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Message: <blockquote data-quote="wingsandsword" data-source="post: 2129240" data-attributes="member: 14159">That's not a spell, it's a feature of the setting, the Trifold Curse of Mystra.  All Arcane spellcasters adopt a mark that is uniquely theirs.  When an arcane spellcaster reaches 10th caster level, their mark falls under the divine protection of the Trifold Curse of Mystra.  Anybody who intentionally copies a protected mark with the intent to decieve (spellcaster or not) must make three DC 15 Will saves or suffer the curse.  The first is against sufffering 2 points of permanent strength drain, the second is against two points of permanent Intelligence drain and suffering the effects of a Feeblemind spell, and the third is against 2 points of wisdom drain and losing all bonus spells from high ability scores for one month.It's generally held that subtle divine inspiration prevents mages from accidentally choosing a duplicate sign of an existing mage.  It only applies to copying a mark with intent to decieve, like forging a signature.  Just writing down the mark for a reference or example doesn't trigger the curse.I think at one point it was represented as a separate spell, but it got folded into being a general aspect of the setting by 3rd Edition (FRCS page 28).</blockquote>