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Returning 35 results for 'curse curse'.
Spells
Player’s Handbook
At your touch, all curses affecting one creature or object end. If the object is a cursed magic item, its curse remains, but the spell breaks its owner’s Attunement to the object so it can be removed or discarded.
Bestow Curse
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Spells
Basic Rules (2014)
You touch a creature, and that creature must succeed on a Wisdom saving throw or become cursed for the duration of the spell. When you cast this spell, choose the nature of the curse from the
, your attacks and spells deal an extra 1d8 necrotic damage to the target.
A remove curse spell ends this effect. At the DM's option, you may choose an alternative curse effect, but it should
Spells
Player’s Handbook
You touch a creature, which must succeed on a Wisdom saving throw or become cursed for the duration. Until the curse ends, the target suffers one of the following effects of your choice:
Choose
Remove Curse
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Spells
Basic Rules (2014)
At your touch, all curses affecting one creature or object end. If the object is a cursed magic item, its curse remains, but the spell breaks its owner’s attunement to the object so it can be removed or discarded.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
Remove Curse 3rd-level abjuration Casting Time: 1 action Range: Touch Components: V, S Duration: Instantaneous At your touch, all curses affecting one creature or object end. If the object is a
cursed magic item, its curse remains, but the spell breaks its owner’s attunement to the object so it can be removed or discarded.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
Bestow Curse 3rd-level necromancy Casting Time: 1 action Range: Touch Components: V, S Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minute You touch a creature, and that creature must succeed on a Wisdom saving
throw or become cursed for the duration of the spell. When you cast this spell, choose the nature of the curse from the following options: Choose one ability score. While cursed, the target has
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
Remove Curse 3rd-level abjuration Casting Time: 1 action Range: Touch Components: V, S Duration: Instantaneous At your touch, all curses affecting one creature or object end. If the object is a
cursed magic item, its curse remains, but the spell breaks its owner’s attunement to the object so it can be removed or discarded.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
Remove Curse 3rd-level abjuration Casting Time: 1 action Range: Touch Components: V, S Duration: Instantaneous At your touch, all curses affecting one creature or object end. If the object is a
cursed magic item, its curse remains, but the spell breaks its owner’s attunement to the object so it can be removed or discarded.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
Remove Curse 3rd-level abjuration Casting Time: 1 action Range: Touch Components: V, S Duration: Instantaneous At your touch, all curses affecting one creature or object end. If the object is a
cursed magic item, its curse remains, but the spell breaks its owner’s attunement to the object so it can be removed or discarded.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
Remove Curse Level 3 Abjuration (Cleric, Paladin, Warlock, Wizard) Casting Time: Action
Range: Touch
Components: V, S
Duration: Instantaneous
At your touch, all curses affecting one creature
or object end. If the object is a cursed magic item, its curse remains, but the spell breaks its owner’s Attunement to the object so it can be removed or discarded.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
Shemshime’s Curse Those who hear the melody of the rhyme find it to be irresistibly catchy, and they hum it over and over again. Such individuals have become cursed. The rhyme acts as a summoning
area. A remove curse spell or similar magic ends the curse on a creature, though it remains susceptible to being cursed again. If cast on the book, the magic suppresses the curse on all creatures for 10 minutes.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
Shemshime’s Curse Those who hear the melody of the rhyme find it to be irresistibly catchy, and they hum it over and over again. Such individuals have become cursed. The rhyme acts as a summoning
area. A remove curse spell or similar magic ends the curse on a creature, though it remains susceptible to being cursed again. If cast on the book, the magic suppresses the curse on all creatures for 10 minutes.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
Bestow Curse 3rd-level necromancy Casting Time: 1 action Range: Touch Components: V, S Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minute You touch a creature, and that creature must succeed on a Wisdom saving
throw or become cursed for the duration of the spell. When you cast this spell, choose the nature of the curse from the following options: Choose one ability score. While cursed, the target has
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
Bestow Curse 3rd-level necromancy Casting Time: 1 action Range: Touch Components: V, S Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minute You touch a creature, and that creature must succeed on a Wisdom saving
throw or become cursed for the duration of the spell. When you cast this spell, choose the nature of the curse from the following options: Choose one ability score. While cursed, the target has
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
Remove Curse Level 3 Abjuration (Cleric, Paladin, Warlock, Wizard) Casting Time: Action
Range: Touch
Components: V, S
Duration: Instantaneous
At your touch, all curses affecting one creature
or object end. If the object is a cursed magic item, its curse remains, but the spell breaks its owner’s Attunement to the object so it can be removed or discarded.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
Bestow Curse 3rd-level necromancy Casting Time: 1 action Range: Touch Components: V, S Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minute You touch a creature, and that creature must succeed on a Wisdom saving
throw or become cursed for the duration of the spell. When you cast this spell, choose the nature of the curse from the following options: Choose one ability score. While cursed, the target has
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
Bestow Curse Level 3 Necromancy (Bard, Cleric, Wizard) Casting Time: Action
Range: Touch
Components: V, S
Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minute
You touch a creature, which must succeed on a
Wisdom saving throw or become cursed for the duration. Until the curse ends, the target suffers one of the following effects of your choice: Choose one ability. The target has Disadvantage on ability
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
