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Curses!

Added 2019-04-20 16:50:33 +0000 UTC

While traveling through the darker parts of the forest, you might run into some Cursed Bandits. They're similar to normal Lewd Bandits, but they're a little... different.

Some turns they'll just stumble around and do nothing...

And other turns they'll try to spread their curse on to you!

Compared to some other status conditions, being Cursed isn't so bad. It's an all-around stat reduction and you'll get a little less XP, but at least you can still act on your turn, and you still have all your skills!

What's a bit worse about being Cursed is that it's pretty persistent - Restoration Points don't get rid of it, and even if a character is defeated, they'll still be Cursed when they're revived. The only way to get rid of a curse is to let it run its course in battle... Or use a Holy Water item, but they're not very common (or cheap).

-"Uuuggghhh...." "Sorry, Sinian, just a bit longer..."

But, you may ask, if these bandits are the ones being cursed, who cursed them in the first place?

It's a Forest Witch! This formidable elf wields all sorts of certifiably dark magic!

Of course, she can curse you, but she can also...

Petrify you (inflicts Stiffened first just like the Cockatrice)...

Summon more Cursed Bandits...

Cast Fire (better hope there aren't any cocoons nearby!)...

... And inflict Slow!

Slow isn't a "real" status condition because it doesn't trigger a facial change (Sinian here just looks happy because her Lust is high) and it doesn't have a huge impact on the game - it just makes you go last for a few turns.

Put all this together and you have one tough - but rare - enemy!