Corrupted vs Cursed Magical Items: Why You Should Always Add A Backdoor
In this article, I will attempt to make a case for what I like to call, Corrupted magical items. Let's start off with some definitions that I will be using throughout. Cursed Items To me, a cursed item is a magical item that someone from the party obtains, either by accident, or by intent of an NPC. This magic item will typically grant a nice bonus to something, at the cost of another skill. In addition to this trade off, the cursed item will usually be a quest to get rid of the item. Example: Cursed Dagger of Danzig This obsidian dagger grants +2 to Attack and Damage rolls, however, the dagger will occasionally yell "Mother!", or some other incomprehensible gibberish. Picture the party's rogue sneaking ahead of the group, on a mission to quickly and quietly subdue the lone guard outside of the bandit's den. Just as the rogue makes her final approach, one hand outstretched ready to cover the guard's mouth, the other hand on the dagger rea...