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While holding this Shield, you have Resistance to damage from attacks made with Ranged weapons.
Curse. This Shield is cursed. Attuning to it curses you until you are targeted by a Remove Curse spell
or similar magic. Removing the Shield fails to end the curse on you. Whenever an attack with a Ranged weapon targets a creature within 10 feet of you, the curse causes you to become the target instead.
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.
Monsters
Monster Manual
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Magic Resistance. The sphinx has Advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical effects.Multiattack. The sphinx makes three Claw attacks. It can replace one attack with a use of Curse of
":"Claw", "rollDamageType":"Slashing"} Slashing damage plus 7 (2d6);{"diceNotation":"2d6", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Claw", "rollDamageType":"Radiant"} Radiant damage.
Curse of the Riddle
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, a fact that is revealed only when the Identify spell is cast on the armor or you attune to it. Attuning to the armor curses you until you are targeted by a Remove Curse spell or similar magic
While wearing this armor, you have Resistance to one of the following damage types: Bludgeoning, Piercing, or Slashing. The DM chooses the type or determines it randomly.
Curse. This armor is cursed
Spells
Player’s Handbook
You place a curses;curse on a creature that you can see within range. Until the spell ends, you deal an extra 1d6 Necrotic damage to the target whenever you hit it with an attack roll. Also, choose
on a later turn to curse a new creature.
Using a Higher-Level Spell Slot. Your Concentration can last longer with a spell slot of level 2 (up to 4 hours), 3–4 (up to 8 hours), or 5+ (24 hours).
Monsters
Monster Manual
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.
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of your prison. You draw no more cards.
Euryale. The card’s medusa-like visage curses you. You take a −2 penalty to saving throws while cursed in this way. Only a god or the magic of the
Fates card can end this curse.
Fates. Reality’s fabric unravels and spins anew, allowing you to avoid or erase one event as if it never happened. You can use the card’s magic as soon as
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the necklace curses you; this curse can’t be removed until Harkon Lukas dies. As long as you remain cursed, you become a Werewolf serving Harkon Lukas under the DM’s control during the night of a full moon.
A dire wolf’s tooth dangles from this simple cord necklace. You gain a +1 bonus to ability checks and saving throws while you wear this necklace.
Curse. This necklace is cursed. Attuning to
Monsters
The Book of Many Things
is reduced to 0 until the end of its next turn.
Destiny Curse (Costs 2 Actions). The hag magically curses a creature it can see within 60 feet of itself. The creature must make a DC 14 Wisdom saving
, requiring no material components and using Wisdom as the spellcasting ability (spell save DC 14):
At will: Bless, Guidance, Silent Image
1/day each: Bane, Bestow Curse, Divination, Scrying (as an
Remove Curse
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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.
Magic Items
Ghosts of Saltmarsh
stone can’t be used this way again until the next dawn.
Curse. This item is cursed. Attuning to it curses you until you are targeted by a remove curse spell or similar magic. As long as you
Monsters
Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse
the spellcasting ability (spell save DC 12):
At will: guidance, light
1/day each: calm emotions, lesser restoration, remove curse, protection from energyA void soother cares for creatures struck by
curses and the negative effects of the planes. These warriors go to dangerous planes and areas torn by conflict to provide relief to those they find there.Soothing Word (3/Day). The void soother
Harkon's Bite
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A dire wolf tooth dangles from this simple cord necklace. While you wear it, the necklace grants you a +1 bonus to ability checks and saving throws.
Curse. Attuning to Harkon’s Bite curses you
until either Harkon Lukas removes the necklace from you or you are targeted by a remove curse spell or similar magic. As long as you remain cursed, you cannot remove the necklace.
Upon donning or
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Death Curse. Charisma Saving Throw: DC 13, each creature in a 5-foot Emanation originating from the wanderer when it dies. Failure: The target is Curses;cursed. While cursed, the target has the
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target within 30 feet that Ez can see. Failure: The target is Curses;cursed. Until the curse ends, the target has Vulnerability to the chosen damage type. The curse ends early if Ez uses this action
of its next turn or (B) Resistance to Acid, Necrotic, and Poison damage until the end of its next turn.
Curse of the All-Seeing Eye (1/Day). Ez chooses a damage type. Wisdom Saving Throw: DC 15, one
Monsters
Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus
. Kostchtchie moves up to his speed.
Curse (Costs 2 Actions). Kostchtchie curses one creature he can see within 60 feet of him. The cursed creature gains vulnerability to all damage dealt by
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":"damage", "rollAction":"Haunter's Spear", "rollDamageType":"Psychic"} Psychic damage. Additionally, the target is Curses;cursed by the nightmare if it isn’t already. Until this curse ends
attacking them. If destroyed, a relentless nightmare can re-form from the dreams of any creature marked with its curse.
