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Cursed Items

Name	Cost	Summary
Acacite Heartstone Amulet	2000 gp	A platinum necklace with a rare magical gemstone, previously owned by a hag.
Accursed Visage Amulet	3000 gp	Increases the duration of Transmutation effects, but sickens the wearer for half the time.
Alabaster Cherubim Ring	5,500 GP	A ring which increases the potency of spells with the [healing] subschool.
Amazonian Strength Belt	6000 gp	A belt that grants the strength and physique of an amazonian warrior.
Armor of Obedience	20,000 gp	This full plate is very protective and makes the creature a fine guardian, but those who put it on become slaves to all others.
Arrow of Bob's Bane	1/10th the price of the arrow it mimics	A series of magical arrows which keep popping up in markets worldwide, much to the chagrin of shoppers, these arrows appear to be very powerful. They just have one fatal flaw...
Bag of Rats	900 gp	This bag holds an infinite number of rats.
Bite Ring	500 gp	This cursed ring will make sure you own one finger less.
Black Baroness's Amulet	4000 gp	A ruby choker amulet that allows the wearer to summon daggers and perform a few precise attacks.
Blood Condensing Gourd	4,000 gp (+1), 9,000 gp (+2), 15,000 gp (+3), 22,000 gp (+4), 30,000 gp (+5)	This ominous item fills with healing blood that sustains its wearer.
Blood Idol	500 gp	An ancient fetish that weakens you, but allows you to recover health by inflicting violence upon your foes.
Bone Chime	4000 gp	A yellowed bone chime almost never used by true necromancers.
Boots of Twisting and Turning	2,250 gp	These boots look and act like boots of striding and springing. Unfortunately, you keep going the wrong way.
Bottled Ghost	—	A bottle containing a friendly ghost inside.
Bow of Guilt	10,375 gp	A longbow that gets stronger, and heavier, the more sin you commit with it.
Calamity Ring	6000 gp	This cursed ring causes the user to take double damage.
Cephalic Cathedra	70,000 gp	An alien chair of illithid origin that grants one the ability to manipulate and sway the minds of others, but there is a catch...
Charmcatcher Locket	2500 gp	A necklace that protects from a single mental effect. For a time.
Cloak of the Boxed Fox	1800 gp	A cursed cloak that promises stealth powers, but just randomly turns you into a box.
Clover of Wishing	5,500 gp	This item grant minor wishes but at the cost of a minor curse.
Coffin of Blood	6000 gp (plus coffin price)	A cursed item which drowns its occupants in blood, though vampires find some use in it.
Coin of Mortality	13,010 gp	Often placed among other cursed items in faux treasure rooms set as traps, this seemingly ordinary platinum piece means the probable death of any living creature that so much as touches it.
Corrupting Ice Sword	10,600 gp	A cursed sword of ice that slowly chills the wielder.
Covfefe	5 gp	This Limbo inspired drink is a hot beverage which intoxicates the user into behaving recklessly and irrationally.
Crown of Regal Transformation	7000 gp	This magic crown transforms you into royalty, at least in appearance.
Crown of the Cursed King	8000 gp	A cursed crown of the battle queen which slows you down once you enter battle.
Crown of the Mirror-Mad Phantasms	6,000 GP	A cursed crown which grants the wearer mirror images that mentally torment them.
Cult Leader's Mask	250 gp	A mask that holds tight to the face.
Cursed Amulet of Immortality	25,000 GP	A amulet that make the wearer immortal and raise them from the dead... but not in the right way.
Cursed Bag of Tricks	600 gp (gray), 2000 gp (rust), 4200 gp (tan)	Like a bag of tricks, but it tends to go off on its own at the worst possible times.
Cursed Boots of Rushing Speed	20,000 gp	These boots give a +50 bonus to base land speed. There's just one problem... don't slow down.
Cursed Chillblade	6315 gp	This chilling sword makes you chill as well. Too chill.
Cursed Oni Mask	1,700 gp	A cursed mask that grants the wearer some of the powers and abilities of an oni.
Cursed Sacrificial Dagger	1,500 gp	A forbidding-looking dagger used for mortal sacrifice, it hungers for blood and won't mind taking yours.
Cursed Throwing Battleaxe	6310 gp	This battleaxe has one problem. Its throwing enhancement is a little broken...
Damp Ruby Ribbon	10,000 gp	This ribbon carries with it the spirit of violence, driving its user to brutal acts in exchange for feral strikes, regeneration, Diehard, and the ability to eat any meat.
Deadman's Razor	9,315 gp	A +1 scimitar with a questionable curse that drains the user when injured while also empowering them to kill.
