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Monsters
Monster Manual
becomes a Weretiger under the DM’s control and has 10 Hit Points. Success: The target is immune to this weretiger’s curse for 24 hours.
Scratch. Melee Attack Roll: +5;{"diceNotation":"1d20+5
returns to its true humanoid form. Its game statistics, other than its size, are the same in each form. Any equipment it is wearing or carrying isn’t transformed.
Monsters
Monster Manual
becomes a Werebear under the DM’s control and has 10 Hit Points. Success: The target is immune to this werebear’s curse for 24 hours.
Handaxe (Humanoid or Hybrid Form Only). Melee or Ranged
hybrid form or a Large bear, or it returns to its true humanoid form. Its game statistics, other than its size, are the same in each form. Any equipment it is wearing or carrying isn’t transformed.
Monsters
Monster Manual
becomes a Wererat under the DM’s control and has 10 Hit Points. Success: The target is immune to this wererat’s curse for 24 hours.
Scratch. Melee Attack Roll: +5;{"diceNotation":"1d20+5
it returns to its true humanoid form. Its game statistics, other than its size, are the same in each form. Any equipment it is wearing or carrying isn’t transformed.
Monsters
Monster Manual
, it instead becomes a Werewolf under the DM’s control and has 10 Hit Points. Success: The target is immune to this werewolf’s curse for 24 hours.
Scratch. Melee Attack Roll: +5
, or it returns to its true humanoid form. Its game statistics, other than its size, are the same in each form. Any equipment it is wearing or carrying isn’t transformed.
Monsters
Monster Manual
and Good is cast on its corpse. If it revives, it animates a Humanoid corpse elsewhere on the same plane of existence; it now looks different but uses the same stat block and returns with all its Hit
curses one creature it can see within 30 feet of itself. The revenant knows the distance to and direction of the cursed target, even if it is on a different plane of existence. The curse ends on the target if the revenant uses this Bonus Action on a different creature.
Monsters
Monster Manual
a Wereboar under the DM’s control and has 10 Hit Points. Success: The target is immune to this wereboar’s curse for 24 hours.
Javelin (Humanoid or Hybrid Form Only). Melee or Ranged
Prone condition.Shape-Shift. The wereboar shape-shifting;shape-shifts into a Medium boar-humanoid hybrid or a Small boar, or it returns to its true humanoid form. Its game statistics, other than its size, are the same in each form. Any equipment it is wearing or carrying isn’t transformed.
Monsters
Monster Manual
magically returns to the solar’s hand or hovers within 5 feet of the solar immediately after a ranged attack.
Slaying Bow. Dexterity Saving Throw: DC 21, one creature the solar can see within 600 feet
":"Radiant"} Radiant damage. Success: Half damage.Poison, RadiantDivine Aid (3/Day). The solar casts Cure Wounds (level 2 version), Lesser Restoration, or Remove Curse, using the same spellcasting ability as Spellcasting.
Monsters
Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
broken, and the target returns to its normal form and gains 3 levels of exhaustion. On a failure, the curse remains, and the target automatically fails any saving throw made to break this curse for 1
aggressively spread the plague of lycanthropy. Only through the death of a loup garou might those afflicted by it escape their curse.
Loup Garou Lycanthropy
A Humanoid who succumbs to a loup garou
Monsters
The Book of Many Things
damage, and the target can’t take reactions until the end of Malaxxix’s next turn. Hit or Miss: The hammer then magically returns to Malaxxix’s hand.
Whip. Melee Weapon Attack: +12
worthwhile. When Malaxxix deigns to speak with others, the fiend displays grandiloquent diction and a pompous demeanor—a stark contrast to the yugoloth’s usual fury.
Curse of Malaxxix
A creature
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
regains all of its shared spells.
Alter Size. Skabatha magically shrinks herself to Tiny size (between 4 and 8 inches tall) or returns to her normal size. If Skabatha lacks the room to return
Magic Items
Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus
Soul coins are about 5 inches across and about an inch thick, minted from infernal iron. Each coin weighs one-third of a pound, and is inscribed with Infernal writing and a spell that magically binds
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
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
target has disadvantage on saving throws until the end of the shadar-kai’s next turn. Hit or Miss: The dagger magically returns to the shadar-kai’s hand immediately after a ranged attack
.
Spellcasting. The shadar-kai casts one of the following spells, requiring no material components and using Intelligence as the spellcasting ability (spell save DC 16):
1/day each: bestow curse
Magic Items
Keys from the Golden Vault
added their own input to its catalog of vile knowledge. Their additions are clear, for the writers of later works stitched whatever they were writing into the tome or, in some cases, made notations
banished using magic such as the dispel evil and good spell. The banished spirit returns to the book.
Adjusted Ability Scores. After you spend the requisite amount of time reading and studying the book
Guardian Naga
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Monsters
Basic Rules (2014)
Rejuvenation. If it dies, the naga returns to life in 1d6;{"diceNotation":"1d6","rollType":"roll","rollAction":"Rejuvenation"} days and regains all its hit points. Only a wish spell can prevent this
level (4 slots): command, cure wounds, shield of faith
2nd level (3 slots): calm emotions, hold person
3rd level (3 slots): bestow curse, clairvoyance
4th level (3 slots): banishment, freedom of
monsters
Hit Points. Success: The target is immune to this werewyvern’s curse for 24 hours.Among the rarest of were-creatures, werewyverns change from their humanoid forms into lean wyverns or into
possible. Werewyverns like to keep their wyvern form a secret until they need an upper hand in a fight or an aerial escape.
