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Title: Cursed Item Table
Post by: PencilBoy99 on March 06, 2016, 02:30:44 PM
Recommend a product that has a list I can use as "curses/side effects" i can add to magical items, so that there's a trade off - yes, this eyepatch lets me see in the dark with the other eye, but I'm blinded for several rounds if there's a bright light, or this sword gives me +1 damage vs creatures w/ a fire weakness, but I take extra damage from heat. Thanks!
Title: Cursed Item Table
Post by: Phillip on March 06, 2016, 07:02:48 PM
-- OD&D Eldritch Wizardry/AD&D DMG ("artifacts" powers lists, also DMG dungeon trick/trap features list)
-- GURPS, various other such rules sets: "disadvantage" lists
Title: Cursed Item Table
Post by: RPGPundit on March 10, 2016, 12:58:46 AM
Going with a set of random drawbacks is not necessarily the way to go here.  The 'curse' should be thematic to what the item does.
Title: Cursed Item Table
Post by: JesterRaiin on March 10, 2016, 05:38:45 AM
Quote from: PencilBoy99;883647Recommend a product that has a list I can use as "curses/side effects" i can add to magical items, so that there's a trade off - yes, this eyepatch lets me see in the dark with the other eye, but I'm blinded for several rounds if there's a bright light, or this sword gives me +1 damage vs creatures w/ a fire weakness, but I take extra damage from heat. Thanks!

http://rustyandco.com/extras/magicitemgenerator/ (http://rustyandco.com/extras/magicitemgenerator/)

Go wild. :D
Title: Cursed Item Table
Post by: RPGPundit on March 11, 2016, 11:57:04 PM
Quote from: JesterRaiin;884327http://rustyandco.com/extras/magicitemgenerator/ (http://rustyandco.com/extras/magicitemgenerator/)

Go wild. :D

That looks like a great collection of mostly-useless magic items!  It would probably fit right into my DCC campaign.