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Day at 10:39, 30 March 2026

2026-03-30T10:39:00Z

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	'''Curses''' (呪い) are hexes that afflict the target with a wide variety of potent effects. Some curses are permanently set upon certain items as well: see [[Cursed Equipment]] for a list. These items must be removed in a [[Church]] before the bearer can equip anything else, but the curses chanted in battle can be removed with the [[Sheen]] spell.		'''Curses''' (呪い) are hexes that afflict the target with a wide variety of potent effects. Some curses are permanently set upon certain items as well: see [[Cursed Equipment]] for a list. These items must be removed in a [[Church]] before the bearer can equip anything else, but the curses chanted in battle can be removed with the [[Sheen]] spell. In {{DQ11}}, [[Rab]] is able to cast the spell [[Benediction]], functioning the same way as Sheen.

	==Appearances==		==Appearances==
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	*Forcing the character to succumb to instant death with a high probability within a random number of turns.		*Forcing the character to succumb to instant death with a high probability within a random number of turns.
	Note that all curses have a chance each turn of inflicting an effect similar to [[paralysis]] on the afflicted party member.		Note that all curses have a chance each turn of inflicting an effect similar to [[paralysis]] on the afflicted party member.

			==={{DQB2}}===
			Curses can be inflicted by equipping cursed equipment ([[sword of ruin]], [[wailer's mail]], [[thanatos' shield]]) and occasionally paralyse the Builder mid sword swing. Curses can be removed from the equipment through [[List of consumables in Dragon Quest Builders 2\|sheen salts]]. Additionally, for the sword of ruin specifically, changing its appearance to the [[falcon blade]] on a [[Character customization in Dragon Quest Builders 2\|dressing table]] will turn the sword into an [[über falcon blade]].

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Day: /* {{DQ11}} */

2026-03-30T10:04:53Z

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	*Halving the maximum {{MP}} of a character for the battle.		*Halving the maximum {{MP}} of a character for the battle.
	*Forcing the character to succumb to instant death with a high probability within a random number of turns.		*Forcing the character to succumb to instant death with a high probability within a random number of turns.
			Note that all curses have a chance each turn of inflicting an effect similar to [[paralysis]] on the afflicted party member.
	~~The party can find the Choker, an apparently-cursed collar, in the Zwaardsrust Ruins, in~~ a ~~corner~~ of ~~the room behind the same [[Magic Key]]-locked door that guards one of the [[Six Orbs\|six coloured Orbs]] needed~~ to reach Yggdrasil. It is stored in the Important Items section of the party's inventory, meaning that it cannot be equipped. Upon trying to “Use” it, the {{Luminary}} picks it up, but “senses an oppressively ominous aura, and thinks better of it.” A thug near the ruins is seeking Zwaardsrustian treasure, and initially offers the party 10,000 [[~~gold~~]] ~~coins for the Choker (continuing the trend of cursed equipment selling for unusually high prices in the {{DQSeries}}).~~

	~~However, if the {{Luminary}} takes him up~~ on ~~his offer, he will back down with~~ the ~~excuse that he doesn't carry that much [[gold]] while out treasure-hunting~~.

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	[[Category:Recurring elements]]		[[Category:Recurring elements]]

dragon>Oyakodon: /* {{DQ8}} */

2024-04-17T01:19:50Z

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	==={{DQ8}}===		==={{DQ8}}===
	Curses are cast by undead and demonic monsters, which force characters to lose a turn. The {{Hero 8}} is immune to all curses, save by one cast by the bonus boss in the post-game. Any curse-afflicting attacks “fizzle out” before they can reach the Hero, and he can use cursed equipment without penalty.		Curses are cast by undead and demonic monsters, which force characters to lose a turn. The {{Hero 8}} is immune to all curses, save by one cast by the bonus boss in the post-game. Any curse-afflicting attacks “fizzle out” before they can reach the Hero, and he can use cursed equipment without penalty.

			Enemies who can curse the party include [[Mummy boy]], [[Blood mummy]], [[Lesser demon]],[[Demon thunderer]], [[Hellstalker]], [[Hipster]], [[Swingin' hipster]], [[Dark minister]], and any enemy capable of using [[Cursed Mist]] or [[Cursed Verse]].

