On The Shoulders Of Dwarves

### What’s good about diseases? In the real world, nothing. But in the fictional world, they’re good for several reasons. Long term injuries force a new perspective on the character, who now needs to overcome a difficulty. It's also an unusual type of “damage”, that’s rarely used. ### Levels of afflictions (3:48) Three levels of afflictions: Until the end of the scene, until the end of the adventure, until you take care of it (if possible) [Tomb of Annihilation](https://dnd.wizards.com/products/tabletop-games/rpg-products/tomb-annihilation) ### Disease as another resource drainer (5:30) You now have to spend another X amount of resources to solve this/keep this in check. ### Disease as a timer (10:20) There is a cure, but the disease will break out in X amount of time. Get the cure or die. ### Disease as an adventure hook (12:10) You have caught a disease and need to find the blue flower of Flowerinium to get well. The town of Plantsville is plague by the illness of Suddenus-Diamus-No-Plotus and the p