An article I would like to see is on curses...
Cursed items:
Why would anyone make one? Easy -- to curse someone specific. This means every cursed item should have a backstory -- and practically be unique.)
Bestow Curse:
Flesh this out. There is so much more than could be done with this.
Lesser Curses:
There is such a realm of possibilities in minor curses, hexes, and ill wishes. Might a more limited version of the spell be appropriate?
Accidental Curses:
Magic Items and spells gone bad. Something along the lines of wild magic, but completely not purposeful (but equally not controllable).
Superstitions:
Sometimes a curse could happen because of what you do, and not because of what someone does to you. What happens if you break a mirror, walk under a ladder, or spill salt at the table. We know about real world superstitions. Might some of them have actual mechanics in Fantasy?
Well, that covers it. Whether this is a single article or a series of them is up to someone else. And who knows... maybe I'll write it myself.
Hey, good idea!
It could also be a great product on its own merits, like Posioncraft. There is potential for a lot of great information on the subject.
New spells, feats, items, item creation feats using new spells...
And comparing it to Poisoncraft, there could be "narrative" along to explain why things like curses exist at all, and who benefits from their creation, and how they make money off of making curses and what not.
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Seeker, you've pretty much written an article query for Dragon right there! You should flesh out the format a bit and email it to Paizo.
Heck, if you don't want to do it, I'LL write it. Great springboards, man! I especially like the idea of naturally-occurring curses that spawned our real world superstitions.
Seeker, you've pretty much written an article query for Dragon right there! You should flesh out the format a bit and email it to Paizo.
Heck, if you don't want to do it, I'LL write it. Great springboards, man! I especially like the idea of naturally-occurring curses that spawned our real world superstitions.
I agree, Seeker. You should flesh your post out a little bit and send it along!
Okay folks. You talked me into it. I just downloaded the writer guidelines and will format my proposal / query to make it official.
Can't wait to see it
Good luck Seeker :)