Remove Curse 3rd-level abjuration Casting Time: 1 action Range: Touch Components: V, S Duration: Instantaneous At your touch, all curses affecting one creature or object end. If the object is a
cursed magic item, its curse remains, but the spell breaks its owner’s attunement to the object so it can be removed or discarded.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
Bestow Curse Level 3 Necromancy (Bard, Cleric, Wizard) Casting Time: Action
Range: Touch
Components: V, S
Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minute
You touch a creature, which must succeed on a
Wisdom saving throw or become cursed for the duration. Until the curse ends, the target suffers one of the following effects of your choice: Choose one ability. The target has Disadvantage on ability
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
Death Curse Understanding how Acererak’s death curse works is vital to running the adventure smoothly. The Soulmonger was activated 20 days ago and remains active until it is destroyed. While the
spells or similar magic. The death curse has no effect on preexisting ghosts or spirits. Meat Grinder Tomb of Annihilation can be played as written, or you can make it even more difficult by running it as
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
Death Curse Understanding how Acererak’s death curse works is vital to running the adventure smoothly. The Soulmonger was activated 20 days ago and remains active until it is destroyed. While the
spells or similar magic. The death curse has no effect on preexisting ghosts or spirits. Meat Grinder Tomb of Annihilation can be played as written, or you can make it even more difficult by running it as
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
Remove Curse 3rd-level abjuration Casting Time: 1 action Range: Touch Components: V, S Duration: Instantaneous At your touch, all curses affecting one creature or object end. If the object is a
cursed magic item, its curse remains, but the spell breaks its owner’s attunement to the object so it can be removed or discarded.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
Shemshime’s Curse Those who hear the melody of the rhyme find it to be irresistibly catchy, and they hum it over and over again. Such individuals have become cursed. The rhyme acts as a summoning
area. A remove curse spell or similar magic ends the curse on a creature, though it remains susceptible to being cursed again. If cast on the book, the magic suppresses the curse on all creatures for 10 minutes.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
Bestow Curse 3rd-level necromancy Casting Time: 1 action Range: Touch Components: V, S Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minute You touch a creature, and that creature must succeed on a Wisdom saving
throw or become cursed for the duration of the spell. When you cast this spell, choose the nature of the curse from the following options: Choose one ability score. While cursed, the target has
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
Bestow Curse 3rd-level necromancy Casting Time: 1 action Range: Touch Components: V, S Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minute You touch a creature, and that creature must succeed on a Wisdom saving
throw or become cursed for the duration of the spell. When you cast this spell, choose the nature of the curse from the following options: Choose one ability score. While cursed, the target has
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
Death Curse Understanding how Acererak’s death curse works is vital to running the adventure smoothly. The Soulmonger was activated 20 days ago and remains active until it is destroyed. While the
spells or similar magic. The death curse has no effect on preexisting ghosts or spirits. Meat Grinder Tomb of Annihilation can be played as written, or you can make it even more difficult by running it as
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sage Advice & Errata
Curse of Strahd This document corrects and clarifies some text in Curse of Strahd. These changes appear in recent printings of the book and have been applied across D&D Beyond.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sage Advice & Errata
Curse of Strahd This document corrects and clarifies some text in Curse of Strahd. These changes appear in recent printings of the book and have been applied across D&D Beyond.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sage Advice & Errata
Curse of Strahd This document corrects and clarifies some text in Curse of Strahd. These changes appear in recent printings of the book and have been applied across D&D Beyond.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
Curse of Malaxxix A creature that attunes to one of Malaxxix’s cursed items becomes afflicted with the curse of Malaxxix. The curse enables Malaxxix to interact with the cursed creature in special
unoccupied space within 60 feet of the cursed creature, regardless of the creature’s location in the multiverse. The curse of Malaxxix lasts until ended with a Remove Curse spell, a Greater Restoration spell, or similar magic.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
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
have an ironic connection to the action that triggered the curse.A dying priest of Ezra curses his murderer Pronouncement The first component of a curse is the pronouncement, which amounts to a threat
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
Syndra Silvane’s Curse The party’s benefactor is a retired adventurer named Syndra Silvane. Being a wizard and merchant of no small repute, she has magic to expedite the party’s journey to Chult as
Tethyrian human archmage, with these changes: Syndra is lawful neutral and speaks Common, Dwarvish, Elvish, and Halfling. Syndra’s hit point maximum has been reduced to 79 by the Soulmonger’s death curse
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
Lord Soth’s Curse The characters are preceded through Castle Kalaman’s catacombs by Lord Soth, a villain whose vices allowed the Cataclysm to occur. Lord Soth’s Legend In the years before the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
Curse of Malaxxix A creature that attunes to one of Malaxxix’s cursed items becomes afflicted with the curse of Malaxxix. The curse enables Malaxxix to interact with the cursed creature in special
unoccupied space within 60 feet of the cursed creature, regardless of the creature’s location in the multiverse. The curse of Malaxxix lasts until ended with a Remove Curse spell, a Greater Restoration spell, or similar magic.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
Curse of Malaxxix A creature that attunes to one of Malaxxix’s cursed items becomes afflicted with the curse of Malaxxix. The curse enables Malaxxix to interact with the cursed creature in special
unoccupied space within 60 feet of the cursed creature, regardless of the creature’s location in the multiverse. The curse of Malaxxix lasts until ended with a Remove Curse spell, a Greater Restoration spell, or similar magic.