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'''Sewer Plague''' is a {{srd5lc|Disease}} in 5th edition Dungeons & Dragons.

Sewer plague is a generic term for a broad category of illnesses that incubate in sewers, refuse heaps, and stagnant swamps, and which are sometimes transmitted by creatures that dwell in those areas, such as {{srd5lc|Rat}}s and {{srd5lc|Otyugh}}s. 

When a {{srd5lc|Humanoid}} creature is bitten by a creature that carries the disease, or when it comes into contact with filth or offal contaminated by the disease, the creature must succeed on a {{SRD5|DC}} 11 {{SRD5|Constitution}} {{srd5lc|Saving Throw}} or become infected. 

It takes 1d4 days for sewer plague’s symptoms to manifest in an infected creature. Symptoms include fatigue and cramps. The infected creature suffers one level of {{srd5lc|Exhaustion}}, and it regains only half the normal number of hit points from spending {{SRD5|Hit Dice}} and no {{srd5lc|Hit Point}}s from finishing a {{srd5lc|Long Rest}}. 

At the end of each long rest, an infected creature must make a DC 11 Constitution saving throw. On a failed save, the character gains one level of exhaustion. On a successful save, the character’s exhaustion level decreases by one level. If a successful saving throw reduces the infected creature’s level of exhaustion below 1, the creature recovers from the disease. 
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{{5e Disease
|name=Sewer Plague
|sorttext=
|rarity=Common
|targets=Humanoids
|resistant=
|immune=
|primary effect=fatigue, cramps, {{srd5lc|Exhaustion}} <!-- 1-3 word summary -->
|secondary effect= 
|incubation=1-4 days
|vector=bite + exposure to infected filth or offal
|carriers=rats, vermin, {{srd5lc|Otyugh}}s 
|damage type= <!-- poison, psychic, fire, etc. -->
|deadly=true <!--blank or true-->
}}

==Sources==
* [[SRD-OGL v5.1]]

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[[Category:5e]]
[[Category:SRD5]]
[[Category:Disease]]
[[Category:5e Diseases]]
Author	SRD-CC v5.1 + and SRD-OGL v5.1 +
Canon	true +
Carriers	rats, vermin, otyughs +
Deadly	true +
Incubation	1-4 days +
Is Disease	true +
Primary Effects	fatigue, cramps, exhaustion +
Publication	SRD-CC v5.1 + and SRD-OGL v5.1 +
Targets	Humanoids +
Title	Sewer Plague +
Vector	bite + exposure to infected filth or offal +