{"id":180,"date":"2026-01-02T15:07:20","date_gmt":"2026-01-02T15:07:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stygianrealms.com\/?page_id=180"},"modified":"2026-01-02T15:09:36","modified_gmt":"2026-01-02T15:09:36","slug":"corruption-and-mutations","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/stygianrealms.com\/?page_id=180","title":{"rendered":"Corruption and Mutations"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Corruption & Mutations<\/h1>\r\n

How the Stygian Depths change those who linger too long.<\/p>\r\n <\/header>\r\n\r\n

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Corruption and Mutations<\/h2>\r\n

The depths change those who linger too long.<\/p>\r\n <\/section>\r\n\r\n

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Corruption Triggers<\/h2>\r\n

You might gain a mutation when:<\/p>\r\n\r\n

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  • You spend a month without seeing the sun<\/li>\r\n
  • You\u2019re reduced to 0 HP<\/li>\r\n
  • You consume certain substances (corrupted food, strange fungi, cannibal feast)<\/li>\r\n
  • You experience specific trauma (long fall in darkness, exposure to void)<\/li>\r\n
  • You learn languages of alien entities<\/li>\r\n
  • You abandon wealth for survival<\/li>\r\n
  • You try to convince others to embrace darkness (Rapture)<\/li>\r\n
  • The GM decides the situation warrants it<\/li>\r\n <\/ul>\r\n <\/section>\r\n\r\n
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    Mutation Effects<\/h2>\r\n

    Mutations can be:<\/p>\r\n\r\n

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    • Beneficial: Extra senses, natural weapons, damage resistance<\/li>\r\n
    • Detrimental: Physical deformities, mental instability, chronic pain<\/li>\r\n <\/ul>\r\n\r\n
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      • Some can be removed with powerful magic<\/li>\r\n
      • Others are permanent<\/li>\r\n
      • Accumulating too many can change you fundamentally<\/li>\r\n <\/ul>\r\n <\/section>\r\n\r\n
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        Managing Mutations<\/h2>\r\n\r\n
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        • Some can be removed with powerful magic<\/li>\r\n
        • Others are permanent<\/li>\r\n
        • Accumulating too many can change you fundamentally<\/li>\r\n <\/ul>\r\n\r\n
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          • This is optional in some campaigns \u2013 discuss with your GM<\/li>\r\n <\/ul>\r\n <\/section>\r\n\r\n <\/section>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

            Corruption & Mutations How the Stygian Depths change those who linger too long. Corruption and Mutations The depths change those who linger too long. Corruption Triggers You might gain a mutation when: You spend a month without seeing the sun You\u2019re reduced to 0 HP You consume certain substances (corrupted food, strange fungi, cannibal feast) […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-180","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t