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<blockquote data-quote="kreynolds" data-source="post: 167206" data-attributes="member: 2829"><p>The general guidline is that you can't find out if an item is cursed without putting it on or trying it out. For instance a -4 longsword might detect as a +1 longsword, no matter what spell you use to analyze it. But that's kinda the whole point to cursed items. They are hard to detect. However, you might want a cursed item to be indentifiable, in which case your player's might never even give it a second glance, in which case you probably wasted your time making the item.</p><p></p><p>The other category of cursed items are those that actually grant a benefit. For instance, a suit of armor that grants a +4 bonus to strength might also grant a -4 penalty to constitution. These items give you a good reason to hang onto them, but they also give you a good reason to get rid of them.</p><p></p><p>As far as an item actually cursing you, cursed items follow a basic theme; they may bestow a curse upon you, but the curse isn't usually that bad. For instance, it's pretty rare that you will ever run into a cursed item that bestows Geas/Quest upon a character, as that is an awfully powerful curse.</p><p></p><p>In the end, it all depends on what kind of game you run. Items that bestow a curse upon a character, even if the character gets rid of the item, are pretty much controlled by the DM and are created/designed to fit within certain situations or are made to cater to a given storyline. It's your call.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="kreynolds, post: 167206, member: 2829"] The general guidline is that you can't find out if an item is cursed without putting it on or trying it out. For instance a -4 longsword might detect as a +1 longsword, no matter what spell you use to analyze it. But that's kinda the whole point to cursed items. They are hard to detect. However, you might want a cursed item to be indentifiable, in which case your player's might never even give it a second glance, in which case you probably wasted your time making the item. The other category of cursed items are those that actually grant a benefit. For instance, a suit of armor that grants a +4 bonus to strength might also grant a -4 penalty to constitution. These items give you a good reason to hang onto them, but they also give you a good reason to get rid of them. As far as an item actually cursing you, cursed items follow a basic theme; they may bestow a curse upon you, but the curse isn't usually that bad. For instance, it's pretty rare that you will ever run into a cursed item that bestows Geas/Quest upon a character, as that is an awfully powerful curse. In the end, it all depends on what kind of game you run. Items that bestow a curse upon a character, even if the character gets rid of the item, are pretty much controlled by the DM and are created/designed to fit within certain situations or are made to cater to a given storyline. It's your call. [/QUOTE]
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