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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
, wearing it at all times, and you can't voluntarily end your Attunement to the crown.
Cruel. Your alignment becomes Neutral Evil.
Doomed. You slowly transform into a monstrous servant of Myrkul over
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
space.
Any other creature the meazel teleports becomes cursed for 1 hour or until the curse is ended by remove curse or greater restoration. Until this curse ends, every Undead and every creature
mortal existence and contemplate their misery. There the shadows transformed them, and their bitterness made them twisted and cruel. Now hate burns in their hearts, and they resent any intrusion into
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
than a blurry streak of color. Only when it stops running do its small, slender form and cold, cruel eyes become apparent.
Quicklings owe their existence—and their plight—to the Queen of
. To hasten their pace and teach them to mind her will, the queen shrank their stature and sped up their internal clocks. The queen’s curse gave the quicklings their amazing speed but also
races
, dedicate their lives to ending this curse and restoring themselves as scale-wearing reptiles. Whether or not this curse is real, let alone possible, is unknown.
Water Waders
The few times lotol
bronze dragon, Chionthan the Forgetful, lotol of the Chion Valley snuck upon the cruel and pernicious Ulvik the Black. There they delivered a mighty electric current into his lair, causing him to flee
races
fate of those too far gone is enough to stop most explorers from staying long in that dull and lifeless expanse.
Momento
A sense of adventure, a magical mishap, or a cruel curse, there are a
Monsters
The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
will: detect magic, druidcraft, speak with animals
2/day each: polymorph, remove curse, speak with plants
1/day: awaken (as an action), plane shift (self only)Skabatha is the oldest member of the
Hourglass Coven. Better known as Granny Nightshade, she offers her assistance to those who are haunted by regret. Her deals often result in cruel twists; for example, a petitioner who asks to be reunited
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
Strahd’s Torment Eternity is a cruel consort. The following are just a few of the torments Strahd endures: Through endless generations, Tatyana has been reincarnated again and again. Each time Strahd
believes he can undo his past failures, win Tatyana’s heart, and in so doing free himself from his ages-long curse. Each time, though, Tatyana renounces him once more. Strahd chafes within the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
40. Curse of the Golden Skull A golden skull rests on a pedestal in the middle of this small, dusty room.
This cursed human skull plated in gold is the remains of a fool named Yaka — an entertainer
silenced, its inopportune comments cause the character to make all ability checks with disadvantage. Roleplay the skull as cruel and cynical, with a dark sense of humor. It knows nothing of the tomb but
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
Dealing with Uldrak Uldrak is a bitter creature who barely remembers his past. Long ago, he learned how to remove his curse, but the solution was so beyond him that he consigned himself to failure
success, they hypothesize that the blood must be drawn from his titan form to break the dao’s curse. Thankfully, Uldrak has a plan (see “Development” below). Treasure. The sphere set into the pommel of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
twisted and cruel. Now hate burns in their hearts, and they resent any intrusion into their suffering, waylaying travelers who venture too close to their lairs. The evil that corrupted meazels also imbued
. Any creatures meazels draw through the shadows are cursed by the meazels’ baleful magic. The curse acts as a beacon; sorrowsworn (which appear in this book), Undead, and other terrors sense where they
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
Arkhan the Cruel The dragonborn Arkhan the Cruel is in the tent along with his manticore companion, Chango, and Torogar Steelfist, his savage minotaur bodyguard. Arkhan visits the monument to commune
break his curse. Uldrak excitedly splashes the vial’s hissing contents onto the ground at his feet. Moments later, he sheds his fiendish skin and grows back into his true form, that of a lawful evil
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
nurtured our crops. But I was a foolish and cruel ruler. I should have protected my subjects; instead, I taxed them into poverty to create a wondrous tomb for my own self-preservation. When they rebelled, I
cursed them and this land.
