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Episode 98: Curses!
We let our blessings get mouldy, and then call them curses.” What’s in a curse? At most gaming tables, they’re uttered by players when critical failures pop up. But curses in DCC are an under-utilized mechanic! They’re not just for the Shudfolk! If you’re looking to switch up your NPC casters to make them unpredictable, offer a touch of magic to players without overpowering the party, or spice up your treasure hauls, curses are the way to go.
Stuff referenced in this episode!
GENCON 2016 Program Guide (including Not in Kansas Any More funnel adventure)
The Chained Coffin (Shudder Mountains adventure and setting)
Sanctum Secorum #29 free zine (with curses!)
50 Fantastic Functions for the D50
Jose Luis T. Cardoso — Fey Curses
(More Curses) – Knights in the North (Ari-Matti & co.-written by Giles)
Podcast: Podcast
Adventures with Dragons:
Dragora’s Dungeon
Prince Charming, Reanimator
Through the Dragonwall
Both Foul and Deep
The Mysterious Valley (in DAMN #1)
Three Nights in Portsmouth
The Tainted Forest Near Thorum (in Crawl #4)
(Sorry, also posted comment to the wrong episode.)
Oh! And Beaten Copper in The Phlogiston Books Volume 1.
Which, like Prince Charming, is a funnel.
What!! No mention of Death Slaves of Eternity where one can find 5 diabolical curses in Appendix C: Plundering the Dead.
Curse you spellburn! Curse you in your marbled halls and gilded towers!
“I’ll not rest till yee look at me book. Curse this podcast where yee souls shall dwell, till you read me book to break the spell.”
…oh and good episode by the way!
DOH!!!! The official excuse is… there is just SO MUCH in DSoE that no one can remember everything!! 🙂
Your answer rings true. Even I had to double check that the curses were actually in there. Regardless, I still expect either your first born or a batch of fresh baked cookies to lift the spell.
You can have my firstborn but first you have to find them!