Corruptions

Severely corrupted adventurers are not raised from the dead or reincarnated as normal unless an Atonement spell is cast at the same time. Instead they are raised as undead or reincarnated as an abomination. Unlike monsters created through spells and elaborate rituals these creatures are partially shaped through Corruption.

A player can, therefore, choose to play an undead creature or an abomination as a multi-classed or dual-classed adventurer. However, each such adventurer has to develop the special skills of its new form and gain experience as a monster to progress. In time these adventurers can become powerful and their titles reflect their ability to combine monster and class skills.

Severely corrupted player characters may be raised or reincarnated in unusual ways. They are also like to suffer from Corruptions, which affect their behaviours:

Deeply corrupted adventurers are not raised from the dead or reincarnated as normal unless an Atonement spell is cast at the same time. Instead they are raised as undead or reincarnated as an abomination. Unlike monsters created through spells and elaborate rituals these creatures are partially shaped through Corruption.

Undead classes include: Imperial Lich and Regal Vampire.
Abomination classes include: Divine Succubus, Majestic Mind Eaters and Royal Eyes of True Terror.

The frequency of bouts of corrupt behavior depends on the Corruptions affecting a creature. Adventurers with Corruptions take the Pain the first time the adventurer rolls a 1 on a saving throw or tries to hit a target. The adventurer can control the timing of episodes by taking the Pain before a 1 is rolled. If an adventurer does not take the Pain within the time given all other concerns are set aside until the Pain is taken.

Corruptions Table

d20	Corruptions	Frequency	Pain	Gain
1	Compulsion	Weekly	Make an expensive sacrifice to your gods of at least 100gp/ level	Clerics gain 2 extra 1st Level spells
2	Contagion	Monthly	Disease affects you and anyone who shares food, water or items with you	Rats and other vermin will not bite you
3	Corruption	Weekly	Corrupt allies or innocents to participate in Chaotic actions	Animate Dead once/ week
4	Cowardice	Weekly	Seek cover behind an ally or an innocent	+1 Dexterity to 19
5	Destruction	Weekly	Destroy valuable items and locations to the value of 50gp/ level	Destruction gives 5% chance of uncovering a cache of coins worth 50gp/ level in unexplored locations
6	Fury	Weekly	Stay at the front and rush into combat	+1 Strength to 19
7	Gloom	Constant	Mist, fog, cold draughts, clouds and rain frequently occur near the adventurer	-1 Charisma for everyone in your presence
8	Gluttony	Nightly	Eat often and greedily	+2hp/ night
9	Greed	Weekly	Steal or seize an item of considerable value	+1 Dexterity to 19
10	Haunted	Nightly	Save or lose d4hp/ night	Speak with the Dead once/ night. You can gain answers only from bodies that have been dead 1d4 days
11	High Rolling	Weekly	Place bets of at least 50gp/ level at high odds	Any winnings
12	Idolization	Monthly	Build an evil temple, landmark, shrine or similar monument to chaos paying a minimum of 500gp each week	+1 Wisdom to 19
13	Intimidation	Weekly	Coerce someone into doing something they really don’t want to do	A Grasping Hand can be used at will once/ week
14	Merciless	Weekly	Show no mercy	Receive no mercy
15	Narcissism	Monthly	Build statues, commission portraits, arrange poetry readings and construct landmarks in celebration of yourself paying a minimum of 500gp/ level each month	Unholy Grace allows the character to add any existing Charisma modifier as a bonus on its saving throws
16	Panicked	Weekly	Flee from combat and run in a random direction for two rounds	Anyone else in the same area must make a saving throw or panic at the same time
17	Slaughter	Monthly	Participate in a violent crime or outrage	-1 from Taint
18	Stormy	Monthly	A rainstorm with thunder and lightning forms close to the adventurer	The storm spreads over a radius of 1 mile/ 2 km for each level and disrupts travel while it lasts for d4 hours
19	Roll Twice
20	Roll Twice

An adventurer with a low Corruption score is much more likely to suffer the effects of Corruption. The effects and their likely origins are explained in the rules for alignment and Corruption. Corruption is more prevalent among certain societies, but players’ adventurers begin play with a Corruption score selected from their seven attribute scores.

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