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Geas

Spells Player’s Handbook

You give a verbal command to a creature that you can see within range, ordering it to carry out some service or refrain from an action or a course of activity as you decide. The target must succeed

death. Should you issue a suicidal command, the spell ends. A Remove Curse,Greater Restoration, or Wish spell ends this spell. Using a Higher-Level Spell Slot. If you use a level 7 or 8 spell slot

Vargouille

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

’s curse. If the curse is allowed to run its course, an abyssal spirit invades the person’s body, causing a gruesome transformation. Over a period of hours, the victim’s head takes on

", "rollAction":"Bite", "rollDamageType":"piercing"} piercing damage plus 10 (3d6);{"diceNotation":"3d6", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Bite", "rollDamageType":"poison"} poison damage. Abyssal Curse

Yuan-ti Broodguard

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

", "rollAction":"Broodguard transformation potion", "rollDamageType":"poison"} poison damage and is otherwise unaffected. A spell such as lesser restoration or remove curse can end the transformation process at

any time before it runs its course. After the process is complete, only a wish spell can reverse the effect.Poison

Valin Sarnaster

Monsters Candlekeep Mysteries

","rollType":"roll","rollAction":"Hit Point Reduction"} for every 24 hours that elapse. If the curse reduces the target’s hit point maximum to 0, the target dies, and its body turns to dust. The curse

lasts until removed by the remove curse spell or other magic. Dreadful Glare. Valin targets one creature she can see within 60 feet of her. If the target can see Valin, it must succeed on a DC 16

Mahadi the Rakshasa

Monsters Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus

curse takes effect whenever the target takes a short or long rest, filling the target’s thoughts with horrible images and dreams. The cursed target gains no benefit from finishing a short or long

rest. The curse lasts until it is lifted by a remove curse spell or similar magic. Summon Erinyes (1/Day). Mahadi summons Ilzabet, an erinyes bound to him by an infernal contract. The erinyes appears

Aurnozci

Monsters The Book of Many Things

worshipers to enact its will beyond the Abyss. The exact nature of the curse that binds Aurnozci to Xulregg is its cult’s most closely guarded secret, fully known only to the faith’s enigmatic

conditions. If Aurnozci dies, these effects fade over the course of 1d10;{"diceNotation":"1d10", "rollType":"roll", "rollAction":"Days"} days.Acid, Fire, Poison; Bludgeoning, Piercing, and Slashing from Nonmagical AttacksCold, Lightning

Geas Legacy

Spells Basic Rules (2014)

You place a magical command on a creature that you can see within range, forcing it to carry out some service or refrain from some action or course of activity as you decide. If the creature can

result in certain death. Should you issue a suicidal command, the spell ends. You can end the spell early by using an action to dismiss it. A remove curse, greater restoration, or wish spell also

Darkling Elder Legacy

Monsters Volo's Guide to Monsters

. The Killing Light. The Summer Queen's curse causes a darkling's body to absorb light, and doing so wizens the creature, much like the effect of rapid aging. For this reason, darklings cover every

part of their body with clothing when exposure to light is a risk. The light a darkling absorbs over the course of its lifetime explodes outward when the darkling dies, incinerating the creature and

Darkling Legacy

Monsters Volo's Guide to Monsters

absorbs over the course of its lifetime explodes outward when the darkling dies, incinerating the creature and much of its possessions. Love of Art. Despite their curse, darklings retain a fondness

chambers beneath the towns of other species. From such enclaves, they quietly ply their trade as thieves and assassins. The Killing Light. The Summer Queen's curse causes a darkling's body to absorb light

Demilich Legacy

Monsters Monster Manual (2014)

can be restored 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

15 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

Hexblood

Species Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

lost hag. 4 You were cursed as a child. A deal with the spirits of the forest transformed you into a hexblood, now free of the curse. 5 You began life as a fey creature, but an accident

might come to accept over the course of centuries. Once a hexblood undergoes this irreversible ritual, they emerge as a hag NPC no longer under the control of the hexblood’s player, unless the DM rules otherwise.

