Curse (715)

Curse (715) Mnemonic [CURSE] Duration Instantaneous Attack Magic - Damage - Disabling   Subtype Warding  Target(s) Single  Interval Variable  Damage Type Hitpoint  State(s) Inflicted See left  Critical Type Off (Unbalance), Adv (Impact), Def (Disruption)

Sorcerer Base Spells Blood Burst (701) Attack Mana Disruption (702) Attack Corrupt Essence (703) Attack Phase (704) Utility Disintegrate (705) Attack Mind Jolt (706) Attack Eye Spy (707) Utility Limb Disruption (708) Attack Grasp of the Grave (709) Attack Energy Maelstrom (710) Attack Pain (711) Attack Cloak of Shadows (712) Defensive Balefire (713) Attack Scroll Infusion (714) Utility Curse (715) Attack Pestilence (716) Attack Evil Eye (717) Attack Torment (718) Attack Dark Catalyst (719) Attack Implosion (720) Attack Minor Summoning (725) Utility Animate Dead (730) Utility Ensorcell (735) Utility Planar Shift (740) Utility

Imparts one of six dangerous curses upon its target. Use stance to control which curse is cast. It may also be cast directly upon items.

• Holy items cannot be cursed.
• The difficulty to remove a curse is based upon a comparison of the curser's power versus the curse remover's power.
• The damage inflicted by curse is generally minor, it is more commonly used as a disabling spell.

The Six Curses

The following information was harvested from the QRS, which can be found here.

Stance	Type	Color	Success	Affected	Effects
Offensive	Clumsy	pure black	moves erratically	extremely clumsy	target constantly falls down (causing injury) and may have difficulty standing; may curse worn items
Advancing	Dark force	deep crimson	trembles noticeably	extremely weak	-40 AS; health loss
Forward	AS dropper	blood red	trembles slightly	very weak	-15 AS; may curse held items
Neutral	Itchy	swirling grey	shivers weakly	uncomfortable	-50 DS and occasionally forced to scratch, dropping items and causing roundtime
Guarded	TD dropper	brackish blue	shakes slightly	vulnerable	-24 or 25 TD, no warding check
Defensive	green mist	sickly green	cringes	extremely ill	health loss

Cursing Items

Each of these curses may also be cast upon an item. The caster may safely handle their own cursed items, but the moment another character comes in contact with one, they will be subjected to the curse as if it were just cast upon them. This will cause a warding roll which utilizes the sorcerer's CS at the time of the item being cursed. Cursed items will 'stick' in the hand or inventory of the victim, and can only be removed by having Remove Curse (315) cast upon them. The number of attempts it takes the person to uncurse an item depends on lores, level, and respective spell ranks.

Messaging

Offensive

Initial cast:

You gesture at a hill troll.
CS: +252 - TD: +59 + CvA: -11 + d100: +38 == +220
Warding failed!
A thread of pure black magic issues forth from your hand toward the hill troll.   It coils itself around the troll, whirling malevolently before disappearing within its body.
A hill troll begins to move erratically and looks extremely clumsy! 

Ongoing:

A hill troll suddenly trips and falls over!
A hill troll was injured in the fall!
... 10 points of damage!
Pop!  Kneecap wrenched. 

Ending:

The hill troll looks much more coordinated. 

Advancing

Initial cast:

You gesture at a hill troll.
CS: +252 - TD: +59 + CvA: +9 + d100: +24 == +226
Warding failed!
A thread of deep crimson magic issues forth from your hand toward the hill troll.  It coils itself around the troll, whirling malevolently before disappearing within its body.
A hill troll trembles noticeably and looks extremely weak! 

Ongoing:

The hill troll shakes slightly, looking very weak. 

The hill troll flinches in pain!
... 10 points of damage!
Light blow to left arm. 

Ending:

The hill troll no longer looks so weak. 

Forward

Initial cast:

You gesture at a hill troll.
CS: +252 - TD: +59 + CvA: -11 + d100: +4 == +186
Warding failed!
A thread of blood red magic issues forth from your hand toward the hill troll. It coils itself around the troll, whirling malevolently before disappearing within its body.
A hill troll trembles slightly and looks very weak! 

No ongoing messaging.

Ending:

The hill troll no longer appears so weak. 

Neutral

Initial cast:

You gesture at a hill troll.
CS: +252 - TD: +59 + CvA: -11 + d100: +31 == +213
Warding failed!
A thread of swirling gray magic issues forth from your hand toward the hill troll.  It coils itself around the troll, whirling malevolently before disappearing within its body.
A hill troll shivers weakly and looks very uncomfortable! 

Ongoing:

The hill troll shakes slightly, looking quite weak. 

A hill troll scratches itself uncontrollably!
The hill troll drops its sword! 

Ending:

The hill troll looks somewhat less weakened and much more comfortable. 

Guarded

Initial cast:

You gesture at a hill troll.
A thread of brackish blue magic issues forth from your hand toward the hill troll.  It coils itself around the troll, whirling malevolently before disappearing within its body.
A hill troll shakes slightly and looks very vulnerable! 

No ongoing messaging.

Ending:

The hill troll appears a bit less vulnerable. 

Defensive

Initial cast:

You gesture at a hill troll.
CS: +252 - TD: +59 + CvA: -11 + d100: +43 == +225
Warding failed!
A thread of sickly green magic issues forth from your hand toward the hill troll.  It coils itself around the troll, whirling malevolently before disappearing within its body.
A hill troll cringes and looks extremely ill. 

Ongoing:

The hill troll shivers slightly. 

A sickly green mist erupts from the hill troll and slowly circles its body.  The mist condenses in one location and quickly sinks into the troll!  The troll contorts itself in pain!
... 15 points of damage!
Minor muscle tearing on the hill troll's left leg.
The hill troll is stunned! 

A sickly green mist erupts from the hill troll and slowly circles its body.  The mist condenses in one location and quickly sinks into the troll!  The troll contorts itself in pain!
... 20 points of damage!
The hill troll's neck bones snap.
Head looks precariously balanced now.
The hill troll is stunned! 

Ending:

The hill troll no longer looks so ill. 

Item

You gesture at a black crystal.
A wisp of brackish blue magic flows from your hand toward the black crystal.  It wraps itself around the crystal, swirling momentarily before disappearing within it. 

See Also

• Curse (saved post)
• Balefire and Nightmare (saved post)
• Customized Nightmare (saved post)

External Links

• Sorcerer Base Spell Circle: Curse, on Play.net