Werewyverns transmit lycanthropy through their potent venom. The curse&rsquo
Demilich (Variant)
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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
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
the victim of such a curse suppresses the burden for 1 hour. A greater restoration spell suppresses the burden until the victim finishes a long rest. Death usually ends a curse, but the curse returns in
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
Vistani Curses A Vistana, regardless of age, can use an action to utter a curse. The curse targets another creature within 30 feet that the Vistana can see. The Vistana can’t utter another such curse
before finishing a long rest. The curse is a repayment for an injustice or a slight. The target must succeed on a Wisdom saving throw to avoid the curse. The saving throw DC is 8 + the Vistana’s
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
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->Candlekeep Mysteries
Entering Candlekeep The required entrance fee for admission into Candlekeep is a work of writing not already collected therein. Those who show up at the gates without such a gift are kindly but
writing) oversee the front gates, examining and discussing written works presented by hopefuls trying to gain entrance. If a question arises, the Avowed send a runner to consult with a sage in the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
curse stole their wings and transformed their voices. Now kenku slip through the shadows of cities and the Shadowfell, trying to recover what they’ve lost. To some, this means seeking an end to their
curse; others search for magic or contraptions to enable them to fly and sing again. The curse affecting kenku allows them to vocally communicate only by mimicking sounds they’ve heard. Kenku can
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
or remove curse, ends the effect and returns the creature to its normal weight. Frogspittle: Each creature in the room must succeed on a DC 10 Constitution saving throw or take 9 (2d8) poison damage
73. Trial of the Square The door to this area has a square carved into it. When the characters open the door, read: This room is filled with flying sheets of parchment, with writing on the pages
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
Orc
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Volo's Guide to Monsters
raid just as another group returns, laden with severed heads, sacks of loot, and armfuls of food. Warriors also serve as scouts, bringing back detailed reports about the surrounding area so that the
rarely keep records or write down their thoughts. When orcs need to communicate in writing, they use crude symbols to convey basic information, such as “food stored here,” “danger close
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
repeat the saving throw. On a successful saving throw, the creature returns to its true form. After three failed saving throws, the transformation can be undone only by a remove curse spell or similar magic.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
. After finishing a short or long rest, each character discovers that 20 percent of their skin is covered in writing that matches portions of The Scrivener’s Tale. The text starts at the character’s
character’s mark increases by 1. Each additional level of the mark covers another 20 percent of the character’s skin with writing until 80 percent of the character’s body is covered; the character also
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
wereboars suffer their shape-shifting nature as a curse, with some involuntarily transforming any time they perform a greedy act or indulge their selfish nature. Wereboar Medium or Small Monstrosity
wereboar’s curse for 24 hours.
Javelin (Humanoid or Hybrid Form Only). Melee or Ranged Attack Roll: +5, reach 5 ft. or range 30/120 ft. Hit: 13 (3d6 + 3) Piercing damage.
Tusk (Boar or Hybrid Form Only
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
this wererat’s curse for 24 hours.
Scratch. Melee Attack Roll: +5, reach 5 ft. Hit: 6 (1d6 + 3) Slashing damage.
Hand Crossbow (Humanoid or Hybrid Form Only). Ranged Attack Roll: +5, range 30/120
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
help her deal with Kiril Stoyanovich, whom she blames above all. Zuleika sees the characters as the answer to her prayers and asks them to kill Kiril when he returns from his latest hunt (see “Leader of
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->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
Constitution saving throw. On a success, the curse is broken, and the target returns to its normal form and gains 3 levels of exhaustion. On a failure, the curse remains, and the target automatically fails any saving throw made to break this curse for 1 month.
plague of lycanthropy. Only through the death of a loup garou might those afflicted by it escape their curse. Loup Garou
Medium Monstrosity (Shapechanger)
Armor Class 16 (natural armor)
Hit
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
writing and a spell that magically binds a single soul to the coin. Because each soul coin has a unique soul trapped within it, each has a story. A creature might have been imprisoned as a result of
defaulting on a deal, while another might 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
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
a Werebear under the DM’s control and has 10 Hit Points. Success: The target is immune to this werebear’s curse for 24 hours.
Handaxe (Humanoid or Hybrid Form Only). Melee or Ranged Attack Roll: +7
-Shift. The werebear shape-shifts into a Large bear-humanoid hybrid form or a Large bear, or it returns to its true humanoid form. Its game statistics, other than its size, are the same in each form. Any
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
this werebear’s curse for 24 hours.
Handaxe (Humanoid or Hybrid Form Only). Melee or Ranged Attack Roll: +7, reach 5 ft or range 20/60 ft. Hit: 14 (3d6 + 4) Slashing damage.
Rend (Bear or Hybrid
returns to its true humanoid form. Its game statistics, other than its size, are the same in each form. Any equipment it is wearing or carrying isn’t transformed.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
a Humanoid corpse elsewhere on the same plane of existence; it now looks different but uses the same stat block and returns with all its Hit Points.
Actions
Multiattack. The revenant uses
creature it can see within 30 feet of itself. The revenant knows the distance to and direction of the cursed target, even if it is on a different plane of existence. The curse ends on the target if the revenant uses this Bonus Action on a different creature.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
Immunities charmed, poisoned
Senses darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 14
Languages Celestial, Common
Challenge 10 (5,900 XP)
Rejuvenation. If it dies, the naga returns to life in 1d6 days and
slots): command, cure wounds, shield of faith
2nd level (3 slots): calm emotions, hold person
3rd level (3 slots): bestow curse, clairvoyance
4th level (3 slots): banishment, freedom of movement