Swarming Words

Rare

Curse

Magical

Saving Throw

DC 26 Fortitude

Effect

The crawling within your mouth never stops as cockroaches, ants, and other insects nest in your body. Whenever you attempt to Cast a Spell requiring incantations (as most do) or use an activity that has the auditory trait, you must attempt a DC 5 flat check. On a failure, the insects disrupt your activity as they crowd your mouth and muffle the sound.

Tempted Curse

The insects multiply into a cascade. When you activate the tempted curse, you must spend 2 actions to cast a 5th-rank vomit swarm to free the vermin inside you. For 1 minute after unleashing the swarm, you aren't affected by the curse, but afterward, the swarming worsens. For the rest of the day, whenever you attempt to Cast a Spell requiring incantations or use an activity that has the auditory trait, you must attempt a DC 10 flat check. On a failure, the insects disrupt your activity.