Weekly Wonders: The Plant Corruption by Alex Riggs and Joshua Zaback is a role playing game supplement published by Necromancers of the Northwest for use with the Pathfinder Roleplaying Game. As such, it is covered by the Open Game License and some parts are considered to be Open Game Content as a result.
The supplement is available as a seven-page PDF from DriveThruRPG for $1.49 but was purchased at a reduced price as part of a special bundle. Two pages are the front and rear covers, one the front matter and one the Open Game License.
The Introduction explains that players have long wanted to play as monsters and GMs have long wanted ways to torment PCs and that Pathfinder Roleplaying Game: Horror Adventures has a way of doing both of these, by allowing characters to gain new and monstrous abilities whilst eroding their humanity and sense of self. This is a new corruption to add to the elven in the book and is largely inspired by parasitic plant monsters.
Plant Corruption explains that the character is infected with the spores or seeds from an evil plant, and the corruption was contracted by a physical encounter with that plant. The influence is steady and natural, not tied to any action, and has three stages which it goes through, with the final stage being a terrible plant creature under GM control. Rules are given on removing the corruption and details of its outward manifestations are given.
A corrupted character grows, gaining Strength and Constitution and losing Dexterity. They can infect others and their mind alters making it harder to be read. Their skin becomes harder and they can derive power from the sun. The are recognised as a friend by plants and can speak with them, as well as becoming immune to venom and gaining vinelike tendrils.
Finally, there is a new template, black spore plant, which makes a plant creature into the kind of evil plant that spreads this corruption.
Weekly Wonders: The Plant Corruption
The PDF is bookmarked with major and minor sections linked. Navigation is good. The text maintains a two-column format and looked to have a number of formatting errors. There are no illustrations. Presentation is adequate.
This is a new corruption that has both positive and negative features to it, which is how it should be, but which will eventually consume the character so they will need to make some effort into getting rid of it. Weekly Wonders: The Plant Corruption is a decent new corruption and it can be found by clicking here.
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