Deadman's Ring	1,500 GP	A ring that sever the finger of a slain wearer and sending it finger to a predetermined location upon death.
Decanter of Water Elemental	6,000 gp	This decanter of endless water gets hostile when you try to push it to its highest setting.
Demon Goat Mask	9000 gp	Technically a cursed item, the demon goat mask is the skull of a particular brand of fiend which enables dark powers over the natural world.
Dorple Sword	25,000 gp	This +1 vorpal longsword is really cheap! I wonder why...
Double Edged Sword	8000 gp	This longsword deals double damage, but you take half.
Downstone Boots	4500 gp	These boots give the impression of being both heavier and lighter than they really are.
Elixir of Love, Cursed	1,500 GP	A cursed elixir of love.
Engraver's Secret Box	2500 gp	A box that only exists when you think about it. It always exists when you think about it. Try not to think about your dirty little secrets in front of your rival.
Eye-Catching Toast		This slice of toast looks especially delicious. Why, it smells especially delicious. I bet it would taste wonde- OH GOD MY EYES MY EYES IT HAS MY EYES!!!!
Fashionable Sorceress Dress	20000 gp	A magical dress for protection with a few odd quirks of style.
Fey Punishment Mask	1600 gp	A cursed fey mask that otherwise functions similarly to a hat of disguise.
Figurine of Limestone Lapcat	75 gp	This appears to be a figurine of limestone cat. It's adorible, but its sinister nature comes to light when you least expect it. So, like a real cat.
Focus Tome of Anthropomorphizing	7580 gp	A book that serves as a special magical spell focus for anthropomorphizing animals.
Focus Tome of Enhancement	4080 gp	A book that serves as a special magical spell focus for enhancing ability scores.
Forlorn Skull Mask	3000 gp	A mask that conceals your identity, even in death.
Frustrating Plant	500 gp	This simple friendly houseplant curses all who come near to a life of frustrating existence.
Gnarled Hexing Staff	13,000 GP	A dark cursed staff which taint spells cast through it.
Golden Encumbrance Chains	3900 gp	Golden manacle chains that weigh down the wearer.
Grave Blood Idol	10,000 gp	An ancient fetish that siphons your very blood and leaves you weakened, but allows you to heal when you shed the blood of another.
Hamburder	1 cp	Not to be confused with hamburgers, this magical and technically living "food" will multiply rapidly if not eaten.
Haywire Wand	As wand	A cursed wand that needs a standard action to deactivate it, otherwise it goes off every round until empty… then explodes.
Headhuntress Earrings	12,080 gp	A pair of earrings that let you take on the face of another, with a grisly catch or two.
Heavy Thing		The heavy thing is bane to all creatures mobile, as it slows them down to the point of staggering.
I Can't Believe It's Not Armor! Polish	5,000 gp	This polish makes it as though your armor isn't even there!
Idiot Stick	2,000 gp	Anyone touching the wrong end of that stick become an idiot.
Imaginary Gun	1,000 gp	It doesn't exist, but can kill you dead.
Involuntary Rodeo Saddle	6,000	A saddle that, after a bit of riding, suddenly fastens the rider to itself while simultaneously giving the mount a seizure. The result is a poor sap being tossed to and fro like a bobblehead doll.
Jewel of Obsession	5,000 GP	A jewel which make the owner obsessed with it.
Legionslayer Axe	25,000 gp	This battleaxe absorbs the souls of fallen foes and uses them to augment its power. But over, or undercharging the axe comes at a deadly price.
Magic Pot	4500 gp	A strange pot which can float and convert items placed into it into other items.
Malevolent Virtue	4,000 gp	Succubus perfume. Grants useful benefits but taints the wearer with evil.
Mask of Becoming	520 gp	When you slip on one of these illustrious masks, you become someone else.
Miasmox	72,250 gp	A cursed sword that dooms all who hold it to a violent end. It controls the power of the wind.
Mirror of Determinist Horror	50000	The mirror shows events exactly one second before they happen, inflicting fascination and possibly insanity.
Mirrored Ring of Revival	6,100 GP	This ring will revive you from the dead as per raise dead, but in the process it creates a problem for you in due time.
Nemesis Ring	100,000 GP	A a powerful cursed ring that allow it user to find and kill someone.
North River Blade	11515 gp	A shiny cursed sword used against royalty, but with the pain brought back to the bearer.
Northern Elf Slippers	8300 gp	Eclectic elven sensibilities have gone into the creation of these wintery slippers.
Oni Iron Kanabō	20,000 gp	A very very large club infused with demonic energy.
Palefrost Plate	26,800 gp	This blackened full plate grants immunity to cold, but renders the target into a state of undeath.
