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rejects you but also places a curse on you, causing you to make D20 Test;D20 Tests with Disadvantage for 24 hours or until the curse is ended by a Remove Curse spell or similar magic. If you’re
its creator.
The weapon communicates by transmitting emotions, sending a tingling sensation through the wielder’s hand when it wants to communicate something it has sensed. It can communicate
Magic Items
Dungeon Master’s Guide
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
Guide), it is destroyed by some calamity beyond your control. Any documentation that proves you should own something lost to this card also disappears.
Sage. At any time you choose within one year of
Monsters
Mordenkainen's Fiendish Folio Volume 1
). The killmoulis targets up to eight creatures within 100 feet of it that it can see. The next time a target finishes a long rest, it regains all spent Hit Dice and gains 10 temporary hit points.
Curse
merchants, or bold adventurers, all travelers have something interesting to offer a killmoulis.
Hungry Helpers. Despite their odd appearance and origins, killmoulis crave the same creature comforts as
Axe of the Dwarvish Lords
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Seeing the peril his people faced, a young dwarf prince came to believe that his people needed something to unite them. Thus, he set out to forge a weapon that would be such a symbol.
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mishap or arriving somewhere unexpected. You can’t use this property again until 3 days have passed.
Curse
The axe bears a curse that affects any non-dwarf that becomes attuned to it. Even if the
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
. To hasten their pace and teach them to mind her will, the queen shrank their stature and sped up their internal clocks. The queen’s curse gave the quicklings their amazing speed but also
constantly paces and shifts in place, as though it can’t wait to be off again.
Quicklings have a capricious nature and are always up to something. A quickling spends most of its time perpetrating
Monsters
Curse of Strahd
came knocking on Strahd's door, Rahadin could see that she intrigued Strahd, but Rahadin was suspicious of her motives. Patrina tried to seduce Strahd with the prospect of immortality—something Strahd
Tatyana's death and Strahd's curse. The ageless Patrina returned to Ravenloft in the hope of winning Strahd's love. This time, it was clear that Patrina craved Strahd's power and that Strahd would
Backgrounds
Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus
Being who you are, you could never be a hero. Whether due to your class, your people, your family, or your sins, something about you prevents you from effectively pursuing the path you’ve
chosen. Even so, that doesn’t stop you. You’ve left your old face behind, taking on a new persona, becoming something more.
Characters with the faceless background don a disguise &mdash
Monsters
The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
as the spellcasting ability (spell save DC 14):
At will: detect magic
2/day each: create food and water, polymorph, remove curse
1/day: plane shift (self only)Younger than Skabatha and older than
these visitors enter into an agreement with Bavlorna, she’ll use her powers to resolve their pressing problem in exchange for something of use to her.
Alignment. Neutral evil.
Personality
Compendium
- 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
Compendium
- 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
Compendium
- 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
Compendium
- 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
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
Introduction Something evil is trapping the souls of the dead and draining life from all who have been raised from death by magic. This worldwide “death curse” not only prevents the raising of the
dead but also causes creatures that were previously raised from the dead to wither and die. The source of this death curse lies in a trap-riddled tomb hidden beneath a lost city in the depths of a vast
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
of a male human warrior in plate armor wanders around the statue as though searching for something he has lost. The image cannot be harmed and does not acknowledge the characters. If a character dies
. Until the curse is ended with a remove curse spell or similar magic, the character is beset by nightmares and gains no benefit from a long rest.