Tiefling Legacy

Species Basic Rules (2014)

jolted her. “What is it they say?” he asked. “One’s a curiosity, two’s a conspiracy—” “Three’s a curse,” she finished. “You think I

tieflings, assuming that their infernal heritage has left its mark on their personality and morality, not just their appearance. The reality is that a tiefling’s bloodline doesn’t affect their personality. They are gifted with magic from the infernal realms but chart their own course in life.

Demilich (Variant) Legacy

Monsters 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

Crown of Horns

magic-items

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

the course of 365 days. During that time, the transformation is purely cosmetic; these cosmetic changes slowly fade if you end Attunement to the crown before completing the transformation. When the

Ashen Grotto Magic

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants

find insight into that which must be returned to its rightful course. The site is consecrated ground with the following properties: Bane of Undead. Dead creatures can’t become Undead in the grotto. An

to its undead state by any means short of divine intervention. Ordning’s Path. A creature who spends 8 hours meditating in the grotto on the nature of order and the rightful course of history can cast

Vargouille

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monsters of the Multiverse

Material Plane are a dire threat to all creatures. Their awful shrieking can paralyze other creatures with fear, which also makes the creatures susceptible to the vargouille’s curse. If the curse is allowed

to run its course, an abyssal spirit invades the person’s body, causing a gruesome transformation. Over a period of hours, the victim’s head takes on fiendish aspects, such as fangs, tentacles, and

Adventure Outline

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragons of Stormwreck Isle

describes additional encounters you can use in the course of the adventure, including a magical hot spring with mysterious guardians at the site of a brass dragon’s death. Chapter 2, “Seagrow Caves

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

Geas

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules

within range, ordering it to carry out some service or refrain from an action or a course of activity as you decide. The target must succeed on a Wisdom saving throw or have the Charmed condition for

Remove Curse, Greater Restoration, or Wish spell ends this spell. Using a Higher-Level Spell Slot. If you use a level 7 or 8 spell slot, the duration is 365 days. If you use a level 9 spell slot, the spell lasts until it is ended by one of the spells mentioned above.

Geas

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)

service or refrain from some action or course of activity as you decide. If the creature can understand you, it must succeed on a Wisdom saving throw or become charmed by you for the duration. While

early by using an action to dismiss it. A remove curse, greater restoration, or wish spell also ends it. At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using a spell slot of 7th or 8th level, the duration is

Geas

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)

service or refrain from some action or course of activity as you decide. If the creature can understand you, it must succeed on a Wisdom saving throw or become charmed by you for the duration. While

early by using an action to dismiss it. A remove curse, greater restoration, or wish spell also ends it. At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using a spell slot of 7th or 8th level, the duration is

Geas

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook

within range, ordering it to carry out some service or refrain from an action or a course of activity as you decide. The target must succeed on a Wisdom saving throw or have the Charmed condition for

Remove Curse, Greater Restoration, or Wish spell ends this spell. Using a Higher-Level Spell Slot. If you use a level 7 or 8 spell slot, the duration is 365 days. If you use a level 9 spell slot, the spell lasts until it is ended by one of the spells mentioned above.

Vargouille

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters

kiss. The kiss of a vargouille infects a humanoid with a fiendish curse. If allowed to run its course, the curse brings about a gruesome transformation as an abyssal spirit invades the person’s body

takes on fiendish aspects. The curse doesn’t advance while the target is in sunlight or the area of a daylight spell; don’t count that time. When the cursed target’s Charisma becomes 2, it dies, and

Darklings

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight

the towns of other species. From such enclaves, they quietly ply their trade as thieves and assassins. Darkling The Summer Queen’s curse causes a darkling’s body to absorb light, which wizens the

creature, much like the effect of rapid aging. For this reason, darklings cover their entire bodies with clothing when exposure to light is a risk. The light darklings absorb over the course of their

Current Events

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse

. Every now and then reckless or unlucky adventurers manage to stir up some ancient curse in the ruins scattered around the area. Constables of valley settlements are usually up to the task of restoring

many malefactors has caused a spate of banditry, kidnappings, murders, and raids. The cultists have also upset the weather in the region. All of these occurrences continue to worsen over the course of

Dark Bargains

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

Dark Bargains Characters who don’t have a Dark Gift might gain one in the course of their adventures. At the DM’s discretion, sinister forces might contact a character and offer them a Dark Gift in

a Dark Gift or some other peril as a result. A character breaks a vow or suffers a curse (see chapter 4), gaining a Dark Gift as a result. A character touches a mysterious amber sarcophagus, and a force within entreats them to accept its influence in the form of a Dark Gift.

