The Fish’s Blessing

After removing Vic’s corpse and returning to face the God Fish, it accepts their work and offers each a blessing chosen from the following. Though it offers the PCs a choice, there is a 20% chance the careless fish accidentally grants a random blessing (roll d6): 1. “I shall make you as the glorious goldfish guardians of old! Strong and beautiful!” A random ability score is permanently +2 and the character grows many ornamental scales. 2. “I will whisper a truth to you that will make you a little better than you were.” A random ability score is permanently +1. 3. “I will protect you from all flukes, worms, lice and other diseases that attack my kin!” The PC becomes immune to all waterborne diseases and afflictions. 4. “I will teach you to swim like my fishy children.” The PC swims at their full movement rate. 5. “I will show you how the penguing and sealie folk hold their breath.” The PC can hold their breath for a full turn. 6. “I will describe to you how to create enough water each day to maintain a pool of holy goldfish even in the driest desert.” The PC can cast create water once per day as a 9th level caster. Blessing granted, the God Carp says, “That’s taken care of. I’m off to the Ocean at the World’s Heart. You’d best leave swiftly or the earth will eat you.” The Divine Fish submerges in a maelstrom of waves and foam and the collapse begins (see Collapse table).