Paper of Pestilence

The is a volume of the Evil Encyclopedia of Evil
==Effects==
Once a character has begun to read, they are compelled to continue in whatever manner they began until they have finished (which takes 4d6 hours) unless they make a DC20 Wisdom save. If a character reads the book aloud, everyone within earshot must make a DC20 Wisdom save or stand fascinated until the recitation is complete.
No two readers or listeners can ever quite agree on the specific contents of the , only that it was profoundly distasteful.
If the book is read silently, only the reader suffers its effects; if the book is read aloud, all listeners suffer its effects. The effect is as follows:
*Black balls of fur litter the ground, rolling about as they rapidly expand, growing tails, feet, and snarling, diseased mouths. Ten rat swarms appear around the subject, each one adjacent to at least one other swarm (that is, the swarms fill one contiguous area). The rat swarms can appear such that they share the spaces of other creatures. Each swarm attacks any creatures occupying its space. If no living creatures are within its space, a swarm attacks or pursues the nearest creature as best it can.
These swarms are permanent, and can only be removed by killing them or a casting of Remove Curse or better. For all other purposes, treat it as a Conjuration spell cast by a level 20 wizard, save DC20.
category:Book
category:Evil Encyclopedia of Evil