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<blockquote data-quote="LostSoul" data-source="post: 5537080" data-attributes="member: 386">My suggestion is to run the cursed item as a full NPC.&nbsp; Erm, scratch that.&nbsp; My suggestion is to steal shamelessly from Sorcerer.In Sorcerer, you summon and bind demons.&nbsp; Otherwise you're a normal guy.&nbsp; Those demons give you power, but they demand a price.&nbsp; Demons have a need that you have to fill; they can't do it themselves.&nbsp; It's like heroin and you're the dealer.&nbsp; They also have a desire, a way they see the world.&nbsp; You run them like full NPCs.&nbsp; They get pissed off at the PCs and cause them all sorts of problems.I say, do the same for cursed magic items.Parts of my 4E hack are based on (ie. steal shamelessly from) Sorcerer.&nbsp; When I make up magic items, I give each a 50% chance (1-3 on 1d6) to be cursed.&nbsp; This means it has a desire; I roll on the table to find out what that is, then flesh it out.&nbsp; I also use similar things to determine how Warlock pacts work.Here are the tables; the Desire one is stolen from Sorcerer &amp; Sword.[code]Patron’s Goal or Desire1d6&nbsp; &nbsp; Goal&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Notes1&nbsp; &nbsp; Community&nbsp; &nbsp; Establish a new one or protect an existing one2&nbsp; &nbsp; Conquest&nbsp; &nbsp; Conquer a land or territory in the name of the patron3&nbsp; &nbsp; Corruption&nbsp; &nbsp; Corruption of the warlock4&nbsp; &nbsp; Ruin&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; As corruption, but focused on larger communities5&nbsp; &nbsp; Worship&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Requires setting up a cult or religion to the patron6&nbsp; &nbsp; Creation&nbsp; &nbsp; Requires creating something that will last – a great black tower, an artefact, or a pervasive memePact Obligation1d6&nbsp; &nbsp; Demand&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Notes1&nbsp; &nbsp; Blood Sacrifice&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; As per the ritual2&nbsp; &nbsp; Terrible Secrets&nbsp; &nbsp; Secrets stolen from people that would cause great shame and despair if revealed3&nbsp; &nbsp; Ritual Sex&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Children conceived during the orgy are born without souls, vessels of the patron4&nbsp; &nbsp; The Yellow Sign&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; The warlock inducts another person into the meme of the Yellow Sign; see the ritual for more information5&nbsp; &nbsp; Cannibalism&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Includes any demi-human creature, not just those of the warlock’s own race6&nbsp; &nbsp; Destruction&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; The warlock destroys something of great value (sentimental or real)[/code]</blockquote>

[QUOTE="LostSoul, post: 5537080, member: 386"] My suggestion is to run the cursed item as a full NPC. Erm, scratch that. My suggestion is to steal shamelessly from Sorcerer. In Sorcerer, you summon and bind demons. Otherwise you're a normal guy. Those demons give you power, but they demand a price. Demons have a need that you have to fill; they can't do it themselves. It's like heroin and you're the dealer. They also have a desire, a way they see the world. You run them like full NPCs. They get pissed off at the PCs and cause them all sorts of problems. I say, do the same for cursed magic items. Parts of my 4E hack are based on (ie. steal shamelessly from) Sorcerer. When I make up magic items, I give each a 50% chance (1-3 on 1d6) to be cursed. This means it has a desire; I roll on the table to find out what that is, then flesh it out. I also use similar things to determine how Warlock pacts work. Here are the tables; the Desire one is stolen from Sorcerer & Sword. [code]Patron’s Goal or Desire 1d6 Goal Notes 1 Community Establish a new one or protect an existing one 2 Conquest Conquer a land or territory in the name of the patron 3 Corruption Corruption of the warlock 4 Ruin As corruption, but focused on larger communities 5 Worship Requires setting up a cult or religion to the patron 6 Creation Requires creating something that will last – a great black tower, an artefact, or a pervasive meme Pact Obligation 1d6 Demand Notes 1 Blood Sacrifice As per the ritual 2 Terrible Secrets Secrets stolen from people that would cause great shame and despair if revealed 3 Ritual Sex Children conceived during the orgy are born without souls, vessels of the patron 4 The Yellow Sign The warlock inducts another person into the meme of the Yellow Sign; see the ritual for more information 5 Cannibalism Includes any demi-human creature, not just those of the warlock’s own race 6 Destruction The warlock destroys something of great value (sentimental or real)[/code] [/QUOTE]

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