What is a Curse?

Sakar · Post by **Sakar** » November 25th, 2007, 10:43 am

When designing a character there is reference to being immune to curses. What exactly is a curse in the game? Is there a save vs Curse? What falls under the curse category?

Just trying to determine it's worth!

Effidian · Post by **Effidian** » November 25th, 2007, 11:14 am

It's like being poisoned only worse. There is a save, and there are cures (potions, priests).

Sakar · Post by **Sakar** » November 25th, 2007, 1:03 pm

Are diseases considered a curse?

Effidian · Post by **Effidian** » November 25th, 2007, 1:11 pm

You know, I was thinking of diseases when I replied. There are saves for curses and I think priests can uncurse you, but I don't know if there is a potion that will do it. The one time I've been cursed so far, I died in combat, so I didn't have to deal with it.

Sakar · Post by **Sakar** » November 25th, 2007, 2:28 pm

Ah, ok. I haven't gotten far enough yet to see a curse.

Nihlum · Post by **Nihlum** » November 25th, 2007, 7:05 pm

The save is vs wisdom, the curse I got (from a poltergeist) massively reduced my strength to the extent that I reloaded as I could not move and did not wish to destroy items to be able to return to town. There is a divinination spell to remove curses youself (dehexification) and priests will do it for 1000 gold. As a rule of thumb, kill anything that can curse without getting close.