Cursed Item

A cursed item is an object of power whose use always induces some sort of backlash against the user.[1]

Overview

These cursed objects are formed through acts of terrible cruelty, such as murder, rape, long-term abuse, mass slaughter, and the like.[2] Through these acts, the item becomes a link between the material world and the Shadow.[2] They always have some sort of power, and using that power always incurs a drawback.[2] Use of the item requires rolling whatever Morality trait the user possesses (Humanity, for example, for a vampire).

Spirits and occultists both are capable of recognizing these items.[2] Though spirits cannot themselves use cursed items, they have a tendency to hoard them.[2]

Examples

Examples of cursed items include a transformer that can compel squirrels to complete one task for the user, but promptly kills the squirrels after the task is completed[3]; a coffee cup that, when used, fills with cyanide but prevents the user from ever again speaking of the next to drink it[4]; and planks of wood that, when activated, prevent ephemeral beings from passing through the perimeter, but also radiate out screams of fear at unpredictable intervals.[5]

References

  1. ↑ CofD: Book of Spirits, p. 108 Buy it from DriveThruRPG! Now in Print!
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 CofD: Book of Spirits, p. 112 Buy it from DriveThruRPG! Now in Print!
  3. ↑ CofD: Book of Spirits, p. 113 Buy it from DriveThruRPG! Now in Print!
  4. ↑ CofD: Book of Spirits, p. 114 Buy it from DriveThruRPG! Now in Print!
  5. ↑ CofD: Book of Spirits, p. 117 Buy it from DriveThruRPG! Now in Print!
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