The Plagued (3.5e Template)
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The Plagued
undead formed from disease rather than negative energy
Sometimes the dead rise for reasons other than the powers of negative energy or great divine power. sometimes their biology is changed in such a way as to make them akin to constructs such as flesh-golems, or more commonly, creatures that still have the fire of life, such as the famous yellow musk zombie
Unliving is a template that can be added to any undead, referred to as the base creature
Creating a Plagued undead
Plagued is an acquired or inherited template that can be added to any undead, referred to as the base creature
Size and Type
the creature gains the Augmented Undead subtype
Hit Dice
Plagued undead use their charisma modifier for the purposes of hp, fortitude saves, abilities and prequisites
Special Attacks
all effects that use negative energy are changed to using disease, with bacterial infection causing the damage. for example, a plague lich's touch delivers a surge of bacteria that consume the target from within, as well as a vampires energy drain causing the victim's systems to suffer from mass cellular necrosis. this is a disease effect, but immunity to disease offers no particular protection.
Special Qualities
-the creature is healed by both positive and negative energy -lose their immunity to ability damage and drain, immune to negative levels, which instead cause it to take damage equal to HD rather than inflict negative levels. -lose their immunity to poison effect, disease effects heal them an amount equal to the DC, or in the case of not having a DC such as the negative energy attacks of fellow plagued undead, are healed for the damage that would be dealt.
Environment
the plagued can be found anywhere there is disease
Organization
as base creature
Challenge Rating
0
Treasure
as base creature
Alignment
any
Advancement
as base creature
Level Adjustment
as base undead
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