	==={{DQ10}}===		==={{DQ10}}===

dragon>Antiyonder at 02:18, 15 February 2022

2022-02-15T02:18:01Z

dragon>Antiyonder at 20:23, 19 January 2022

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	==Appearances==		==Appearances==
	==={{DQ5}}===		==={{DQ5}}===
	Curses have several debilitating effects, and only characters with high [[Luck]] can reliably avoid them. The potential damnation are:		Curses have several debilitating effects, and only characters with high {{Luck}} can reliably avoid them. The potential damnation are:
	*Reducing HP by 1 for every four steps		*Reducing {{HP}} by 1 for every four steps
	*Reducing MP by 1 for every four steps		*Reducing {{MP}} by 1 for every four steps
	*Randomly becoming stunned during battle		*Randomly becoming stunned during battle
	*Randomly causing spells and skills to fail during battle		*Randomly causing spells and skills to fail during battle
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	==={{DQ8}}===		==={{DQ8}}===
	Curses are cast by undead and demonic monsters, which force characters to lose a turn. The [[Hero ~~(Dragon Quest VIII)\|Hero]]~~ is immune to all curses, save by one cast by the bonus boss in the post-game. Any curse-afflicting attacks “fizzle out” before they can reach the Hero, and he can use cursed equipment without penalty.		Curses are cast by undead and demonic monsters, which force characters to lose a turn. The {{Hero 8}} is immune to all curses, save by one cast by the bonus boss in the post-game. Any curse-afflicting attacks “fizzle out” before they can reach the Hero, and he can use cursed equipment without penalty.

	==={{DQ10}}===		==={{DQ10}}===
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	==={{DQ11}}===		==={{DQ11}}===
	Possible effects include:		Possible effects include:
	*Halving the maximum HP of a character for the battle		*Halving the maximum {{HP}} of a character for the battle
	*Halving the maximum MP of a character for the battle		*Halving the maximum {{MP}} of a character for the battle
	*Forcing the character to succumb to instant death with a high probability within a random number of turns		*Forcing the character to succumb to instant death with a high probability within a random number of turns

	The party can find the Choker, an apparently-cursed collar, in the Zwaardsrust Ruins, in a corner of the room behind the same [[Magic ~~key\|magic key~~]]-locked door that guards one of the [[Six Orbs\|six coloured Orbs]] needed to reach Yggdrasil. It is stored in the Important Items section of the party's inventory, meaning that it cannot be equipped. Upon trying to “Use” it, ~~[[Hero (Dragon Quest XI)\|~~the Luminary]] picks it up, but “senses an oppressively ominous aura, and thinks better of it.” A thug near the ruins is seeking Zwaardsrustian treasure, and initially offers the party 10,000 G for the Choker (continuing the trend of cursed equipment selling for unusually high prices in the ~~DQ series~~). However, if the Luminary takes him up on his offer, he will back down with the excuse that he doesn't carry that much gold while out treasure-hunting.		The party can find the Choker, an apparently-cursed collar, in the Zwaardsrust Ruins, in a corner of the room behind the same [[Magic Key]]-locked door that guards one of the [[Six Orbs\|six coloured Orbs]] needed to reach Yggdrasil. It is stored in the Important Items section of the party's inventory, meaning that it cannot be equipped. Upon trying to “Use” it, the {{Luminary}} picks it up, but “senses an oppressively ominous aura, and thinks better of it.” A thug near the ruins is seeking Zwaardsrustian treasure, and initially offers the party 10,000 [[gold]] coins for the Choker (continuing the trend of cursed equipment selling for unusually high prices in the {{DQSeries}}).

			However, if the Luminary takes him up on his offer, he will back down with the excuse that he doesn't carry that much gold while out treasure-hunting.

	{{Series_mechanics}}		{{Series_mechanics}}
	[[Category:Recurring elements]]		[[Category:Recurring elements]]

dragon>Scratchohey: Added a bit more detail to DQ8's section and threw in an Easter egg(?) from 11. I haven't tooled around with mediawiki syntax and etiquette in years, so if I messed anything up, please fix.

2019-10-30T15:01:33Z

Added a bit more detail to DQ8's section and threw in an Easter egg(?) from 11. I haven't tooled around with mediawiki syntax and etiquette in years, so if I messed anything up, please fix.

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	==={{DQ8}}===		==={{DQ8}}===
	Curses are cast by undead and demonic monsters, which force characters to lose a turn. The [[Hero (Dragon Quest VIII)\|Hero]] is immune to all curses, save by one cast by the bonus boss in the post-game.		Curses are cast by undead and demonic monsters, which force characters to lose a turn. The [[Hero (Dragon Quest VIII)\|Hero]] is immune to all curses, save by one cast by the bonus boss in the post-game. Any curse-afflicting attacks “fizzle out” before they can reach the Hero, and he can use cursed equipment without penalty.

	==={{DQ10}}===		==={{DQ10}}===
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	*Halving the maximum MP of a character for the battle		*Halving the maximum MP of a character for the battle
	*Forcing the character to succumb to instant death with a high probability within a random number of turns		*Forcing the character to succumb to instant death with a high probability within a random number of turns

			The party can find the Choker, an apparently-cursed collar, in the Zwaardsrust Ruins, in a corner of the room behind the same [[Magic key\|magic key]]-locked door that guards one of the [[Six Orbs\|six coloured Orbs]] needed to reach Yggdrasil. It is stored in the Important Items section of the party's inventory, meaning that it cannot be equipped. Upon trying to “Use” it, [[Hero (Dragon Quest XI)\|the Luminary]] picks it up, but “senses an oppressively ominous aura, and thinks better of it.” A thug near the ruins is seeking Zwaardsrustian treasure, and initially offers the party 10,000 G for the Choker (continuing the trend of cursed equipment selling for unusually high prices in the DQ series). However, if the Luminary takes him up on his offer, he will back down with the excuse that he doesn't carry that much gold while out treasure-hunting.

