For the lesser daemon, see Plaguebearer.
The mutant carries some form of hideous Chaos-tainted disease. Followers of Nurgle with this attribute automatically have Nurgle's Rot.
Followers of other Chaos Powers should roll a D6 and consult the table below to determine the nature of their plague and its hideous effects:
| D6 | Plague |
|---|---|
| 1 | The Shakes: The mutant is afflicted with terrible and uncontrollable shaking fits, to the extent that it no longer controls its muscles and limbs properly. Reduce WS by -10 and A by -1 as a result of this palsy. |
| 2 | Eye Rot: The mutant's eyes swell and distend, growing large and bulbous with retained fluid. Reduce the mutant's BS by -10. |
| 3 | Creeping Buboes: The mutant's limbs are covered in foul and ulcerous open sores which restrict movement and cause great discomfort. Reduce the mutant's M by -1 and I by -10. |
| 4 | Bone Ague: The mutant's bone structure changes, growing enormously in places, withering to nothing in others. The mutant's form is twisted and distorted as a result. Reduce S and T by -1 each. |
| 5 |
Grey Fever: The mutant's brain is seized by a strange wasting fever which brings hallucinations, premature senility, and dementia. Reduce the mutant's Ld, Int, Cl, and WP by -10. |
| 6 | Green Pox: The mutant develops hideous green spots and pimples over its entire body and grows thinner as the pox takes its toll. Reduce W by -5. |
No characteristic can drop below one as a result of being a Plague Bearer. The mutant gains one fear point.
Whenever the mutant hits an opponent in close combat, it may have passed on its infection. No damage need be caused for this to happen. The opponent makes a T test, failure indicating infection. Apply the effects of the plague immediately. No characteristic can ever be reduced below one by the effects of a plague.
At the end of every 24 hours, any survivor with the plague must make a T test. If this is failed, its profile is again reduced, but still no characteristic can drop below one.