Cursed Scrolls

Some scrolls bear powerful curses, placed intentionally or as a result of flawed scroll-making. Cursed scrolls take effect the instant they are first read. A cursed scroll can have any effect the DM desires, although a few should be outright deadly. Suggested curses include the following:

ò Bad luck (-1 on attacks and saving throws).

ò The character's beard grows 1 inch per minute.

ò The character is teleported away from the rest of the party.

ò Random monster appears and attacks.

ò The character is polymorphed into a mouse.

ò The character shrinks to half his normal size.

ò The character is stricken with weakness, halving his Strength score.

ò The character falls into a deep sleep from which he can't be roused.

ò The character develops an uncontrollable appetite.

ò The character must always talk in rhyme (preventing spellcasting).

ò The character is stricken with cowardice and must make a morale check every time

a monster is encountered.

ò The character's alignment is changed.

ò The character suffers 2-6 points of damage.

ò The character suffers amnesia.

ò The character feels compelled to give away all his belongings.

ò The character must save vs. paralyzation or petrification.

In general, the effects of a curse can be negated or reversed by a remove curse. Some cases (such as petrification) may require the use of other spells. Overcoming a curse should be difficult for the player characters, but not impossible.

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