Relentless Killers
Relentless killers are fiend-twisted maniacs that arise from
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", "rollDamageType":"Necrotic"} Necrotic damage. If the target is a Humanoid, it is subjected to the following effect. Constitution Saving Throw: DC 18. Failure: The target is Curses;cursed. If the cursed
target drops to 0 Hit Points, it instead becomes a Werewolf under the DM’s control and has 10 Hit Points. The curse can’t be removed until this loup garou dies. Success: The target is immune
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Humanoid, it is subjected to the following effect. Constitution Saving Throw: DC 10. Failure: The target is Curses;cursed. If the cursed target drops to 0 Hit Points, it instead becomes a Wereraven
under the DM’s control and has 10 Hit Points. Success: The target is immune to this wereraven’s curse for 24 hours.
Scratch. Melee Attack Roll: +4;{"diceNotation":"1d20+4", "rollType":"to
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Throw: DC 11. Failure: The target is Curses;cursed for 1 minute. Until the curse ends, the target has the Poisoned condition, and its Speed is reduced by 10 feet.
Soul Swap (Recharge 5–6
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Irena to justice, but not before suffering her curse: “Live you always among monsters, and see everyone you love die beneath their claws.”
By the time Rudolph tracked down his missing son
, the curse had already taken hold: Erasmus had been transformed into Metus’s vampire spawn. Rudolph put an end to his son’s suffering by pounding a wooden stake through the youth’s
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following effect: Constitution Saving Throw: DC 17. Failure: The target is curses;cursed. If the cursed target drops to 0 Hit Points, it instead becomes a Werewolf under the DM’s control and has
50 Hit Points. The curse can’t be removed until Harkon dies. Success: The target is immune to Harkon’s curse for 24 hours.
Swipe (Dire Wolf or Hybrid Form Only). Melee Attack Roll: +10
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): calm emotions, lesser restoration, silence
3rd level (3 slots): dispel magic, remove curse, sending
4th level (3 slots): banishment, freedom of movement, guardian of faith
5th level (3 slots): greater
farther from the domain of a ki-rin.
Curses, diseases, and poisons affecting good-aligned creatures are suppressed when those creatures are within 3 miles of the lair.
A ki-rin can cast control weather
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subjected to the following effect. Constitution Saving Throw: DC 15. Failure: The target is Curses;cursed. If the cursed target drops to 0 Hit Points, it instead becomes a werepanther under the DM’s
control and has 10 Hit Points (use the Weretiger stat block). Success: The target is immune to Chakuna’s curse for 24 hours.
Scratch. Melee Attack Roll: +8;{"diceNotation":"1d20+8", "rollType
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);{"diceNotation":"6d6", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Words of Silence", "rollDamageType":"Psychic"} Psychic damage, and the target is curses;cursed until the end of its next turn. Until the curse ends
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The Book of Many Things
draws.
Monster. This card’s monstrous visage curses you. While cursed in this way, whenever you make a saving throw, you must roll 1d4 and subtract the number rolled from the total. The curse lasts
energy. You have disadvantage on initiative rolls. This effect lasts until you finish a long rest, but it can be ended early by a Remove Curse spell or similar magic.
End. This card is an omen of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
Curses Some game effects curse a creature or an object. The effect that confers a curse defines what the curse does. Curses can be removed by the Remove Curse and Greater Restoration spells or other magic that explicitly ends curses.
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
Curses Every curse has rules that govern it. A curse typically takes one of the forms detailed below. Bestow Curse The simplest curses are created by the Bestow Curse spell. The effects of such
curses are limited and can be ended by the Remove Curse spell. Bestow Curse provides useful benchmarks for gauging the potency of other curses. A curse that lasts for 1 minute equates to a level 3 spell
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
Curses Some game effects curse a creature or an object. The effect that confers a curse defines what the curse does. Curses can be removed by the Remove Curse and Greater Restoration spells or other magic that explicitly ends curses.
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
Curses Alexandre Honoré The curse of demonic possession
has devastating effects Every curse has rules that govern it. A curse typically takes one of the forms detailed below. Bestow Curse The
simplest curses are created by the Bestow Curse spell. The effects of such curses are limited and can be ended by the Remove Curse spell. Bestow Curse provides useful benchmarks for gauging the potency of
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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
enact it. Enraged, the entity imposed three dreadful curses upon them. First, the kenku’s beloved wings withered and fell away from their bodies, leaving them bound to the earth. Second, because
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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.
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
Curses and Magical Contagions A curse is a magical burden that lasts for a specified time or until it is ended by some means. A magical contagion is an adverse effect of magical origin that is contagious by definition. The following sections discuss curses and magical contagions in detail.
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
Laying Curses Curses aren’t something to throw around lightly. They should be dramatically appropriate responses to meaningful choices characters make. If every goblin or bandit coughs out a dying
curse, the narrative impact fades. There should always be a way to avoid a curse, and a curse’s effects should clearly arise from wrongdoing. Here are some examples of actions that warrant a curse
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it curses you until you are targeted by the remove curse spell or similar magic. Removing the shield fails to end the curse on you. Whenever a ranged weapon attack is made against a target within 10 feet of you, the curse causes you to become the target instead.
Shield of Missile Attraction Armor (shield), rare (requires attunement) While holding this shield, you have resistance to damage from ranged weapon attacks. Curse. This shield is cursed. Attuning to