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[fantasy] If you were going to lay a curse. . .

Started by PhishStyx, February 09, 2007, 11:46:52 AM

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PhishStyx

February 09, 2007, 11:46:52 AM
. . . on a fallen knight (as a GM), what would it be?

Beyond just taking abilities away, I mean a serious bad ass curse set down by the knight's order.

Would it be physical problems or tragedy/dramatic problems or mental difficulties or something else?
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blakkie

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February 09, 2007, 11:52:24 AM
Once apon an time I heard of a curse (not sure it was a knight or just a regular ironclad fighter type) that involved the PC wetting themselves every time they went into battle. The urine invariably caused the armor to rust in a short period of time.

Pure bathroom humour! :win:
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One Horse Town

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February 09, 2007, 11:53:51 AM
Well, to borrow from David Gemmel and Knights of Dark Renown, how about a curse that stops him from removing his helmet? You can eat and drink with some difficulty. The problem for the knight in the book was that his facial hair keep growing and growing and was threatening to suffocate him! Death by beard, nasty!

Silverlion

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February 09, 2007, 04:09:29 PM
Turned into a beast (usually under certain circumstances)--the full moon, the rise of dawn. (Beauty and the Beast, the 7 Swans/Brothers, various werewolf lore, are appropriate and common folklore derived reasons.)

Mouth Filled with Serpents: (or toads) whenever the person tries to speak a lie (or if you wanted, the truth instead) he finds himself spitting forth living vermin (harmless garden snakes in large numbers, or frogs and toads)
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February 09, 2007, 05:56:00 PM
Quote from: SilverlionTurned into a beast (usually under certain circumstances)--the full moon, the rise of dawn. (Beauty and the Beast, the 7 Swans/Brothers, various werewolf lore, are appropriate and common folklore derived reasons.)

Mouth Filled with Serpents: (or toads) whenever the person tries to speak a lie (or if you wanted, the truth instead) he finds himself spitting forth living vermin (harmless garden snakes in large numbers, or frogs and toads)
Very fun, very medieval.

I'd curse him so that every time he picked up something metal (even with, say, a wooden handle) his skin would burn and blister.  He's a fallen knight who can't wield a sword, wear armor or use a spoon.  He's pretty fucked.
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David R

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February 09, 2007, 11:19:09 PM
Quote from: PhishStyx. . . on a fallen knight (as a GM), what would it be? Beyond just taking abilities away, I mean a serious bad ass curse set down by the knight's order.

When fighting alongside allies, whenever the knight makes a sucessful strike, the ally fighting beside the knight automatically fails in her attempt to carry out an action any action.

QuoteWould it be physical problems or tragedy/dramatic problems or mental difficulties or something else?

This curse is all of the above :evillaugh:

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RockViper

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February 09, 2007, 11:48:44 PM
That would depend on who cursed him, his god, a high ranking priest, his order or all of the above.

A god curse should be bad mojo, such as the previously mentioned metal allergy, a black mark, Antipathy to something he loved before the curse, or anything else that would set him aside as an unclean/unholy/oath-breaker. A priestly curse could run the range from disease, to bad luck such as always being attacked first or always triggering a random monster attack. An order curse would strip the knight of all wealth, property, and all ties to his family and noble rank and leave him a homeless wanderer, outcast or even banished from his home kingdom.
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TonyLB

#7
February 09, 2007, 11:54:20 PM
Me, I like my curses in the form of great big hovering clouds of doomed fate.

So, for instance:  "You will never again loyally serve an honorable lord.  If you remain loyal your lord will prove unworthy.  If your lord is worthy then you will betray him."

Nice.  Simple.  To the point.  Life-destroying.
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Dominus Nox

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February 10, 2007, 12:22:53 AM
Turn him into a catpissman until he redeems himself and learns the proper humility of a knight.
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RockViper

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February 10, 2007, 12:11:09 PM
That wouldn't work catpissmen never redeem themselves.
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PhishStyx

#10
February 12, 2007, 12:10:20 AM
Quote from: Dominus NoxTurn him into a catpissman until he redeems himself and learns the proper humility of a knight.

Dude, my goal isn't to drive the player off.
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