---
name: Abyssal Plague
alias: Abyssal Plague
tags:
  - pf2e/spell
  - pf2e/spell/level_5
  - pf2e/school/necromancy
  - pf2e/spelltype/save
  - pf2e/tradition/divine
  - pf2e/tradition/occult
level: 5
school: necromancy
type: save
traditions: [divine, occult]
bloodline: demonic
time: 2 actions
pf2etime: "*⬺{ .Pathfinder }*"
range: touch
target: 1 creature
source: "Pathfinder Core Rulebook"
save: fortitude
basic: false
traits:
  - common
  - chaotic
  - disease
  - evil
  - necromancy
components:
  - somatic
  - verbal
---
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==chaotic== | ==disease== | ==evil== | ==necromancy==

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**Bloodline** `=this.bloodline`  
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**Saving Throw** `=this.save`  
***
Your touch afflicts the target with Abyssal plague, which siphons fragments of their soul away to empower the Abyss. The effect is based on the target's Fortitude save.  
**Critical Success** The target is unaffected.  
**Success** The target takes 2 evil damage per spell level, and takes a -2 status penalty to saves against Abyssal plague for 1 day or until the target contracts it, whichever comes first.  
**Failure** The target is afflicted with Abyssal plague at stage 1.  
**Critical Failure** The target is afflicted with Abyssal plague at stage 2.  


**Abyssal Plague (disease) Level 9**  

The target can't recover from the drained condition from Abyssal plague until the disease is cured  
Stage 1 [[Drained]] 1 (1 day)  
Stage 2 [[Drained]] increases by 2 (1 day).  
