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Cursed Items!

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Heya! Let's have some fun for a bit. If you're going to add a cursed item in the game, what would it be?

Here's mine:

  • All cursed Items have these properties:
    • Only the benefits of the items are shown via Lore ID
    • The Cursed properties are hidden unless a GSF Divination character casts Detect Curse
    • Upon equipping the item, it cannot be unequipped unless the curse is determined by a GSF Divination character using Detect Curse.
    • Casting Remove Curse after proper ID of it will automatically remove the item from equipment slot
    • When equipped after the remove curse, it will regain its Cursed properties and be bound once more
  1. Chrome Dome

    • Helmet: +3AC, 10% Bludgeoning
    • Light: 20M (White)
    • 2% chance of Blinding enemies in 20M after DC check of 10 (very rare, that's a 5% of a 2%, :lol: )
    • Your head changes to a bald one, even when you use -helm
    • Cannot be equipped by Monster races (Those races with no customizable bald head)
  2. Emperor's New Robe

    • Clothing: 0 AC, 4 DEX, 4 CHA, Epic Feat: Epic Reputation
    • The item is stylized in the inventory as being a pretty robe, but when equipped, you're actually naked.
    • Cannot be equipped by Monster races (Those races that always appears the same, with or without armor)
  3. Butler's Gloves

    • Gloves: 2 DEX, 4 Sleight of Hand, 4 Open Lock, 4 Disarm, 4 Search, Rogue's Cunning x1/day
    • There's a 20% chance that your typed language is changed to an archaic form of english [eg. Thee, thy, thou, hast... etc.]
    • Every swear words are filtered with ######, then you get a bludgeoning damage of 1d12
    • Requires Rogue, Chaotic neutral / evil, 70 UMD
  4. Exorcism Blade

    • Longsword: +4 Enhancement, +6 vs Undead, 2d6 divine vs undead, 1d4 fire vs undead, Death to Undeath x1/day
    • A 5% chance of spawning the last creature slain on hit, same creature, same stats, but as a ghost with undead properties
    • Has a 10% chance of casting Inferno on wielder when hit while fighting undead
    • 2% chance of saveless confusion on wielder when fighting undead, spouting nonesense as if possessed when afflicted
    • VS PC undead, has a chance to "God Save / Prays" instead of becoming resurrected as NPC ghost, no piety cost or god-save timer reset when it triggers
  5. Boots Made for Walkin'

    • Boots: 3 AC, 1 DEX, +4 Move Silently, Mass Camouflage x1/day (Runic), +20% movespeed
    • A 10% chance of typing -autowalk when autowalk is off (6 sec cooldown before run can be reengaged)
    • Cannot be Hasted
  6. Mocking Medallion

    • Amulet: -2 CHA, 4 INT, 4 UMD, 6 Taunt, 6 Bluff, Vicious Mockery at CL 30 infinicast (Works like a spellbound wand), Wounding Whispers x2/day
    • A 10% chance that the one you typed will be replaced with an insult. (Insert premade insult bank here!)
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Re: Cursed Items!

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These are hilarious and rough! I Have no good ideas myself but I like em!

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Re: Cursed Items!

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I bet it's possible to make the emperor's new robes like a drug effect in the sense where you see your character clothed in a gown, but everyone else sees you naked.

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Re: Cursed Items!

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"Woe is Me" Aegis

  • Tower Shield: +6AC
  • +2 STR, Feat: Alertness, 5% physical immunity, Stoneskin (7) x1/day, Modified DD defensive stance that is always ON!
  • Requires 22 STR base, increased weight
  • 10% chance per round of getting "shield disarmed" while in combat, the shield falling to the ground unable to be equipped for the next 30 seconds
  • 5% chance per round of getting a saveless slow on self cast while in combat. (A shield that big will surely break some toes should it be dropped)
  • When the shield is "disarmed", a cuss voice emote is made by the wielder of the shield. When self slow triggers, a help voice emote is made.
  • Autofail on every mount once the player starts to move. (Horse's back can break too you know! That thing is heavy AF!)
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Re: Cursed Items!

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Darkstorn42 wrote: Thu Jan 23, 2025 1:33 pm

I bet it's possible to make the emperor's new robes like a drug effect in the sense where you see your character clothed in a gown, but everyone else sees you naked.

This one... this one has legs.

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Re: Cursed Items!

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Boots of Sneakery
+2 DEX, +5 Move Silently/Hide, Imp. Invisibility 3x/day (15)
-Hidden check: walking 15% running 25% chance to input /s Squeak
-On squeak dispels invisibility/concealment, disable stealth (12 seconds), alert area enemies to your presence

It's Still Good (Best Before 75AR)
70/30 for either -/+7 stat (15) depending on the zoo potion consumed

Cold Water Ring
+4AC - Weight Reduction 50% - Resist Cold 50%
Creature has its size reduced by 1 category (Lerge -> Medium -> Sall -> Tiny)
Gains the benefits and restrictions of the new size category
Avatar height adjusted to scale

Coin of Cannibalism
Begins to consume the creature's gp at a rate of 1gp/minute
Doubles each in-game day the coin is not removed from the inventory
*Coin can not be put into the bank or donated to a Settlement/Faction

Dwarven War Axe of Abbathor
Bonus Feat Imp. Power Attack
+4 Fire/Cold/Acid Damage
0 Battle Damage (can't remember the exact text - gladiator weapons have it)
Will never produce a resource when used for gathering

Staff of Beaurocracy
Allows the wielder to vote in any election
Settlement's vote taker will request form 25B obtained from the settlement's resource handler
-To prove you're allowed to collect form 25B you're given warded package "letter of permission"
-Each subsequent item is also a warded package
Settlement's resource handler can't believe you're looking for a 25B when you need a 74C from the bank
Settlement's bank teller is aghast that you weren't sent to collect a 12Z only available at the Arcane Tower
Holsten doesn't remember what a form 12Z is, but Thoramind probably has one
Thoramind gives you form 12Z after a lengthy explanation on how the voting system works
Upon returning to the settlement's vote taker there is an npc line which can't be skipped
-Line progresses by 1 npc per two ticks
-If the character attempts to skip the line with form 12Z in their inventory it is removed
Form 12Z is handed in and the vote is counted

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