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Curse of Strahd
light weapons. They are reluctant to make bite attacks in raven form for fear of spreading their curse to those who don’t deserve it or who would abuse it.
A Kindness of Wereravens. Wereravens
refer to their tightly knit groups as kindnesses. A kindness of wereravens usually numbers between seven and twelve individuals. Not surprisingly, wereravens get along well with ravens and often hide
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
Monsters
Quests from the Infinite Staircase
itself back where it entered the border, returning to the garden.
Eternal Summer. The climate in the garden is a perpetual, lovely summer, but weather conditions reflect the emotional tone of creatures in
or the Palace of Spires. On a successful save, the creature’s memories remain intact, but they’re hazy and dreamlike. A Remove Curse or Greater Restoration spell restores the creature
Kenku
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reputation that is not wholly unearned, but they can prove to be valuable allies.
An Ancient Curse
The kenku once served a mysterious, powerful entity on another plane of existence. Some believe they
groups called flocks. A flock is led by the oldest and most experienced kenku with the widest store of knowledge to draw on, often called Master.
Although kenku can’t create new things, they have
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
must break its curse by returning the shard to the ancient tomb it came from. But a dangerous crime syndicate controls the tomb and its riches, and the criminals won’t take kindly to the characters
Shard of the Accursed An Adventure for 8th-Level Characters A mysterious shard made of obsidian places a curse on everyone who bears it. When the shard comes into the characters’ possession, they
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
must break its curse by returning the shard to the ancient tomb it came from. But a dangerous crime syndicate controls the tomb and its riches, and the criminals won’t take kindly to the characters
Shard of the Accursed An Adventure for 8th-Level Characters A mysterious shard made of obsidian places a curse on everyone who bears it. When the shard comes into the characters’ possession, they
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
learn the magical properties of the shard dropped dead without warning, and her soul became trapped in the shard. 3 A group of bandits received the shard as ransom. That night, a sickly green light
bathed their camp, and all but one bandit disappeared. 4 A knight tried to destroy the shard, but the shard’s curse petrified her.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
, regardless of whether they’ve ever received that miracle in the past. Temples and scholars of divine magic are at a loss to explain a curse that has affected the entire region, and possibly the entire
introductory text to the players: For the past several days, the talk of the streets and taverns has all been about the so-called death curse: a wasting disease afflicting everyone who’s ever been raised from
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
learn the magical properties of the shard dropped dead without warning, and her soul became trapped in the shard. 3 A group of bandits received the shard as ransom. That night, a sickly green light
bathed their camp, and all but one bandit disappeared. 4 A knight tried to destroy the shard, but the shard’s curse petrified her.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Uni and the Hunt for the Lost Horn
the players choose the premade characters that accompany this adventure. Long ago, the characters were transported to the Realm, a world filled with magic and monsters. With magic items they received
from a powerful being called Dungeon Master, the characters undertook many adventures before finally returning to their own world. Years passed, and these exploits became the gossamer memories of a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
, regardless of whether they’ve ever received that miracle in the past. Temples and scholars of divine magic are at a loss to explain a curse that has affected the entire region, and possibly the entire
introductory text to the players: For the past several days, the talk of the streets and taverns has all been about the so-called death curse: a wasting disease afflicting everyone who’s ever been raised from
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Uni and the Hunt for the Lost Horn
the players choose the premade characters that accompany this adventure. Long ago, the characters were transported to the Realm, a world filled with magic and monsters. With magic items they received
from a powerful being called Dungeon Master, the characters undertook many adventures before finally returning to their own world. Years passed, and these exploits became the gossamer memories of a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
clandestine deals. The pirates grumbled about the poor treatment they received, but they issued no ultimatums to alter the arrangements. Although the two groups had their differences, the clerics never
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
clandestine deals. The pirates grumbled about the poor treatment they received, but they issued no ultimatums to alter the arrangements. Although the two groups had their differences, the clerics never
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
rival groups. As the characters explore the ziggurat, they slowly uncover clues of the tragedy that befell Cynidicea and its people. While braving clever traps, evil cultists, and restless Undead, the
’ underground city (see the “Extending the Adventure” section at the end of this adventure). The adventure concludes when the characters escape the ziggurat, either by returning to the desert or finding a door to the Infinite Staircase placed in a location of your choice.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
examples of curse resolutions: Protecting a loved one dear to the person who laid the curse from some dire threat Returning every piece of a stolen treasure hoard, down to the last copper coin, to the
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->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
Knight Sarlamir’s Curse Among the dead entombed beneath Castle Kalaman lies the body of Knight Zanas Sarlamir. A respected knight of the Order of the Crown, Sarlamir received a divine quest from the
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 allows you to give your own distinct spin to Ravenloft’s classic tale. Characters and groups marked with an asterisk on the following tables are further detailed in the “Travelers in the Mist” section at the end of in this chapter.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
examples of curse resolutions: Protecting a loved one dear to the person who laid the curse from some dire threat Returning every piece of a stolen treasure hoard, down to the last copper coin, to the