	{{Series_mechanics}}		{{Series_mechanics}}
	[[Category:Recurring elements]]		[[Category:Recurring elements]]

dragon>Follower of Light: Created page with "'''Curses''' (呪い) are hexes that afflict the target with a wide variety of potent effects. Some curses are permanently set upon certain items as well: see Cursed Equipme..."

2019-02-05T17:25:03Z

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'''Curses''' (呪い) are hexes that afflict the target with a wide variety of potent effects. Some curses are permanently set upon certain items as well: see [[Cursed Equipment]] for a list. These items must be removed in a [[Church]] before the bearer can equip anything else, but the curses chanted in battle can be removed with the [[Sheen]] spell.

==Appearances==
==={{DQ5}}===
Curses have several debilitating effects, and only characters with high [[Luck]] can reliably avoid them. The potential damnation are:
*Reducing HP by 1 for every four steps
*Reducing MP by 1 for every four steps
*Randomly becoming stunned during battle
*Randomly causing spells and skills to fail during battle
*Forcing a character to randomly attack an ally

==={{DQ8}}===
Curses are cast by undead and demonic monsters, which force characters to lose a turn. The [[Hero (Dragon Quest VIII)|Hero]] is immune to all curses, save by one cast by the bonus boss in the post-game.

==={{DQ10}}===
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==={{DQ11}}===
Possible effects include:
*Halving the maximum HP of a character for the battle
*Halving the maximum MP of a character for the battle
*Forcing the character to succumb to instant death with a high probability within a random number of turns

{{Series_mechanics}}
[[Category:Recurring elements]]

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	==={{DQ5}}===		==={{DQ5}}===
	Curses have several debilitating effects, and only characters with high {{Luck}} can reliably avoid them. The potential damnation are:		Curses have several debilitating effects, and only characters with high {{Luck}} can reliably avoid them. The potential damnation are:
	*Reducing {{HP}} by 1 for every four steps		*Reducing {{HP}} by 1 for every four steps.
	*Reducing {{MP}} by 1 for every four steps		*Reducing {{MP}} by 1 for every four steps.
	*Randomly becoming stunned during battle		*Randomly becoming stunned during battle.
	*Randomly causing spells and skills to fail during battle		*Randomly causing spells and skills to fail during battle.
	*Forcing a character to randomly attack an ally		*Forcing a character to randomly attack an ally.

	==={{DQ8}}===		==={{DQ8}}===
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	==={{DQ11}}===		==={{DQ11}}===
	Possible effects include:		Possible effects include:
	*Halving the maximum {{HP}} of a character for the battle		*Halving the maximum {{HP}} of a character for the battle.
	*Halving the maximum {{MP}} of a character for the battle		*Halving the maximum {{MP}} of a character for the battle.
	*Forcing the character to succumb to instant death with a high probability within a random number of turns		*Forcing the character to succumb to instant death with a high probability within a random number of turns.

	The party can find the Choker, an apparently-cursed collar, in the Zwaardsrust Ruins, in a corner of the room behind the same [[Magic Key]]-locked door that guards one of the [[Six Orbs\|six coloured Orbs]] needed to reach Yggdrasil. It is stored in the Important Items section of the party's inventory, meaning that it cannot be equipped. Upon trying to “Use” it, the {{Luminary}} picks it up, but “senses an oppressively ominous aura, and thinks better of it.” A thug near the ruins is seeking Zwaardsrustian treasure, and initially offers the party 10,000 [[gold]] coins for the Choker (continuing the trend of cursed equipment selling for unusually high prices in the {{DQSeries}}).		The party can find the Choker, an apparently-cursed collar, in the Zwaardsrust Ruins, in a corner of the room behind the same [[Magic Key]]-locked door that guards one of the [[Six Orbs\|six coloured Orbs]] needed to reach Yggdrasil. It is stored in the Important Items section of the party's inventory, meaning that it cannot be equipped. Upon trying to “Use” it, the {{Luminary}} picks it up, but “senses an oppressively ominous aura, and thinks better of it.” A thug near the ruins is seeking Zwaardsrustian treasure, and initially offers the party 10,000 [[gold]] coins for the Choker (continuing the trend of cursed equipment selling for unusually high prices in the {{DQSeries}}).

	However, if the Luminary takes him up on his offer, he will back down with the excuse that he doesn't carry that much gold while out treasure-hunting.		However, if the {{Luminary}} takes him up on his offer, he will back down with the excuse that he doesn't carry that much [[gold]] while out treasure-hunting.

	{{Series_mechanics}}		{{Series_mechanics}}

	[[Category:Recurring elements]]		[[Category:Recurring elements]]