19. Gravity Ring

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation

-humanoid hybrid over the course of 3 days. Tieflings are immune to this curse. Throughout the first day, shaggy fur begins to grow all over the cursed character’s body. After 24 hours, the character’s

member of the Company of the Yellow Banner. Devlin’s goat-like features are the result of a curse, and he was killed by tomb dwarves after he became separated from his companions. Any inspection of his

Foul Play

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos

opponents but one have collapsed. Although there’s no way for the characters to know this yet, the collapsed opponents have been rendered unconscious by the curse from Murgaxor’s orb (detailed at the start

of the adventure). Dean Tullus spread the curse to several students during the recent reception, and Murgaxor is now testing his magic’s power. The one remaining opponent reacts as follows: “What… what

Yuan-ti Broodguard

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monsters of the Multiverse

Constitution saving throw; on a success, it takes 14 (4d6) poison damage and is otherwise unaffected. A spell such as lesser restoration or remove curse can end the transformation process at any time

before it runs its course. After the process is complete, only a wish spell can reverse the effect. Yuan-ti Broodguard Medium Monstrosity, Typically Neutral Evil Armor Class 14 (natural armor

Journal of Rudolph van Richten

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd

madness and, seemingly, must now endure for all eternity. Of course I shall die, but whether I shall ever rest in my grave haunts my idle thoughts, and torments me in my dreams. I expect that those

of a baleful Vistani curse. More tragically, the nature of this hex is such that I have not borne the brunt of it; instead, far worse, those who surround me have fallen victim to it! I have related

Using Malaxxix in a Game

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things

to present the party with one or more of Malaxxix’s custom-made cursed items, exposing characters to the curse of Malaxxix. Sample cursed items and rules for the curse of Malaxxix are included below

Things. Of course, you can also place such a cursed item in your next dungeon or among an otherwise unremarkable treasure hoard. Once a character attunes to one of Malaxxix’s cursed items, that

Adventures in Barovia

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

. Ultimately, don’t hesitate to employ the setting’s most infamous castle even if you don’t plan to run a lengthy siege. The adventure Curse of Strahd explores Barovia and Castle Ravenloft in detail

-teller Madam Eva sets them on a dark course that leads them to Castle Ravenloft. 2 Priests of Osybus (see chapter 5) have gained a following in Vallaki. They consider Strahd a demigod of their faith

Lamia

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)

hapless foes. Lamias prize beauty and strength above all else, however. Any prisoner that falls short of their esteem becomes the main course in a horrible feast, or is set free to die while wandering

cursed for 1 hour. Until the curse ends, the target has disadvantage on Wisdom saving throws and all ability checks. Minions of Graz’zt. The demon lord Graz’zt creates lamias from his mortal servants

Story Overview

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd

cards to predict their future, a fortune-teller named Madam Eva sets them on a dark course that takes them to many corners of Barovia, culminating with a vampire hunt in Castle Ravenloft. Madam Eva’s

can’t be truly destroyed. Barovia is his prison, and not even death can free him from his curse. The adventure ends when either Strahd von Zarovich or the characters are defeated. Your goal is to keep Strahd in play for as long as possible, using all the abilities and resources at his disposal.

Traveling to Phandalin

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated

accident. The curse is gone, but if word of the death reaches the character who transferred the curse, the consequences might live on. A Horse Is a Corpse, of Course When the characters move off the

web of misfortune. To avoid the curse of Beshaba (see below), the characters must not harm Carkuss, they must not be overly kind to him, and they must correctly answer a riddle he asks. If successful

Mahadi, Emporium Master

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus

establishment fall under a special contract and therefore rank most highly in his esteem. Of course, guests leaving Infernal Rapture are expected to pay their bills in full prior to departure. If a guest

) slashing damage, and the target is cursed if it’s a creature. The curse takes effect whenever the target takes a short or long rest, filling the target’s thoughts with horrible images and dreams

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