101 Bestowable Curses!

[gunter uxbridge]

19) Curse of the Itchy Sphincter - The target's "bottom" itches...constantly. Due to constantly shifting positions, squirming and general discomfort, this curse has several effects.

-2 to hide and move silently checks

Fort save DC 20 every night before bed or unable to sleep for more than a few hours. Fatigue effects apply. -1 to the DC roll each day. (It gets easier to fall asleep the more tired you become.)

Concentration check (DC 10 + level) to cast spells with somatic components.

Unable to ride horses for more than an hour or sit for more than an hour. Will Save DC 12 +1 for every hour after.

 

[Angcuru]

Curse of the Flaming Eyelids - I think this one speaks for itself.

Curse of the Anti-Dwarf - Your are normally in a state of drunkency. To become sober, you must consume pints of ale equal to your constitution score, and 3 for every hour after becoming sober, otherwise the drunkency returns.

Touch of Madias - No matter what you set out to become, you end up doing the exact opposite of your ethos when taking hold of a significant Item. I.E. Clerics begin spouting balsphemy when taking hold of a holy symbol, paladins run in fear when drawing thier swords, druids randomly begin chopping up fuzzy little forest creatures, and rogues when drawing their daggers to get into a sneak attack position instead sheath the dagger and draw their largest weapon and proceed to run into combat screaming like a flaming wombat.

 

[DM with a vengence]

23) -4 to all checks, saves, and attacks.

24) -6 to all ability scores

25) 50% chance to lose an action

(Hey, someone had to do it)

26) Curse of Blisters. The targets feet are covered in bloody painful blisters. Their speed decreases by 5 feet, they cannot run or charge, and they must make fortitude saves after 4 hours of walking instead of eight. This also holds true for extended jogging, except match the time units.

 

[Saeviomagy]

27) "Did that kid say 'what's a battle'"
"No sir, he said 'what's that rattle'"
"I'm sure he said battle"
"Well sir, I have a curse"
"A curse that makes you hear B's as R's?"
"Yes sir."

 

[Conaill]

Keep em coming! I've got a Witch in the EN World City Project's NPC Submission thread that is fond of using Bestow Curse...

28) face is covered with a festering skin disease; hair and teeth fall out. Victim gets a -8 penalty to Charisma for any interaction where his face is visible. (This exceeds the "-6 to any ability score", but can be circumvented by wearing a mask etc, and wouldn't affect a Sorceror's spellcasting for example.)

 

[Jeph]

29) Curse of t--*SMASH* Whenever you take bludgeoning damage, take +1 points of damage for every 3 points of damage dealt.

30) Curse of Confucious You talk cryptically, and begin every sentance with "Confucious say . . . " For example, if you wanted to say that you don't think rushing the dire rat with flame strikes is a good idea, you might say, "Confucious say, no use cannon to kill mosquito!"

 

[Felix]

Montezuma's Revenge
Every hour, the cursed must make a fortitude save (DC 14) or be forced to take a 15 minute break for... personal reasons. Each additional hour the save is made, the character's speed drops 5', and running becomes impossible.

Halitosis
Your breath smells bad. Really bad. ie, your breath is the material component for Cloudkill. Speaking withing 10' of someone unaware of the curse causes them to shift their attitide one step (helpful to friendly). Speaking within 5' of someone makes them nauseated and shifts their attitude two steps.

 

[maddman75]

Curse of the Muse - the character may only speak in rhymes.

Brutal to spellcasters, and even other players HATE this one .

 

[Conaill]

How about some classic ones?

Curse of the Fool - victim's head turns into that of a donkey. He may or may still be able to speak, but if he does his speech is often interrupted by uncontrollable braying.

Curse of the Puppet - victim's nose grows whenever he tells a lie.

Curse of the frog - Victim is convinced he has been turned into a frog (or toad)! Victim's speech is heard as a frog's croaking by others, and he cannot understand normal speech. However, he can communicate with other frogs, and others can communicate with him through Speak with Animals etc. Every round, he may make a Will save to avoid hopping around like a frog. While hopping, he may move but take no other action.

 

[Felix]

[Movie Reference]

Curse of Arranged Marrage
Prospective wife must do what prospective husband says, exactly.
---Bark like a dog.
-arf arf arf arf
---A big dog.
-Woof Woof Woof Woof...


[/Movie Reference]