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Jinx!! And thx, seems I should check it out. Just got the QuickStart FreeRPGDay download.

I forgot to mention that, if you chose environmental havoc, the power of the spell is reduced by an equal amount. But if you choose...

There is one game I can think of that has something very much along these lines - EN World alumnus Kevin Kulp's Swords of the...

Don’t worry, you didn’t miss it :) I didn’t mention it as this is the general TTRPG forum and I was looking for ideas outside the box...

This trade off idea is neat. Though taking feats to mitigate might feel like too heavy a tax. Hmm, gold skin, an incurable cough, and...

Here are a few ideas: Grim Tales is a d20 modern game and, to get magic you need to find 'spells'. If I remember correctly, spells...

So for example instead of using Inspiration to gain advantage on a roll (D&D 5e), you could use it to deflect a cursed effect aimed at...

In-game curse eaters and negative energy sinks could be cool. I’m also looking at meta-currency like inspiration or bennies which could...

I’ve done some limiting of classes/subclasses for narrative purposes. Going full martial with magic gained by feats tho I didn’t think...

I do like the idea of cursed magic accruing and waiting for a chance to unleash its chaos on the world, and the magic user weighing the...

One of the things I like about this is thinking how I might apply it to magic using enemies since the curse affects them as well. Con is...

Interesting thought and brings up the question of how mechanical vs how narrative the curse needs to be. I’d ideally like a balanced...

The WFRP take sounds neat and like something I'd want to take inspiration from. I am wary of making things too complicated, but...

I’ll take a look at DCC, and I think Shadowdark has something built into its magic system as well.

Thx, I definitely do want to experiment with cumulative effects and explore permanent vs temporary. Agree on the severity/rarity...