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Dungeon Master’s Guide
Usually found in a box or pouch, this deck contains a number of cards made of ivory or vellum. Most (75 percent) of these decks have thirteen cards, but some have twenty-two. Use the appropriate
Fates card can end this curse.
Fates. Reality’s fabric unravels and spins anew, allowing you to avoid or erase one event as if it never happened. You can use the card’s magic as soon as
Magic Items
Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
removing the necklace, whether you are attuned to it or not, you are afflicted with werewolf lycanthropy as detailed in the Monster Manual. The curse lasts until the dawn after the next full moon. If you are still wearing the necklace at this time, you are afflicted with the lycanthropy again.
A dire wolf tooth dangles from this simple cord necklace. While you wear it, the necklace grants you a +1 bonus to ability checks and saving throws.
Curse. Attuning to Harkon’s Bite curses you
Monsters
Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse
from across the planes experience reality. For them, the act of eating is an experience to be drawn out and savored, with every meal considered in all its facets. Whether its fare is a demon, an
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Roll a die. If you roll an even number, the cocoon contains the bones of a Humanoid. If you roll an odd number, the
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
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Worms. If the spawn of Kyuss is targeted by an effect that cures disease or removes a curse, all the worms infesting it wither away, and it loses its Burrowing Worm action.
Unusual Nature. The spawn of
rises 10 minutes later as a spawn of Kyuss. If a worm-infested target is targeted by an effect that cures disease or removes a curse, all the worms infesting it wither away.Kyuss was a high priest of
Monsters
The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
undo what she thought was a terrible curse: wherever Jingle Jangle went, she felt a tormenting fear of being caught on the wrong side of a locked door. When she appealed to Bavlorna for aid, the hag
uniqueness, whether you’re a goblin who likes keys or an awakened hill with talking trees.”
Bond. “Jingle Jangle keeps her keys shiny and clean.”
Flaw. “Jingle Jangle is
Monsters
Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
’s blood on the title page. The tome contains the spells Vellynne has prepared plus the following additional spells: bestow curse, blindness/deafness, false life, find familiar, magic weapon, polymorph, protection from evil and good, remove curse, shield, and Tenser's floating disk.
Magic Items
The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
up its shadow, it can make a DC 15 Charisma saving throw, retaining its shadow on a success. Whether or not the shadow is snipped, this property of the scissors can’t be used again until the
consciousness and all its Strength after finishing a short or long rest.
A creature whose shadow has detached from it is cursed. If a shadowless creature is subjected to any spell that ends a curse, or if
Magic Items
Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
wizard Tasha). Although she was defeated, Iggwilv managed to damage the crook during the battle, infecting it with an insidious curse—and the potential for future victory. In the aftermath, the
crook was again lost. Occasionally it reappears, but the famed artifact is not what it was. Whether or not the artifact’s bearers realize its full threat, few risk using the Crook of Rao&mdash
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
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I often fixate on specific historical battles or wars and won’t rest until my hoard contains that conflict’s most significant artifacts.
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I am constantly aware of a
that can hold their own against me must teach me how—whether they want to or not.
7
I cannot resist a game of dragonchess—which, I will have you know, my ancestors probably invented
Magic Items
Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus
be the victim of a night hag’s curse.
Carrying Soul Coins. To hold a soul coin is to feel the soul bound within it — overcome with rage or fraught with despair.
An evil creature can
answer you truthfully and to the best of its ability. The answer is no more than a sentence or two and might be cryptic.
Freeing a Soul. Casting a spell that removes a curse on a soul coin frees the soul
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
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Trait
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I often lose track of whether I’m in the Feywild or on the Material Plane.
2
I have been known
trouble in the name of lifting the “curse.”
4
Ettercap;Ettercaps captured a moonstone dragon wyrmling, who has so far avoided becoming dinner by teaching the ettercaps to create wild
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Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
or wars and won’t rest until my hoard contains that conflict’s most significant artifacts.
