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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Keaggan" data-source="post: 9742380" data-attributes="member: 7025002">Hey everyone! Just wanted to take a moment to thank you all again for the fantastic suggestions you've been sharing. I really appreciate the brainstorming!To give a little more insight into what I'm thinking, I had this fun idea to introduce a twist where each player learns they've been "touched by the ancient evil entity" (no BBEG picked yet) during one of our sessions, but the curse will start to become a real issue! At some point, an NPC will bring it to light, sensing the darkness within and pointing out the threat they pose to the town and the NPCs they care about.With that in mind and incorporating your ideas, I'm leaning towards a two-part concept:1. Summoning Dark Powers: The curse can actually grant them some cool powers! Each time they tap into this dark side, they'll gain a mechanical benefit that's tailored to their class. I'm thinking the perks might come with a cost, tied to the severity of how much they're drawing on the ancient evil. And to keep things mysterious, I might make each character's perk list unique, potentially linking them to the seven deadly sins. This way, everyone has their own flavor of the curse and it won't be immediately apparent since they'll all be cursed together!2. Curse Progression: As they rack up more curses, they'll face increasing disadvantages starting with narrative effects and evolving into mechanical ones. For a campaign that's around 10ish sessions, I'm aiming for 3-5 tiers of progression. Here's a draft of what I have so far (remember, they only get one new drawback per tier):- Tier 1: Fresh bread and produce suddenly taste awful/raw meat is the only thing that tastes good; their shadow grows larger; skin feels cool to the touch.- Tier 2: Food rots in their presence; people start to feel uneasy around them; small animals might run away.- Tier 3: They have nightmares and need to make a Wis Save for a full rest; travel is only possible at night or they take DisAdv on all rolls during the day.There were some really great ideas about the character's perception that I'll definitely include in my GM notes too!What do you all think about this so far? I'm super excited to hear your thoughts!</blockquote>

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