“With my dying breath, the curse was fulfilled, but my soul was cursed as well. I am doomed to walk these sands until a mortal soul retrieves the implements of my power
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
than a blurry wavering in the air. A quickling is a small, slender fey, similar to a miniature elf with sharp, feral features. Its cold, cruel eyes gleam like jewels. Live Fast, Die Young. Quicklings
curse gave quicklings their amazing speed but also accelerated their passage through life — no quickling lives longer than fifteen years. They race themselves to death, and scheme as fast as they run
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
Quickling Racing faster than the eye can track, a quickling appears as little more than a blurry streak of color. Only when it stops running do its small, slender form and cold, cruel eyes become
curse gave the quicklings their amazing speed but also accelerated their passage through life. No quickling lives longer than 15 years. The mortal realm is a ponderous place to a quickling’s eye: a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
Blood of Vol Everyone has a spark of divinity. Find that power within. Death is the end, Dolurrh is oblivion, and if the gods exist, they are cruel. Stand with those you care for; all we have is this
and suffering? The Blood of Vol teaches that we all have the potential to become divine beings—and that death is a curse, designed to kill you before you can unlock the divinity within you. The Blood
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
commands for 30 days. If a skulk is visible, an astute observer might deduce who summoned it, because a skulk assumes a vague likeness of its master. Cruel and chaotic, skulks carry out their orders in
. Sometimes those invisible friends aren’t imaginary. In the Shadowfell and elsewhere in the multiverse, the curse of undeath threatens to overwhelm all life.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
remove curse spell is not powerful enough to end this effect on a character, but a wish spell can. This might not seem like much of a drawback, as characters can cope just fine without ever gaining
inspiration. Think of it more as a splinter under one’s fingernail—a nagging, mildly painful annoyance that slightly diminishes one’s happiness. (Hags, by their cruel actions, can spread aggravation and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
detect magic spell. Appendix D has additional roleplaying notes for Nib. If the characters inquire about Nib’s predicament, he recounts his sorry tale: “I’ve led a cruel and heartless existence. I earned
chapter 2) and offer Nib something in return for his gifts. Nib kindly accepts whatever the character offers but isn’t looking for help to end his curse, because as long as Granny Nightshade remains
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
and teach them to mind her will, the queen sped up their internal clocks and shrank them. Her curse gave quicklings amazing speed but also accelerated their passage through life—no quickling lives
fast, vanishing into an indistinct blur as they move. Their cruel laughter is a burst of rapid staccato sounds, their speech a shrill squeal. Only when quicklings deliberately slow down, which they
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
near entrances to the Underdark, because they are harmed by the light of day, which weakens them and their magic. Drow who become adventurers often do so after fleeing the oppressive, cruel theocracy of
afflicted by a curse. They dwell together in secretive packs, primarily in wolf form, living free in the deep wilds of the world.
Sea Elves. The Alu’Tel’Quessir (“water elves”) are an aquatic
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
cruel twists; for example, a petitioner who asks to be reunited with a lost love might be transformed into one of their loved one’s cherished items, such as a favorite bonnet. Skabatha assumes the guise
save DC 14):
At will: detect magic, druidcraft, speak with animals
2/day each: polymorph, remove curse, speak with plants
1/day each: awaken (as an action), plane shift (self only)
Bonus
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ravenloft: The Horrors Within
they are slowly revealed as shockingly cruel, immoral, or the antithesis of good. Choose from or roll on the Gothic Horror Villains table to inspire villains appropriate to this genre. Gothic Horror
social figure turns into a murderous living doll every night. 5 A pair of spirits brings unspeakable tragedy to any romantic couple in town. 6 A generational curse forces villagers to sacrifice
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
evil; lycanthropes are driven by a curse. Monsters aren’t always villains, and the villains aren’t always monsters. Many of the gnolls of Droaam are more honorable than the human mercenaries of House
Deneith. In Karrnath and Aerenal, undead are used as tools. You certainly could find yourself fighting a merciless minotaur in the slums of Sharn… but you’re just as likely to cross swords with a cruel
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
