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repeat the saving throw. The effect ends if the second save is successful; otherwise the target is petrified for 24 hours.Stone cursed are spawned through a foul alchemical ritual performed on a Humanoid
, animating the statue and turning it into a useful guardian.
Stone cursed possess a malevolent drive to slay the living, yet they are utterly loyal to whoever performed the ritual to animate them, and
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Quests from the Infinite Staircase
throw or be cursed with mummy rot. The cursed target can’t regain hit points, and its hit point maximum decreases by 10 (3d6);{"diceNotation":"3d6", "rollType":"roll", "rollAction":"Rotting Fist
starvation loomed over Nafik and his priests. In a desperate measure, Nafik wrought a haphazard ritual on himself and his fellow priests, transforming them and himself into Undead. Heartless and corrupted
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Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
lost hag.
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You were cursed as a child. A deal with the spirits of the forest transformed you into a hexblood, now free of the curse.
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You began life as a fey creature, but an accident
considered a gift from the town’s patron deity, who is known as Mother.
BECOMING A HAG
Hags can undertake a ritual to irreversibly transform a hexblood they created into a new hag, either one of
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Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
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1/day each: dominate person, etherealness, feeblemindLong ago, the Raven Queen cursed a cabal of powerful wizards for meddling in a ritual that would have
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its saving throw against this spell, you can't target it with a ritual casting of the spell for 24 hours.
While cursed, the target hears haunting, discordant music and has Disadvantage on D20 Test;D20
You focus on a creature that you are familiar with that is on the same plane of existence as you. The target must succeed on a Wisdom saving throw or be cursed for the duration. Once a target fails
Darkling
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Volo's Guide to Monsters
that she cursed every member of his house. Other fey refer to the descendants of Dubh Catha's house as the dubh sith-or, in Common, "darklings." Darklings most often settle in secluded caverns and
qualify to undergo a ritual to become an elder. Other elders mark the supplicant with glowing tattoos, channeling some of the darkling's absorbed light away from its body. If the ritual succeeds, the
Darkling Elder
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call him Dubh Catha ("Dark Crow" in Common). So great was the Summer Queen's wrath that she cursed every member of his house. Other fey refer to the descendants of Dubh Catha's house as the dubh sith-or
the colors in a painting or a jewel.
Elder Transformation. A wise and respected darkling can qualify to undergo a ritual to become an elder. Other elders mark the supplicant with glowing tattoos
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magically create a new one using a 10-minute ritual.
Payment. The ferryman must peacefully offer a ride in its boat to a creature that takes the Influence action to offer it 3 CP. If that creature is
cursed by the ferryman, the curse ends. If the boat is full, the ferryman must return to offer the creature a ride once its current passengers leave the boat. If the creature or its allies damage the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monsters of the Multiverse
Stone Cursed Stone cursed are spawned through a foul alchemical ritual performed on a Humanoid that has been turned to stone. The ritual, which requires a mixture of basilisk blood and the ashes from
sludge emerge from a stone cursed’s fingers. This alchemical sludge transforms those slashed by the claws into statues. As part of the ritual used to create a stone cursed, a fist-sized obsidian
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
Stone Cursed The stone cursed are spawned through a foul alchemical ritual performed on a humanoid that has been turned to stone. The ritual, which requires a mixture of basilisk blood and the ashes
from the burned feathers of a cockatrice, awakens a dim echo of the petrified victim’s spirit, animating the statue and turning it into a useful guardian. Lingering Spirits. The stone cursed possess a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monsters of the Multiverse
Stone Cursed Stone cursed are spawned through a foul alchemical ritual performed on a Humanoid that has been turned to stone. The ritual, which requires a mixture of basilisk blood and the ashes from
sludge emerge from a stone cursed’s fingers. This alchemical sludge transforms those slashed by the claws into statues. As part of the ritual used to create a stone cursed, a fist-sized obsidian
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