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->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->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
Introduction Something evil is trapping the souls of the dead and draining life from all who have been raised from death by magic. This worldwide “death curse” not only prevents the raising of the
dead but also causes creatures that were previously raised from the dead to wither and die. The source of this death curse lies in a trap-riddled tomb hidden beneath a lost city in the depths of a vast
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
of a male human warrior in plate armor wanders around the statue as though searching for something he has lost. The image cannot be harmed and does not acknowledge the characters. If a character dies
. Until the curse is ended with a remove curse spell or similar magic, the character is beset by nightmares and gains no benefit from a long rest.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
Introduction Something evil is trapping the souls of the dead and draining life from all who have been raised from death by magic. This worldwide “death curse” not only prevents the raising of the
dead but also causes creatures that were previously raised from the dead to wither and die. The source of this death curse lies in a trap-riddled tomb hidden beneath a lost city in the depths of a vast
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
of a male human warrior in plate armor wanders around the statue as though searching for something he has lost. The image cannot be harmed and does not acknowledge the characters. If a character dies
. Until the curse is ended with a remove curse spell or similar magic, the character is beset by nightmares and gains no benefit from a long rest.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
Introduction Something evil is trapping the souls of the dead and draining life from all who have been raised from death by magic. This worldwide “death curse” not only prevents the raising of the
dead but also causes creatures that were previously raised from the dead to wither and die. The source of this death curse lies in a trap-riddled tomb hidden beneath a lost city in the depths of a vast
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
of a male human warrior in plate armor wanders around the statue as though searching for something he has lost. The image cannot be harmed and does not acknowledge the characters. If a character dies
. Until the curse is ended with a remove curse spell or similar magic, the character is beset by nightmares and gains no benefit from a long rest.
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—whether an unwitting innocent, a determined vampire, a villain, or something else entirely—influences both Strahd’s and the characters’ relationship with her. Consider how changing Tatyana’s
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—whether an unwitting innocent, a determined vampire, a villain, or something else entirely—influences both Strahd’s and the characters’ relationship with her. Consider how changing Tatyana’s
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—whether an unwitting innocent, a determined vampire, a villain, or something else entirely—influences both Strahd’s and the characters’ relationship with her. Consider how changing Tatyana’s
compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Masters: Arcana Unleashed Play-Along Pack
on their side. Phaerimm swarm the flying city, devouring all arcane knowledge and spellcraft they can consume.
Hook. Someone or something the characters care about has been cursed with magic too
begins to dispel the curse, Phaerimm Agents (Forgotten Realms: Adventures in Faerûn) move to consume the magic before the ritual can be completed.
Use the Karsus’s Sanctum map (Netheril's Fall
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—whether an unwitting innocent, a determined vampire, a villain, or something else entirely—influences both Strahd’s and the characters’ relationship with her. Consider how changing Tatyana’s
Deck of Many Things
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-like visage curses you. You take a −2 penalty on saving throws while cursed in this way. Only a god or the magic of The Fates card can end this curse.
The Fates. Reality's fabric unravels and
property vanishes. Businesses, buildings, and land you own are lost in a way that alters reality the least. Any documentation that proves you should own something lost to this card also disappears
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
Moongrave Minor Curses At your discretion, each character who lost something as a child might carry a minor curse as well. Unlike the inability to gain inspiration, this minor curse can be lifted
appear. Each character in the adventuring party visited the Witchlight Carnival when they were a child—in fact, they snuck in without buying a ticket—and had something stolen from them. Fate brings
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
Moongrave Minor Curses At your discretion, each character who lost something as a child might carry a minor curse as well. Unlike the inability to gain inspiration, this minor curse can be lifted
appear. Each character in the adventuring party visited the Witchlight Carnival when they were a child—in fact, they snuck in without buying a ticket—and had something stolen from them. Fate brings
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
Moongrave Minor Curses At your discretion, each character who lost something as a child might carry a minor curse as well. Unlike the inability to gain inspiration, this minor curse can be lifted
appear. Each character in the adventuring party visited the Witchlight Carnival when they were a child—in fact, they snuck in without buying a ticket—and had something stolen from them. Fate brings
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
Plane to her inscrutable ends. Hexblade. What a cool name! So is your sword evil or cursed or something? But you’re evil, right? … Okay, now I don’t like the name. Names aren’t cool if they don’t make
sense. Like mine: The Xanathar. See? It’s cool, and it makes sense!
Hexblade Features Warlock Level Feature 1st Expanded Spell List, Hexblade’s Curse, Hex Warrior 6th Accursed Specter 10th Armor
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
Moongrave Minor Curses At your discretion, each character who lost something as a child might carry a minor curse as well. Unlike the inability to gain inspiration, this minor curse can be lifted
appear. Each character in the adventuring party visited the Witchlight Carnival when they were a child—in fact, they snuck in without buying a ticket—and had something stolen from them. Fate brings