked
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21
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Becomes flatulent and odorous (-1d3+1 CHA)
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22
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Teeth become fang-like (1d3 bite)
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23
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Grows an extra (1-4) finger or (5-6) toe on random hand/foot
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24
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Tongue becomes forked
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25
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Hands and feet become webbed (-1 DEX, +1 on swimming checks)
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26
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Grows a functioning third eye in (1-2) middle of forehead, (3) palm of random hand, (4) back of head (5) chest (6) random cheek
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27
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Parts of his body fall off: (1) a random ear, (2) nose, (3) 1d4 fingers on random hand, (4) 1d4 toes on random foot, (5) genitalia, (6) roll twice and add results
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28
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Face contorts into gross visage (-1d3 CHA)
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29
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Ages 2d4 years overnight
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30
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Health declines (-1d3 CON)
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31
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Weight drops (2d30+8)% overnight (-1 CON for each full 20% dropped)
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32
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Develops an irrational fear and hatred of (1) horse, (2) dogs, (3) birds, (4) water, (5) trees, (6) the opposite sex
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33
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One eye goes milky, sight is lost in it
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34
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Alignment shifts towards evil
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35
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Grows a tail that resembles that of a (1) donkey, (2) horse, (3) lizard, (4) devil, (5) rat, (6) monkey
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36
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Will only eat rotten food
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37
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Increase height by (1d6+1) inches
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38
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A portion of his sanity slips away (-1d3 WIS and exhibits a random insanity:
(1) vivid hallucinations, (2) delusions of grandeur, (3) believes he is a famous person from local myth or legend, (4) obsession with random person in group, (5) obsession with random item in his possession, (6) split personality) |
39
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Develops a craving for the narcotic leaf known as qat
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40
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Gains a powerful insight into the workings of magic +1 INT
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If I come up with any more taints that I think might be suitable (or watch any particularly inspirational fantasy or horror films) I might try and expand the table again, out to 2d30!





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