Picture Frame of Entrapment	9000 gp	Viewing the picture in this frame may result in bodily transportation to the Plane of Pictures.
Princess Slippers	6000 gp	Comfortable slippers with thin soles that grant tremorsense.
Rag of Bats	100 gp	This cloak, when flapped, summons forth a bat… usually.
Rags of Rot	1951 gp	These tattered filth-soaked may be disgusting, but they also exposure attackers... and yourself... to deadly neurotoxin.
Ravenous Blood Idol	100,000 gp	An ancient fetish of great power that siphons your very blood and leaves you heavily weakened, but allows you to heal large amounts of damage when you shed the blood of another.
Ring of Absolute Submission	44,500 GP	A powerful ring which is used to force your authority upon others.
Ring of Compliance	2000 gp	A ring that makes the wearer enjoy following instructions.
Ring of Gray Life	10,000	A cursed ring, it hurts you when you're up and helps you when you're down.
Ring of Insidious Geas	18,000 GP	A powerful cursed ring which cause the wearer to obey everything anyone say to them.
Ring of Lesser Warmth	250 gp	The ring of warmth makes the wearer feel a minimum temperature of what is necessary to feel warm.
Ring of Life and Death	10,000	A cursed ring, it gives fast healing... but also takes that healing away if you're failing.
Ring of Miraculous Failure	40,000 gp	This wondrous ring increases your effective caster level, but comes with a heavy price...
Ring of No Mercy	1,500 GP (Lesser), 15,000 GP (Greater)	A ring which convert nonlethal damage dealt to you into lethal damage and make you unable to deal lethal damage.
Ring of Toplessness	1,000 GP	A ring which increases the amount of time you can run or march as well as cures fatigue. And having a clothed torso.
Ring of Vengeful Death	16000 gp	This cursed ring grants the user finger of death nearly at will, but this proves to be the user's undoing.
Robe of Useless Items	2250 gp	Often confused with the much more useful Robe of Useful Items, the Robe of Useless Items isn't quite as good.
Robes of Fell Insight	7000 gp	This eye-covered robe grants the Dark Knowledge feat, ability to see souls, and learn strange information from objects. However, you may be watched from afar and are weak to insanity.
Rod of Dwarven Height	40,000 gp	Looks like a rod of dwarven might, but some of the runes have been rubbed away...
Rod of the Shadowmaster	13,000 gp	This rod makes your shadow magic more real, but it comes at the cost of your own reality.
Samaelian Knight Sword	9,000 GP	A cursed flaming sword which make the user deformed and ugly.
Sanguiobelic Mask	13,000 gp	Wear the face of a bloodstorm devil and challenge your opponents to a duel to the death. Of course, there is a catch...
Shield of the Cursed Eye	9170 gp	This metal heavy shield is engraved with an omnious looking eye. Creatures attacking you begin building up curses.
Shifting Rag	8000 gp	This plain gray cloak covers the body loosely. It grants the user the power to shapeshift, but overuse may lead to losing ones appearance.
Shoes of Elvenkinds	600	Magical pointy elf shoes. They sure are comfortable! *Poof!* Then Sally as an elf happened...
Skull Mask	15,000 GP	A mask that can be used to hide from undead or prevent turning and rebuking. Has a cursed side.
Soulmate's Glasses	3500 gp	A pair of glasses used to find one's one true love.
Statuette of the Eternal Watcher	1000 gp	This is a statuette of a mis-proportioned "cute" animal. Though little more than a bit of decoration, there is something terribly wrong about its eyes...
Stone Mask	18,000	A mask made of stone allowing powerful mind control effects. Sadly it also really cursed.
Stripper Pole	3000 gp	A cursed dancing great longstaff, it's not the weapon that ends up dancing.
Sunglasses of Obedience	30,000 gp	Unremovable eyewear that forces suggestion
Swear Jar	3,000	That's enough of your language!
Tattletale Coin	1 gp	This coin hides in your money supply and spies on you, only to reveal terrible things at the worst times.
Thief Dagger, Cursed	5000 gp	This dagger is perfect for thieves. Too bad it's also a thief.
Third Eye of Forced Regression	200000 gp	Rewinds time at the cost of XP whenever you fall unconscious. Cannot be removed.
Tissues of Inconvenience	10 gp	A box of tissues. They always have tissues at the ready, but...
Tracking Bracelet	2,750 GP	A bracelet which allow the wearer to be tracked with a simple command word.
Wings of Forever Flying	5400 gp	What appears to be Wings of Flying does indeed fly. On its own. Straight up. Forever.
Yellow Bizarro Robes	4,000 GP

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