ritual intended to restore Shemshime. When enough people join in the singing of the rhyme, or enough time passes while people are singing it, the ritual will be completed. As that occasion approaches
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
Stone Cursed The stone cursed are spawned through a foul alchemical ritual performed on a humanoid that has been turned to stone. The ritual, which requires a mixture of basilisk blood and the ashes
from the burned feathers of a cockatrice, awakens a dim echo of the petrified victim’s spirit, animating the statue and turning it into a useful guardian. Lingering Spirits. The stone cursed possess a
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
ritual intended to restore Shemshime. When enough people join in the singing of the rhyme, or enough time passes while people are singing it, the ritual will be completed. As that occasion approaches
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
protection might be cursed, diseased, prone to panic attacks, too young or too old to fight, or apt to risk the lives of the adventurers through dubious decisions. The object the adventurers have
sworn to protect might be sentient, cursed, or difficult to transport. Retrieve an Object. The adventurers must gain possession of a specific object in the area of the encounter, preferably before combat
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
complication, an NPC under the party’s protection might be cursed, panicked, unable to fight, or apt to risk the lives of the adventurers through dubious decisions. The object the adventurers have sworn to
protect might be sentient, cursed, or difficult to transport. Such an encounter might be a combat encounter or an exploration encounter, with either Hostile monsters or a dangerous environment threatening
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
protection might be cursed, diseased, prone to panic attacks, too young or too old to fight, or apt to risk the lives of the adventurers through dubious decisions. The object the adventurers have
sworn to protect might be sentient, cursed, or difficult to transport. Retrieve an Object. The adventurers must gain possession of a specific object in the area of the encounter, preferably before combat
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
complication, an NPC under the party’s protection might be cursed, panicked, unable to fight, or apt to risk the lives of the adventurers through dubious decisions. The object the adventurers have sworn to
protect might be sentient, cursed, or difficult to transport. Such an encounter might be a combat encounter or an exploration encounter, with either Hostile monsters or a dangerous environment threatening
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
inscribed with necromantic markings before the burial ritual concludes with an invocation to darkness. As a mummy endures in undeath, it animates in response to conditions specified by the ritual. Most
who committed crimes of treason, adultery, or murder. As punishment, they were cursed with eternal undeath, embalmed, mummified, and sealed away. Other times, mummies acting as tomb guardians are
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
inscribed with necromantic markings before the burial ritual concludes with an invocation to darkness. As a mummy endures in undeath, it animates in response to conditions specified by the ritual. Most
who committed crimes of treason, adultery, or murder. As punishment, they were cursed with eternal undeath, embalmed, mummified, and sealed away. Other times, mummies acting as tomb guardians are
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Domains of Delight: A Feywild Accessory
Fey Curses Curses are common punishments among archfey and other powerful Fey creatures. An adventurer might be cursed for any number of reasons, a few of which are listed below: Offending a powerful
resistant to all magic except a wish spell. A creature can also remove such a curse on itself by learning and performing a specific task or ritual, determined by rolling on the Ending the Curse table
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Domains of Delight: A Feywild Accessory
Fey Curses Curses are common punishments among archfey and other powerful Fey creatures. An adventurer might be cursed for any number of reasons, a few of which are listed below: Offending a powerful
resistant to all magic except a wish spell. A creature can also remove such a curse on itself by learning and performing a specific task or ritual, determined by rolling on the Ending the Curse table
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
cursed immortality that binds their minds and spirits within a desiccated corpse. Freed from mortal concerns, these mummy lords pursue their obsessions across ages. Most mummy lords linger amid the ruins
lord’s ancient agenda. Mummy Lord Plots 1d8 The Mummy Lord Seeks To... 1 Open a portal to the past, when its power was at its height. 2 Perform a ritual that can be attempted only once every eight
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
cursed immortality that binds their minds and spirits within a desiccated corpse. Freed from mortal concerns, these mummy lords pursue their obsessions across ages. Most mummy lords linger amid the ruins
