D&D and Disease
So I have this cold. This cold has plugged up my right ear in such a way that I can't hear a thing out of it. This also throws off my balance a bit. The closest thing I can describe to this effect is how one feels after getting punched hard in the ear. Rather than lasting for a few uncomfortable minutes however this has been going on for days now and I'm starting to get a bit tired of it. When grasping for RPG related inspiration, I am not starting in a good place today. See Heroes don't catch the cold.. Never have I heard at the gaming table. "Remember, Sir Gawain has the sniffles so he is at -2 on all his checks today." I am totally at -2 on all my checks today... totaly. The Dance of Death (1493) by Michael Wolgemut, Sickness was a bit part of life in human history. Plague , Parasites , bad nutrition, bad hygiene, and general short life expectancy made most of human history a tough slog towards a quick death. A simple cold, could go to pneumonia then on to d