2
I am constantly aware of a call from beyond this world. I must prepare to answer that call
;whether they want to or not.
7
I cannot resist a game of dragonchess—which, I will have you know, my ancestors probably invented.
8
The sight of blood makes me queasy.
Sapphire
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
information on destruction and creation, whether abstract or dedicated to practical applications. They are fascinated by magic that creates objects from nothing, animates Undead, destroys matter, or
Dragon Ideals
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Ideal
1
Solitude. My own company obviates the need for others in my life, whether they are dragons or
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
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Trait
1
I often lose track of whether I’m in the Feywild or on the Material Plane.
2
I have been known to throw caution to the wind when in pursuit of new items
to temper the dragon’s mischievous spirit.
2
A young moonstone dragon fell victim to a fomorian;fomorian's curse and has elected to stay with the Giant rather than reveal this magical
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
hoard contains that conflict’s most significant artifacts.
2
I am constantly aware of a call from beyond this world. I must prepare to answer that call by amassing powerful arms and armor
creature can outsmart my defenses—if they do, they obviously cheated.
6
Any creature that can hold their own against me must teach me how—whether they want to or not.
7
I
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Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
destruction and creation, whether abstract or dedicated to practical applications. They are fascinated by magic that creates objects from nothing, animates Undead, destroys matter, or manipulates negative
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Ideal
1
Solitude. My own company obviates the need for others in my life, whether they are dragons or lesser creatures. (Any
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
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Trait
1
I often fixate on specific historical battles or wars and won’t rest until my hoard contains that conflict’s most
they do, they obviously cheated.
6
Any creature that can hold their own against me must teach me how—whether they want to or not.
7
I cannot resist a game of dragonchess—which
Monsters
Mordenkainen's Fiendish Folio Volume 1
). The killmoulis targets up to eight creatures within 100 feet of it that it can see. The next time a target finishes a long rest, it regains all spent Hit Dice and gains 10 temporary hit points.
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for the benefits of its magic. Shy and solitary by nature, a killmoulis enjoys watching and listening to folk from distant places that it knows little about. Whether fierce raiders, enterprising
Demilich (Variant)
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Monster Manual (2014)
with the greater restoration spell or similar magic.
Vile Curse (Costs 3 Actions). The demilich targets one creature it can see within 30 feet of it. The target must succeed on a DC 16 Wisdom saving
throw or be magically cursed. Until the curse ends, the target has disadvantage on attack rolls and saving throws. The target can repeat the saving throw at the end of each of its turns, ending the
Death Tyrant
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and whether the cone is active.
Any creature in that area can’t regain hit points. Any humanoid that dies there becomes a zombie under the tyrant’s command. The dead humanoid retains its
it contains more trappings of death and decay. A death tyrant encountered in its lair has a challenge rating of 15 (13,000 XP).
Lair Actions
When fighting inside its lair, a death tyrant can invoke
Backgrounds
Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus
Being who you are, you could never be a hero. Whether due to your class, your people, your family, or your sins, something about you prevents you from effectively pursuing the path you’ve
Infamy. My name will be a malediction, a curse that fulfills my will. (Evil)
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Incorruptibility. Be a symbol, and leave your flawed being behind. (Any)
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Anonymity. It’s my deeds that
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The Crown of Horns contains the essence and intelligence of Myrkul, one of the Dead Three. This ghastly crown is a pale silver circlet with four curved bones set around its rim. On the crown's brow
the curse to you. Only a Wish spell or the will of Myrkul can remove this curse. As long as you remain cursed, the following properties apply to you:
Bound. You are unwilling to part with the crown
Deck of Many Things
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Basic Rules (2014)
Usually found in a box or pouch, this deck contains a number of cards made of ivory or vellum. Most (75 percent) of these decks have only thirteen cards, but the rest have twenty-two.
Before you
-like visage curses you. You take a −2 penalty on saving throws while cursed in this way. Only a god or the magic of The Fates card can end this curse.
