Plague Lord in D&D

[Dynaphus]

I've had a thought. In Warhammer fantasy, and Warhammer Roleplay, I make characters dedicated to the Lord of Plagues, Nurgle, and it got me thinking.

Is it possible to invent a class, and character, similar to one of his champions?
I was looking at converting some abilities of the Cancer mage, but could do with every bit of help your all willing to get.

The gist for those that haven't seen one, is a Massive armored warrior, with hundreds of plagues corrupting his partially rotting form, flesh green, rotting and tearing in places, immune to pain, and most injury...Chuckling as he runs into battle...Others with even deeper powers relating to Plague, Entropy and Despair.

One idea I've had, is to create a character based around the taint mechanic, getting stronger the more tainted he becomes, and being able to both spread taint to others, and control them like a Cleric rebukes undead, when their tainted. Albeit this was created as a backup for one of my own campaigns, the "Horde of Decay"

My DM's fine with it if I can hand him an acceptable class sheet.

So, ideas about the class....about the character....About anything, is welcome.

Any help is welcome.

Dyn~

 

[Dandu]

Blackguard (or evil Paladin variant)/Cancer Mage seems about right.

 

[Dynaphus]

Hmmmm.......I'm trying think of some variant rules to show his resilience, and ability to fight past almost any injury...Idea's?

 

[Dandu]

Crusader/Cancer Mage, then?

 

[Sorrowdusk]

Crusader/Cancer Mage, then?

I was just thinking about CM as I saw the thread. Various Vile Feats would be appropriate, and I'll also mention Blighters (shapeshift into undead, destroy plants/nature).

 

[BENINHB]

Hmmmm.......I'm trying think of some variant rules to show his resilience, and ability to fight past almost any injury...Idea's?

The Die Hard feat might be a good start

 

[Sorrowdusk]

The Die Hard feat might be a good start

But if he's truly badass he'd never have to use it. Plus, once damage output goes up, IDT its often you even end up in that 0->-10 zone, you just end up on the other side.

 

[Dandu]

Delay Death? Beastland Ferocity? Favor of the Martyr?

 

[Sorrowdusk]

Masochist/Sadist feats and spell from BoVD lets you gain bonuses to atk/save when you've taken damage thats a possibility I think. If you take Great Fortitude, you can qualify for Poison Healer (FCI?) -it lets you regain healthy when you pass save against a poison. Fortification property on your armor will help you mitigate critical hits.