Dragon’s Dogma 2 is full of surprises, and players are still working to discover all of them. Chief of interest at the moment is the curious Dragonsplague affliction that can be acquired by Pawns.
Players believe Dragonsplague can be contracted by Pawns after they fight against a dragon – but the condition can also be passed between Pawns, too.
If ignored, the consequences can be “devastating”, Capcom warns. The official Dragon’s Dogma 2 website describes Dragonsplague as a “contagious disease-like condition that infects pawns as they travel between worlds”.
Capcom explains that, “Rather than being weakened, Pawns with the disease are said to display remarkable performance, and to become conspicuously bold in their speech and behaviour. According to folklore, when the symptoms of Dragonsplague reach a terminal stage, it will result in devastating calamity, but the veracity of those claims is unclear”.