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Cursed scrolls?

Posted: Thu May 18, 2017 4:25 am
by amber91
Happened to pick up a cursed scroll of "Mass Lesser Vigor" that I can't use, trade, or drop, just occupying a precious inventory slot.


Any tips on how to get rid of the curse or the item?

Can a cleric/fvs do anything about it for me?
Or, if someday, I have enough UMD to use scrolls of Remove Curse, would I be able to purge it myself? (not sure how the whole curse thing works)

Thanks for any tips!

Re: Cursed scrolls?

Posted: Thu May 18, 2017 4:28 am
by Zanniej
amber91 wrote:Happened to pick up a cursed scroll of "Mass Lesser Vigor" that I can't use, trade, or drop, just occupying a precious inventory slot.


Any tips on how to get rid of the curse or the item?

Can a cleric/fvs do anything about it for me?
Or, if someday, I have enough UMD to use scrolls of Remove Curse, would I be able to purge it myself? (not sure how the whole curse thing works)

Thanks for any tips!
All of those are perfectly viable options.
A scroll of Remove Curse is easiest.
Finding a cleric/fvs/wizard with Remove Curse is most fun :-)

Re: Cursed scrolls?

Posted: Thu May 18, 2017 4:31 am
by Vermilion
Note that the cursed scroll remains as a junk item after curse removal and does not revert back to the scroll it purported to be.

Re: Cursed scrolls?

Posted: Thu May 18, 2017 4:33 am
by Tsidkenu
Ever try casting the spell on a cursed scroll? Fun times :twisted:

Re: Cursed scrolls?

Posted: Thu May 18, 2017 4:39 am
by Vermilion
Tsidkenu wrote:Ever try casting the spell on a cursed scroll? Fun times :twisted:
I don't know if I have a negative Wis modifier IRL but I'm going to try to test this out now.

Re: Cursed scrolls?

Posted: Thu May 18, 2017 4:40 am
by K'yon Oblodra
Tsidkenu wrote:Ever try casting the spell on a cursed scroll? Fun times :twisted:
To make this more clear cast the spell on yourself not the scroll :)

Re: Cursed scrolls?

Posted: Thu May 18, 2017 5:14 am
by Zanniej
K'yon Oblodra wrote:
Tsidkenu wrote:Ever try casting the spell on a cursed scroll? Fun times :twisted:
To make this more clear cast the spell on yourself not the scroll :)
Both should work. But I believe Tsid is referring to casting a cursed scroll. And I'm not sure if a healthy dose of curiosity is the same as a low wisdom IRL :-P They might go hand in hand ;-)

Re: Cursed scrolls?

Posted: Sun May 21, 2017 6:29 am
by Vartigy
Done it.

Was a Doom scroll.

Performed perfectly.
Doomed the target, not the caster.

Gimme a cursed Weird to try out.

Re: Cursed scrolls?

Posted: Sun May 21, 2017 7:41 am
by Tsidkenu
I last tried with a cursed scroll of Fireball. It did... nothing! In fact it became a 1/day Fireball VFX clicky because the scroll resets its charge after resting. I know some cursed items do other effects as well, but I'll let you discover what some of those are :lol: