Rika, Skizzik, Jira, and Thom STAY OUT!
Last week in my Jade Regent game, my inquisitor/samurai was dropped to around -30 by a critical hit from a clay golem. Rather than kill him off, I decided that he was barely alive and under the effects of a strange curse from the golem’s cursed wound property.
Cursed Wound (Ex)
The damage a clay golem deals doesn't heal naturally and resists magical healing. A character attempting to use magical healing on a creature damaged by a clay golem must succeed on a DC 26 caster level check, or the healing has no effect on the injured creature.
I have been applying the cursed wound caster check to his healing and ignoring non-magical healing, but what can I do to make this curse fun and memorable? The injury occurred two in-game days ago, so it should probably be something with a slow onset.
Your skin turns ashen, then takes on shades of grey as you slowly are transforming into an inanimate statue, never to draw another breath again.
First that is lost is your ability to speak as you stop breathing.
You stop eating/drinking, but need sustenance in the form of dirt/ashes.
Then your movements become more and more laboured as your joints stiffen up.
p.s. Might seem harsh, but I think dodging death should come with some serious penalties (read: no you wouldn't get advantages like DR)