Infestation, Illness, or Spoilage

Provisioning a sea journey is challenging, particularly when allocating what to pack for the voyage. A rat infestation or an outbreak of even a minor illness can spell disaster at sea.

Each day, the Officers and Crew may each contribute to a Group Check to resolve the conflict.

d20	Severity
1-9	DC 10 - minor vermin infestation, mild illness, or limited food spoilage
10-15	DC 15 - persistent infestation, debilitating illness, or moderate spoilage
16-19	DC 20 - severe infestation, contagious outbreak, or widespread spoilage
20	DC 25 - overwhelming infestation, lethal plague, or universal rot

d4	Nature of the malady
1	vermin infestation
2	illness among the crew
3	food spoilage
4	other

d6	Vermin	Illness	Spoilage	Other
1	rats	cackle fever (dmg 257)	maggots	termites
2	insects	sewer plague (dmg 257)	sea water in food	rust monsters
3	imps/mephits	sight rot (dmg 257)	fungal rot	aquatic Xorn
4	intellect devourers	vertigo and nausea	unbearably spicy	fabric rot
5	sea sprites	fever	stowaways	wet gunpowder
6	gulls	narcolepsy and sleepwalking	water fouled	medusa Krakenbride

Result	Effect
3+ successes, 0 failures	Total Success - 5% affected - the crew's quality score increases by 1 for a number of days equal to 1d4 + the # of successes above 3, and the malady ends
More successes than failures	Success - 10% affected - the malady ends
More failures than successes	Failure - 15% affected (cumulative) - the crew's quality score decreases by 1
0 successes	Total Failure - 20% affected (cumulative) - the crew's quality score decreases by 1, and the distraction caused by the crises forces the ship to move at half speed that day