lord’s ancient agenda. Mummy Lord Plots 1d8 The Mummy Lord Seeks To... 1 Open a portal to the past, when its power was at its height. 2 Perform a ritual that can be attempted only once every eight
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monsters of the Multiverse
Darklings Ancient legends speak of a seelie fey who betrayed the Summer Queen. In the Summer Queens’ wrath, she cursed every member of his house. The seelie fey’s true name has been stricken from
respected darkling can undergo a ritual to become an elder. Other elders mark the supplicant with glowing tattoos, channeling away some of the darkling’s absorbed light. If the ritual succeeds, the darkling
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
Dark Bargains and Cursed Paintings The process of creating the cursed paintings that are the hallmark of the Fetid Gaze was first attributed to a night hag grandmother whose name other hags fear to
. After that, the beneficiary suddenly experiences the opposite of the intended effect of the ritual, which transforms the creature into the dark reflection of its initial desire. For example, those
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
Dark Bargains and Cursed Paintings The process of creating the cursed paintings that are the hallmark of the Fetid Gaze was first attributed to a night hag grandmother whose name other hags fear to
. After that, the beneficiary suddenly experiences the opposite of the intended effect of the ritual, which transforms the creature into the dark reflection of its initial desire. For example, those
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
to use these remains in a ritual to summon the demon lord Baphomet. If the characters fought any minotaurs in area 7b, Maku and his followers cannot be surprised here. 8a. Keep Calm and Carrion The
brass horn while the other minotaurs try to hack intruders to pieces. Baphomet does not answer prayers, nor does the demon lord have any interest in Maku’s tribe. As such, the minotaur shaman’s ritual
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monsters of the Multiverse
Darklings Ancient legends speak of a seelie fey who betrayed the Summer Queen. In the Summer Queens’ wrath, she cursed every member of his house. The seelie fey’s true name has been stricken from
respected darkling can undergo a ritual to become an elder. Other elders mark the supplicant with glowing tattoos, channeling away some of the darkling’s absorbed light. If the ritual succeeds, the darkling
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
to use these remains in a ritual to summon the demon lord Baphomet. If the characters fought any minotaurs in area 7b, Maku and his followers cannot be surprised here. 8a. Keep Calm and Carrion The
brass horn while the other minotaurs try to hack intruders to pieces. Baphomet does not answer prayers, nor does the demon lord have any interest in Maku’s tribe. As such, the minotaur shaman’s ritual
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
voice and focuses on the business of running the bathhouse. Dread Morgan knows the ritual needed to bind a creature’s desire to a cursed painting, which is recorded on a tiny scroll hidden in a bone
each knew part of a ritual for crafting magic paintings that could bind mortal creatures with a terrible curse. After agreeing to share their knowledge and work together, they formed a coven dedicated to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
long ago in the Nine Hells, when powerful devils created a dark ritual to free their essence from their fiendish bodies in order to escape the Lower Planes. A rakshasa enters the Material Plane to feed
+ 2) slashing damage, and the target is cursed if it is a creature. The magical curse takes effect whenever the target takes a short or long rest, filling the target’s thoughts with horrible images
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
stopped bringing offerings to Amun Sa’s tomb. The threat of starvation loomed over Nafik and his priests. In a desperate measure, Nafik wrought a haphazard ritual on himself and his fellow priests
) bludgeoning damage plus 21 (6d6) necrotic damage. If the target is a creature, it must succeed on a DC 14 Constitution saving throw or be cursed with mummy rot. The cursed target can’t regain hit points
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
, learning their ways. Cursed Cursed islands are steeped in dark magic from a ritual cast by necromancers, hag covens, evil spellcasters, foul deities, or worse. The island might still hold some hint as to
after the table to determine related details and story hooks. Island Theme d6 Theme 1 Alien 2 Cursed 3 Hostile 4 Sanctum 5 Welcoming 6 Wild Alien Alien islands are inhabited by isolated creatures
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
stopped bringing offerings to Amun Sa’s tomb. The threat of starvation loomed over Nafik and his priests. In a desperate measure, Nafik wrought a haphazard ritual on himself and his fellow priests
) bludgeoning damage plus 21 (6d6) necrotic damage. If the target is a creature, it must succeed on a DC 14 Constitution saving throw or be cursed with mummy rot. The cursed target can’t regain hit points