This site was a project to make a list of available skills per Dungeon Degenerate character, which then went a bit overboard. It is based on the card CSS renderering work done by Stephan Beal for his excellent Morbad Tools site. The actual content and artwork all belongs to the Dungeon Degenerates creator, Sean Äaberg of of Goblinko. Used with permission. Site by David Waller.

There is a total of 1079 entries in the site. Last updated Sun May 24 2026

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Melee

concept ∙ battle ∙ attack

Melee attacks have no special rules, but might be referenced by other game effects.

Plague

Plague tokens are placed in spaces or on Adventurers by Outbreak Danger cards, monsters with Vector, and other game effects. When on Adventurers it affects their ability to Recover.

If a Plague token is placed in your space then pass a CON Test or gain a Plague counter.

If you would gain a Plague token but already have 6, take 1 Piercing damage instead.

Piercing

Piercing damage ignores ARM.

Introduced in

Mean Streets

Related concepts

Piercing

Piercing damage ignores ARM.

Related states

Immunized

While Immunized  you cannot gain Plague tokens.

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Related actions

Recover

Recover MRL Test Wounds󰀄 (unless you are Infected or in a Perilous󰀐 space) & then remove Status Conditions.

This action is mandatory for resting parties.

If you have Plague tokens, recover 1 less Wound󰀄 per token, and if you fail with  then place a Plague token in your space.

Related loot

Cleansing Elixir

Discard this card to remove a Plague counter from your space.

Discard this card & make a CON Test. If you pass, lose Infected & all Plague counters & Disease. If you fail, lose 1 Plague counter & you become Poisoned.

Inoculation

servicetown only

An injection of strange & rare substances reputed to ward off the plague!
When you pay for this Service, make a CON Test. If you fail, gain 1 Plague. If you pass & your highest single die is equal to or greater than the number of Plague counters you have, remove all your Plague counters & gain an Immunized  counter (whether you pass or fail, discard this card).

Plaguefinder Mask

When you make a CON Test against Gas or a Gas Bomb, or to avoid gaining a Plague counter, you may roll an additional die & use any 2.

This card cannot be used to Join the Festival of Kürbisnacht.

Rod of Filth

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ATTACK:
STR (MELEE)

QUICK ACTION:
If you hit a Filth or Human with this Item this turn, make a MAG Test. If you pass, that monster takes Piercing damage equal to the number of Plague counters you have. If you fail, gain a Plague counter.

Snake Oil

Discard this card & roll 4 dice. Remove a Plague counter from your space for each  or  rolled.

Discard this card & make a CON Test. If you pass, remove Plague counters from your character sheet equal to your lowest single die. If you fail, you become Poisoned.

Related skills

Bleeding

Choose an adventurer in your party (or yourself) & roll 2 dice. The chosen adventurer becomes Fatigued & takes piercing damage equal to your lowest single die. Then, remove a Plague counter from that adventurer for each  rolled.

Cure Disease

Make a MAG Test. If you pass, discard Alchemical or Herb items with GP cost equal to {MAG Test} to remove a Plague counter or discard a Disease card from any adventurer in your space (including yourself).

Related monster abilities

Vector

ability ∙ standard

The first time you receive 1 or more Wounds󰀄 from this monster, pass a CON Test or gain a Plague  counter. If a number (n) is indicated you gain n  counters instead. If you eat a Vector monster (using Gourmet) you gain 1 Plague  counter.

Related Danger cards

Highlands outbreak

danger ∙ outbreak

Highlands outbreak

Add  to all adventurers and spaces in the Highlands that already has some, then 1 more to...

Lowlands outbreak

danger ∙ outbreak

Lowlands outbreak

Add  to all adventurers and spaces in the Lowlands that already has some, then 1 more to...

Wetlands outbreak

danger ∙ outbreak

Wetlands outbreak

Add  to all adventurers and spaces in the Wetlands that already has some, then 1 more to...

Fishmonger Camp

Related Doom cards

Claw of Contagion

doom ∙ any region

The Hand points its loathsome claw & the land is stricken by disease!

Place a Plague counter on the Hand of Doom's space & on each adjacent space.

Mutated Strain

doom ∙ any region

Your antibodies are worthless against a horrific new strain of disease warped by the evil power of the Hand of Doom!

Each adventurer loses Immunized 
Each adventurer with one or more Plague counters gains a Plague counter & becomes Weakened
Place a Plague counter in the Hand of Doom's space

Pestilential Rot

doom ∙ wetlands ∙󰀹

Any Wetlands space

The grotesquely clawed digits of the Hand of Doom gesture cruelly; sending vile magics to corrupt the natural & unnatural fungi of the Wetlands.

Place a Plague counter on each Fungus󰀹 space in the Wetlands

Fungus monsters in the Wetlands have Vector.

Remains in play

Vermin Plague

doom ∙ lowlands

Any Lowlands space

The hateful emanations of the Hand of Doom inbue the rats & vermin of the Lowlands with deadly & virulent contagion.

Vermin in the Lowlands have Defile () and Vector.

Remains in play

Related Signs of Power

The Gift

Each Immunized  adventurer in the Hand of Doom's space must make a CON Test. If you fail, you lose Immunized .

Each adventurer in the Hand of Doom's space gains D6 Plague counters.