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 several dangerous curses upon its target. Use Curse (verb) to control which curse or nightmare is cast. Stance variance still works on some curses also. The spell may, additionally, be cast directly upon items.

Curses

Type	Stance	Color	Success	Effects	Power
Clumsy	Offensive	Pure black	Moves erratically	Target constantly falls down (causing injury) and may have difficulty standing; may curse worn items	0
Weakness	Advancing	Deep crimson	Trembles noticeably	-40 AS; health loss	2
Darkness	Forward	Blood red	Trembles slightly	-15 AS; may curse held items	3
Itch	Neutral	Swirling grey	Shivers weakly	-50 DS and occasionally forced to scratch, dropping items and causing roundtime	4
Hex	Guarded	Brackish blue	Shakes slightly	-24 or 25 TD, no warding check	5
Pox	Defensive	Sickly green	Cringes	Health loss	2
Nightmare	Any	None	Nightmare	Health loss, may stun or fall	Special
Star	Any	None	Loses some inner strength	-10 AS plus -1 AS per 3 sorcerer ranks above 15. Upon death of target AS penalty transfers to caster as AS bonus (sorcerers only).	15

Some of the above information was harvested from the QRS script, which can be found here.

• Normal usage: PREP 715, then CURSE [target] [cursename]
• The damage inflicted by curse is generally somewhat minor; it is more commonly used as a disabling spell.

Cursing Items

The original six curses can 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.

• Holy items cannot be cursed.
• The difficulty of removing a curse is based upon a comparison of the caster's ability versus the curse remover's ability.
• Cursing items does not currently work properly with Nightmares or the Star curse.

Power

Power refers to the sorcerer's ability as it pertains to this spell and to what curse-choices are available, thus it can largely be ignored when it comes to the casting process itself. With a cursing power of 50 or greater, all curse variants are available. Type CURSE HELP to see your current power.

A sorcerer's power is derived by adding the known sorcerer spell ranks, plus the number of Spiritual Lore, Summoning ranks (divided by three), plus Wisdom bonus (divided by two), plus Influence bonus (divided by five). This power can not be lower than zero.

• Formula: Sorcerer spells + Sp.Lore, Summoning/3 + WIS bonus/2 + INF bonus/5 = power

Nightmare

This spell will cause the target to experience their worst nightmare, which will manifest in their mind and begin to attack them. Though the spell is actually just an illusion, the target will suffer stuns and small amounts of damage. Targets will routinely fall to their knees and begin to weep before the vision in their mind.

Spell Mechanics

Due to the nature of the spell, it is set to begin ten seconds after a warding failure. The target will initially feel a chill breeze and nothing else. The vision, once manifested, will remain for one second per warding failure over 100. (An endroll of 132, for example, would be a duration of 32 seconds) As a bonus to the spell, creatures that are normally immune to stuns will suffer short stuns from this spell. Many creatures are immune to this spell, however, including all undead and various monstrous creatures.

Older sorcerers can control which nightmare to inflict upon a target. They might even be able to create a customized nightmare of their very own. To specify a particular nightmare, refer to the numbers in the table below (a number is not needed for the non-specific option.) F.ex., to bury your target alive in a dastardly nightmare:

PREP 715

CURSE target NIGHTMARE 13.

Nightmare curse list:

Number	Type	Power
0	Non-specific option	10
1	Terror of the Storm Giant	25
2	Terror of the Rolton	25
3	Terror of the Purple Myklian	25
4	Terror of the Banshee	25
5	Terror of the Lesser Vruul	25
6	Terror of the Mammoth Arachnid	25
7	Terror of the Dark Shambler	25
8	Terror of the Puma	25
9	Terror of the Fire Hound	25
10	Terror of the Steel Golem	25
11	Farewell Tooth Thee	50
12	Mother Dearest	50
13	Buried Alive	50
14	Don't Pick At It	50
15	Taking the Plunge	50
16	The End of the World	50
17	Just One More	50
18	The Visit	50
19	Roasted, Toasted	50
20	Midnight Swim	50
99	Your custom nightmare	0

Rose Illusion

The Sorcerer Guild skill Illusion Rose contains this spell. Any non-sorcerer eating one of those roses will be under the effect of this spell for one second per level of the sorcerer who created the rose. Any player dying from the small amounts of damage done during this spell will cause a murder charge for the caster.

Star Curse

Every living thing or being was born under the soft glow of a certain star. Traditions of old suggests that the type of birth-star ascendant has a very important influence on a person's life, traits and future. By cursing that very star, a sorcerer can interfere with a victim's life and power. The sorcerer can even absorb some of that power and make use of it in combat.

Those abused by this curse will find that they've lost a general AS of 10, plus 1 for every 3 sorcerer spell ranks above 15 that the caster has learned - this is capped at the caster's level. If the caster is a sorcerer, that person will gain the equivalent amount of spell/bolt AS when the victim dies. This bonus will last for 15 minutes, plus 30 seconds per target level. The duration will stack.

Messaging

Curse

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Clumsy

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.

Weakness

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.

Darkness

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.

Itch

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.

Hex

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.

Pox

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.

Nightmare

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Initial cast:

>prep 715

You trace an intricate sign that contorts in the air while forcefully invoking Curse...
Your spell is ready.

>curse troll nightmare 2

Holding a hill troll in your gaze, you utter a foul curse upon her.

CS: +297 - TD: +230 + CvA: +12 + d100: +98 - -5 == +182

Warding failed!

You weave the "Terror of the Rolton" nightmare for a hill troll.
Cast Roundtime 3 Seconds.

Ongoing:

A hill troll flinches and cringes at nothing.
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A hill troll suddenly looks terrified!
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A hill troll's eyes suddenly glaze over.
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A hill troll begins to sob pitifully.
She falls to her knees!
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A hill troll weeps softly.
>
A hill troll is able to move again.

Star Curse

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Initial cast:

>pre 715
You trace an intricate sign that contorts in the air while forcefully invoking Curse...
Your spell is ready.
>curse troll star
Holding a hill troll in your gaze, you utter a foul curse upon him.
   CS: +219 - TD: +59 + CvA: +20 + d100: +35 == +215
   Warding failed!
The hill troll loses some inner strength.
You are seized by a sudden premonition of his demise.
Cast Roundtime 3 Seconds.

Target death:

incant 702
You trace an intricate sign that contorts in the air while forcefully invoking Mana Disruption...
Your spell is ready.
You gesture at a hill troll.
   CS: +219 - TD: +59 + CvA: +20 + d100: +11 == +191
   Warding failed!
   Massive internal disruption.
The hill troll screams one last time and dies.
The deep blue glow leaves a hill troll.
You acquire a certain murky complexion, and you feel more deft.
Cast Roundtime 3 Seconds.

Recast messaging while active:
Your complexion grows murkier.

Wearing off:
Your murky complexion fades away, and you feel less deft.

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See Also

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

External Links

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