The Fates. Reality's fabric unravels and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
Cursed Items A magic item’s description specifies whether it bears a curse. Most methods of identifying items, including the Identify spell, fail to reveal such a curse. Attunement to a cursed item can’t be ended voluntarily unless the curse is broken first, such as with a Remove Curse spell.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
Cursed Items A magic item’s description specifies whether it bears a curse. Most methods of identifying items, including the Identify spell, fail to reveal such a curse. Attunement to a cursed item can’t be ended voluntarily unless the curse is broken first, such as with a Remove Curse spell.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
Cursed Items Some magic items bear curses that bedevil their users, sometimes long after a user has stopped using an item. A magic item’s description specifies whether the item is cursed. Most
methods of identifying items, including the identify spell, fail to reveal such a curse, although lore might hint at it. A curse should be a surprise to the item’s user when the curse’s effects are revealed
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
Firefly Cellar’s other occupants, and the Avowed institute a quarantine to contain what is actually a curse. The adventure is built around a sequence of events that unfold when the characters are
quarantined in Candlekeep’s Firefly Cellar with a handful of the library’s attendants, in an attempt to keep Shemshime’s curse from spreading throughout the entire library. The events describe Shemshime’s
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
, whether through speaking, sign language, writing, telepathy, or any other means. The victim gains 3 levels of exhaustion that can’t be removed while the curse endures. When the victim finishes a long rest
Components of a Curse Most curses have three distinct components: pronouncement, burden, and resolution. Whatever form these take, at least one of them, especially the burden or resolution, should
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
Incarnations of Tatyana The curse that engulfs Barovia means that the soul of Tatyana, the subject of Strahd’s obsession, perpetually reincarnates into new physical forms. No matter what form she
incarnation—whether an unwitting innocent, a determined vampire, a villain, or something else entirely—influences both Strahd’s and the characters’ relationship with her. Consider how changing Tatyana’s
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
mote of the Dragon Queen’s power. Carrying and exchanging talons bear unpleasant consequences: Curse. A creature that carries any number of talons is cursed. While cursed in this way, the creature
has disadvantage on Intelligence and Wisdom saving throws as its mind is clouded by jealous and selfish thoughts. The curse ends on an affected creature only when the creature no longer holds any talons
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
Assessing the Mark Whether making use of their own experience and knowledge or seeking information from the sages of Candlekeep, the characters can assess the magic that has afflicted them to learn
the following: Any character who has proficiency in the Arcana skill and inspects the writing confirms that spells such as dispel magic, greater restoration, and remove curse aren’t powerful enough to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
Adventure Hooks The Solar Bastion offers many opportunities for driving adventures in your campaign, whether or not a Deck of Many Things appears. Use these ideas to inspire adventures that feature
, a knight of the Solar Bastion, who has been trying to break the curse upon the place. Theira asks the adventurers for help, as a Deck of Many Things has been spotted at a traveling market many days
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
Difficult Terrain Combat rarely takes place in bare rooms or on featureless plains. Boulder-strewn caverns, briar-choked forests, treacherous staircases--the setting of a typical fight contains
stairs, snow, and shallow bogs are examples of difficult terrain. The space of another creature, whether hostile or not, also counts as difficult terrain.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
affect a character must be clear to a player before they choose whether or not to accept. The offer of a Dark Gift might manifest in a dream, in a moment of frozen time, or when the character is alone
. Typically, only one character is aware of a bargain, its terms, and whether or not it was accepted. The DM might have a mysterious force intervene and offer a Dark Gift whenever a desperate or thematic
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragons of Stormwreck Isle
anger of another, they’ll have the chance to explore whether peace between the feuding dragon families is possible—or if they must resort to violence to resolve the conflict on this isle. This adventure
crashed alongside the bones of a gold dragon and the horrible curse within the ship’s hold. Chapter 4, “Clifftop Observatory,” brings the characters to the site where Runara killed a blue dragon—and where