SRD5:Sight Rot
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Sight Rot is a disease in 5th edition Dungeons & Dragons.
This painful infection causes bleeding from the eyes and eventually blinds the victim.
A beast or humanoid that drinks water tainted by sight rot must succeed on a DC 15 Constitution saving throw or become infected. One day after infection, the creature’s vision starts to become blurry. The creature takes a −1 penalty to attack rolls and ability checks that rely on sight. At the end of each long rest after the symptoms appear, the penalty worsens by 1. When it reaches −5, the victim is blinded until its sight is restored by magic such as lesser restoration or heal.
Sight rot can be cured using a rare flower called Eyebright, which grows in some swamps. Given an hour, a character who has proficiency with an herbalism kit can turn the flower into one dose of ointment. Applied to the eyes before a long rest, one dose of it prevents the disease from worsening after that rest. After three doses, the ointment cures the disease entirely.
Name: Sight Rot
Targets: beast, humanoid
Primary Effects: reduced vision
Secondary Effects: blindness
Incubation: 1-4 days
Vector: water|
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| Author | SRD5 + |
| Canon | true + |
| Incubation | 1-4 days + |
| Is Disease | true + |
| Primary Effects | reduced vision + |
| Publication | SRD5 + |
| Secondary Effects | blindness + |
| Targets | beast, humanoid + |
| Title | Sight Rot + |
| Vector | water + |
