CREATING DISEASES
Core Disease Design
☐ NAMES
What do people call this disease?
☐ CONDITIONS
At each stage of the progression, what effects or conditions manifest?
☐ HOOKS / SECRETS
What potential adventure hooks or secrets does this disease harbor?
Additional Optional Design
☐ ENVIRONMENT
Where can you be exposed to this disease?
☐ LOCATION
Where can you be exposed to this disease?
☐ CARRIER
Is this diseased carried by some plant or animal?
☐ EXPOSURE
What actions cause a chance of exposure?
☐ TARGETS
What plants or animals does this disease target?
☐ IMMUNITY
Who or what is immune to this disease, and why?
☐ INFECTION
How easy is it to catch this disease?
☐ INCUBATION
How many days does it take for the disease to manifest?
☐ PROGRESSION
What stages does this disease progress through?
☐ SYMPTOMS
At each stage of the progression, what symptoms manifest?
☐ CURABILITY
How easy or hard is this disease to treat or cure?
☐ RECOVERY
What is recovery from this disease like?
☐ TREATMENTS
What treatments allow recovery to begin?
☐ RESIDUALS
Are there any residual effects?
☐ RESPONSES
What customs, superstitions, phobias, or laws are triggered by this disease?