As you turn your mind to the coin, you feel it pulling at you, urging you to claim it and fulfill your dreams. With a wrench, you pull your mind away from its influence.
Ragnar & Nadaar
[History] Though several religious organizations and guilds use either a flame or a dagger, none use both or a flame or candle of this configuration. This is not a coin that was minted by any of the realms or any known organization. The coin is also VERY old. Though being gold it is impossible to date, but thousands of years. It is possible it is something brought during the immigration or older and native.
Ragnar
[Religion] It is definitely cursed, and not by a celestial or natural being.
Nadaar
[Arcana] The item is cursed, and provides luck via echantment by bending the rules of possibility while lucky, such luck comes at a cost.
Lucius frowns, looking down at the coin. "So the poor innkeeper was blessed with the good fortune of a wife, child on the way and what looks like a cosy little inn. And then the curse takes hold and he loses it all and his own life in one night! I think I will pass on that deal", he says appalled.
"My instinct tells me that we need to destroy it, or at least take it away from here and maybe bury it, in order for the innkeepers ghost to find peace", he adds solemnly.
"I am afraid my gifts only extend to sensing the evil, I have no way of removing it", Lucius says sadly. "Now if it were a living being...", he says patting the hilt of his rapier.
He looks over to Ragnik hoping he has better news.
“This job… the folks said they were suddenly unlucky, yeah? Or something along those lines. Hard to believe this isn’t related.” Eraleigh looks around for a sack. Something to put the coin in.
“Alas I have no way to remove a curse, that skill requires more experience than what I have so far”Ragnik replies downhearted. “If I can have some time I can further identify the coin, perhaps it will provide some more information.”
Ragnik begins to prepare the ritual to cast Identify before stopping to think for a moment “perhaps there has been someone, or something, distributing these coins in the region accounting for the bad luck in the region.”
“Alas I have no way to remove a curse, that skill requires more experience than what I have so far”Ragnik replies downhearted. “If I can have some time I can further identify the coin, perhaps it will provide some more information.”
Ragnik begins to prepare the ritual to cast Identify before stopping to think for a moment “perhaps there has been someone, or something, distributing these coins in the region accounting for the bad luck in the region.”
The item is designed to lead the cursed into evil, by granting small wishes and then taking away that thing or something of greater value and making it seem that the item itself is not responsible. For example, if you wished for a magic sword that never breaks, it would grant that wish. Then at a later time, say in battle, it might cause the enemy's weapon to break and kill its broken end to kill your best companion. Leading to grief and/or anger to revenge until your soul is ensnared by evil.
If you want to try for divine intervention to break the curse, give me the prayer, roll me a wisdom religion check to get the deity's attention and another for his response.
“Let’s just collect the thing for now. That would be a good start.” Eraleigh holds up his hands in a calming gesture to everyone. “As for ghosty here, maybe we can deal with him once we’ve gathered any other things like this we find.”
OOC- looks like divine intervention is a level 10 thing so won’t try that :)
”be careful with that coin if you plan to carry it Eraleigh. It will try to grant you wishes that will inevitably draw you to evil.” Ragnik cautions his companion.
“Well I left my cursed magic coin incinerator in my other pants… and Ragnik says this is a bit beyond his skill, that lay about.” He smiles wryly to let the others know he’s kidding. “And I don’t command anyone here, but I don’t see how hiding it does any good. We collect evidence, yeah? Here’s a piece. Unless you’re saying it’s dangerous even if we don’t touch it?” There’s genuine interest in this last question.
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Definitely, other than I was in Sarajevo for the 1999 New Year's. I'll celebrate it here this time. Happy New Year to you all!
Happy New Year 🎊🎆
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How’d the coin folks do?
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(I haven't rolled the save as Lucius hadn't mentioned touching or examining the coin, but can do if you like as he was standing by Nadaar)
"ALWAYS GIVE A MONSTER AN EVEN BREAK!"
1st Edition DMG
Nadaar
"I believe it's cursed. It provides luck but at a cost. I also felt a pull to own it myself so I dropped it."
D&D since 1984
Lucius frowns, looking down at the coin. "So the poor innkeeper was blessed with the good fortune of a wife, child on the way and what looks like a cosy little inn. And then the curse takes hold and he loses it all and his own life in one night! I think I will pass on that deal", he says appalled.
"My instinct tells me that we need to destroy it, or at least take it away from here and maybe bury it, in order for the innkeepers ghost to find peace", he adds solemnly.
Nadaar says "Agreed. Can either of you say a prayer over it?" looking at Lucius and Ragnik? "I can cast a couple magic missiles at it."
D&D since 1984
"I am afraid my gifts only extend to sensing the evil, I have no way of removing it", Lucius says sadly. "Now if it were a living being...", he says patting the hilt of his rapier.
He looks over to Ragnik hoping he has better news.
“This job… the folks said they were suddenly unlucky, yeah? Or something along those lines. Hard to believe this isn’t related.” Eraleigh looks around for a sack. Something to put the coin in.
Paladin - warforged - orange
“Alas I have no way to remove a curse, that skill requires more experience than what I have so far” Ragnik replies downhearted. “If I can have some time I can further identify the coin, perhaps it will provide some more information.”
Ragnik begins to prepare the ritual to cast Identify before stopping to think for a moment “perhaps there has been someone, or something, distributing these coins in the region accounting for the bad luck in the region.”
Eraleigh gives Ragnik the thumbs up. “Now you see where my mind went as well.”
Paladin - warforged - orange
Ragnar shrugs, "I won't be of much use in this category."
“So then, burn it or stick it in a deep hole?”
D&D since 1984
The item is designed to lead the cursed into evil, by granting small wishes and then taking away that thing or something of greater value and making it seem that the item itself is not responsible. For example, if you wished for a magic sword that never breaks, it would grant that wish. Then at a later time, say in battle, it might cause the enemy's weapon to break and kill its broken end to kill your best companion. Leading to grief and/or anger to revenge until your soul is ensnared by evil.
If you want to try for divine intervention to break the curse, give me the prayer, roll me a wisdom religion check to get the deity's attention and another for his response.
"ALWAYS GIVE A MONSTER AN EVEN BREAK!"
1st Edition DMG
“Let’s just collect the thing for now. That would be a good start.” Eraleigh holds up his hands in a calming gesture to everyone. “As for ghosty here, maybe we can deal with him once we’ve gathered any other things like this we find.”
Paladin - warforged - orange
OOC- looks like divine intervention is a level 10 thing so won’t try that :)
”be careful with that coin if you plan to carry it Eraleigh. It will try to grant you wishes that will inevitably draw you to evil.” Ragnik cautions his companion.
“I’ll put it in a sack and keep it hidden.”
Paladin - warforged - orange
“I thought we were either going to destroy it or bury it. Why the change?”
D&D since 1984
“Well I left my cursed magic coin incinerator in my other pants… and Ragnik says this is a bit beyond his skill, that lay about.” He smiles wryly to let the others know he’s kidding. “And I don’t command anyone here, but I don’t see how hiding it does any good. We collect evidence, yeah? Here’s a piece. Unless you’re saying it’s dangerous even if we don’t touch it?” There’s genuine interest in this last question.
Paladin - warforged - orange