Burrowning Worms (5e)

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Volo's Guide to Monsters

Burrowing Worms is a both a curse and a disease in 5th edition Dungeons & Dragons.

Unofficial Description: A worm, thrown off by a Spawn of Kyuss, burrows under the skin. The victim will continue taking necrotic damage until it dies. Soon after it rises as another Spawn of Kyuss, a form of undead.

Disease SummaryEdit

Name: Burrowing Worms
Primary Effects: Necrotic damage
Secondary Effects: death and rise as the undead
Incubation: 1 turn
Duration: permanent
Vector: worms from Spawn of Kyuss
Carriers: Spawns of Kyuss
Damage Type: necrotic
Deadly: True|

SourcesEdit

• et. al., Mike Mearls (November 2016). Volo's Guide to Monsters. (5e) Wizards of the Coast. ISBN 978-0-7869-6601-1. p.192

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