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 allows you to give your own distinct spin to Ravenloft’s classic tale. Characters and groups marked with an asterisk on the following tables are further detailed in the “Travelers in the Mist” section at the end of in this chapter.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
Knight Sarlamir’s Curse Among the dead entombed beneath Castle Kalaman lies the body of Knight Zanas Sarlamir. A respected knight of the Order of the Crown, Sarlamir received a divine quest from the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
the victim finishes a long rest. Returning the entire hoard to the dragon’s lair ends the curse, but removing even a single coin activates it again. Short of the drastic step of abandoning the treasure
forming a set
6 Destroy the ghost’s killer: a dragon who is an echo of the hoard’s owner on another world
A Dragon’s Curse A dragon’s violent death sometimes causes a hoard to carry a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
rival groups. As the characters explore the ziggurat, they slowly uncover clues of the tragedy that befell Cynidicea and its people. While braving clever traps, evil cultists, and restless Undead, the
’ underground city (see the “Extending the Adventure” section at the end of this adventure). The adventure concludes when the characters escape the ziggurat, either by returning to the desert or finding a door to the Infinite Staircase placed in a location of your choice.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
the victim finishes a long rest. Returning the entire hoard to the dragon’s lair ends the curse, but removing even a single coin activates it again. Short of the drastic step of abandoning the treasure
forming a set
6 Destroy the ghost’s killer: a dragon who is an echo of the hoard’s owner on another world
A Dragon’s Curse A dragon’s violent death sometimes causes a hoard to carry a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
travelers have shared experiences. You can find a place to hide, rest, or recuperate among sympathetic trading caravans, itinerant families, or displaced groups, so long as you don’t present yourself
as a danger. Such groups will hide you from the law or anyone searching for you, though they won’t risk their lives for you. Additionally, you can tell whether an object you can see and touch is from
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
travelers have shared experiences. You can find a place to hide, rest, or recuperate among sympathetic trading caravans, itinerant families, or displaced groups, so long as you don’t present yourself
as a danger. Such groups will hide you from the law or anyone searching for you, though they won’t risk their lives for you. Additionally, you can tell whether an object you can see and touch is from
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
in-game explanation. Monsters don’t attack the character, who returns the favor. On returning, the player resumes playing as if the absence never happened. Narrative Contrivance. Decide the character
same XP that the other characters earned each session, keeping the group at the same level. Some groups like to work out a policy regarding how many missing players is too many to proceed. For example
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
, Tymaret the Murder King, a servant of Erebos tasked with returning Phenax to the Underworld. Knowing that Phenax could disguise himself as anyone, Tymaret slaughters all living souls, just to be thorough
, there was one witness to his escape, an unremarkable soul called Tymaret. Sharing what he’d seen with the god of the dead, Tymaret received a cursed blessing from Erebos: he would be restored to the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
in-game explanation. Monsters don’t attack the character, who returns the favor. On returning, the player resumes playing as if the absence never happened. Narrative Contrivance. Decide the character
same XP that the other characters earned each session, keeping the group at the same level. Some groups like to work out a policy regarding how many missing players is too many to proceed. For example
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
. No matter how far a creature travels into the mist, the creature finds itself back where it entered the border, returning to the garden. Eternal Summer. The climate in the garden is a perpetual, lovely
Palace of Spires. On a successful save, the creature’s memories remain intact, but they’re hazy and dreamlike. A Remove Curse or Greater Restoration spell restores the creature’s memories. Time. Time
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
, Tymaret the Murder King, a servant of Erebos tasked with returning Phenax to the Underworld. Knowing that Phenax could disguise himself as anyone, Tymaret slaughters all living souls, just to be thorough
, there was one witness to his escape, an unremarkable soul called Tymaret. Sharing what he’d seen with the god of the dead, Tymaret received a cursed blessing from Erebos: he would be restored to the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
. No matter how far a creature travels into the mist, the creature finds itself back where it entered the border, returning to the garden. Eternal Summer. The climate in the garden is a perpetual, lovely
Palace of Spires. On a successful save, the creature’s memories remain intact, but they’re hazy and dreamlike. A Remove Curse or Greater Restoration spell restores the creature’s memories. Time. Time
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
passed on to anyone else who might come into possession of the item. Returning a stolen item to the treasure pile doesn’t end the curse. A creature cursed in this way gains no benefit from finishing a
hoard. Any creature that takes treasure from this pile is haunted by horrible dreams every night lasting from dusk until dawn. The curse affects only the creature that did the pilfering and isn’t
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
can transform voluntarily, but some are magically compelled to shape-shift when exposed to complete darkness or during nights of a new moon. Often, wererats’ nature results from a divine curse
—punishment for their deceitful natures or the crimes of their treacherous families. Wererats frequently work in groups, forming bandit gangs or thieves’ guilds. Wererat Medium or Small Monstrosity
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
curse, the more savage and bestial they become. Wereboars live in small family groups in remote forest areas, building ramshackle huts or dwelling in caves. They are suspicious of strangers but
or animal form, they gain a devastating goring attack through which their curse is spread. A wereboar infects other creatures indiscriminately, relishing the fact that the more its victims resist the