darkness transformed them, and their bitterness made them twisted and cruel. Now, they loiter near Shadowfell crossings to waylay travelers who venture too close to their lairs. Divide and Conquer
. The curse acts as a beacon; sorrowsworn, undead, and other terrors sense where they are located and descend on the stranded victims to tear them apart. Meazel
Medium humanoid (meazel), neutral evil
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
their mettle is tested against orcs, ogres, frost giants, remorhazes, ice trolls, young white dragons, the treacherous mountain terrain, and the cruel indifference of nature. Bitter Rivals. Skytower
smiles and tests their mettle. Those who impress her with their fighting skills are bitten and become goliath werebears themselves—goliaths who carry Oyaminartok’s curse of lycanthropy. Contrary to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
Hags Hags represent all that is evil and cruel. Though they resemble withered crones, there is nothing mortal about these monstrous creatures, whose forms reflect only the wickedness in their hearts
affinity for spellcasting. They can alter their forms or curse their foes, and their arrogance inspires them to view their magic as a challenge to the magic of the gods, whom they blaspheme at every
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
given. The stat block here represents a matron mother at the height of her power. Matron mother is a strange title for a cruel tyrant, but given what drow consider to be a goddess, perhaps we shouldn’t
, thaumaturgy
1st level (4 slots): bane, command, cure wounds, guiding bolt
2nd level (3 slots): hold person, silence, spiritual weapon
3rd level (3 slots): bestow curse, clairvoyance, dispel magic
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
Valenar Animals The elves of Valenar say that when their ancestors fought the giants of Xen’drik, elf druids took the forms of animals on the battlefield. The cruel and mighty Emperor Cul’sir of the
giants laid a curse upon the druids and trapped them in the forms of animals. Just as the ancestors of the Valenar guide their warriors in battle, the spirits of these druids can awaken power in an
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
roleplay the new alignment. A lawful evil character craves power and tries to exert control over others, by being either cruel or manipulative.
The alignment change can be undone by any magic that ends
a curse, but after nine days, it can be reversed only by a wish spell or divine intervention.
Getting into the Castle The characters need not wait for an invitation to enter the castle. They can
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a5
that they have Intelligence 5, can understand basic communication in Common, and are no longer immune to being charmed. Myrra, the Red Wizard, is especially cruel and likely to toy with the characters
fight goes badly for him, he surrenders. He offers his skeleton key and one piece of lore if he’s allowed to flee to the gatehouse. Curse of Fortune. High and low d20 results matter more in this area
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
Vistani travelers have a holistic perspective on the Domains of Dread and know the following secrets: The Mists are more than weather and are manipulated by forces that seem fickle and often cruel
Vistani. However, Madame Eva and her followers occasionally ally with the infamous count, giving them a sinister reputation. Madame Eva and her unique band of Vistani are detailed in the adventure Curse
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
mastermind 17–18 Humanoid raider or ravager 19 Humanoid under a curse 20 Misguided humanoid zealot Adventure Allies d12 Ally 1 Skilled adventurer 2 Inexperienced adventurer 3 Enthusiastic
, the adventure’s villain wants the map. 5 A mysterious magic item or a cruel villain teleports the characters to the adventure location. 6 A stranger approaches the characters in a tavern and urges
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
Intelligence saving throw or be cursed. The curse lasts until it’s removed by a remove curse or greater restoration spell.
The cursed target suffers 1 level of exhaustion every 24 hours, and finishing
tail tipped with a vicious stinger. They are cruel and calculating, enjoying the power they wield over others as they concoct elaborate schemes to advance their own positions and discredit their
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
see any demon within 60 feet of it and ends its turn not having attempted to attack a demon. This curse can be removed with a remove curse spell or similar magic. At the end of each long rest, a cursed
his lips, some sounding saintly and solemn, while others resonate with a cruel hissing.
This chamber was a place for the most devout of Torm’s followers to touch the mind of their god in search of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
Captain Bluemoon was a cruel, cunning individual who ruled his ship through fear instead of respect. He had many enemies and few friends. The captain’s final journal entry reads: “That damned white
(250 gp), and a scrimshaw figurine of an archer etched with magical script. This figurine functions like a spell scroll of remove curse, then turns to dust after its magic is spent. Third Layer. The