Unwilling Victims

Most Cursed are as the name implies, cursed against their will. The curses themselves and the circumstances that brought them about vary greatly. It is almost certain that, whether it is deserved or not, the curse is a result of some event in the cursed's life or something the cursed did to invoke the wrath of a witch or demon.

Reluctant Adventurers

Most Cursed would rather stay put and wallow in self pity than travel the world adventuring, but they are often kicked from their homes or there is some way they think they could break the curse and return to their normal life.

Quick Build

You can make a cursed quickly by following these suggestions. First, make constitution your highest ability score, followed by strength. Second, choose the outlander background.

Hit Points

• Hit Dice: 1d8 per Cursed level
• Hit Points at 1st Level: 8 + your Constitution modifier
• Hit Points at Higher Levels: 1d8 (or 5) + your Constitution modifier per Cursed level after 1st

Proficiencies

• Armor: Light armor, Medium armor
• Weapons: Simple weapons, Martial weapons
• Tools: None

• Saving Throws: Constitution, Strength
• Skills: Choose two from Arcana, Athletics, Intimidation, Investigation, Medicine, Perception, Survival

Equipment

You start with the following equipment, in addition to the equipment granted by your background:

• (a) a martial weapon and a shield or (b) two martial weapons
• (a) a light crossbow with 20 bolts or (b) any simple weapon
• (a) scale mail or (b) chain mail
• an explorer's pack

Dark Surge

Your body is filled to the brim with the curse and it needs to be released. As a bonus action, you can gain 1d6 temporary hit points. you can do this a number of times equal to your constitution modifier. At the end of a long rest you take necrotic damage equal to half the remaining Dark Surge dice you didn't use, you regain all uses after this.

the amount of dice used increases as you gain levels in this class, as shown in the Dark Surge column of the Cursed table. Additionally when you reach 13th level the dice used for your Dark Surge change to d8.

Nature of the Curse

At 1st level choose the source of your particular curse: The Blight, The Devil's Touch, The Machine or the Hive each of which is detailed at the end of this class description. Your choice grants you features at 1st level and again at 6th, 10th and 14th.

Unholy Mutations

At 2nd level your curse begins to mutate and reshape your body. Choose a mutation from the mutations listed in the unholy mutations section, as you gain levels in this class you gain more mutations as listed in the number of mutations column of the Cursed table

Curse Channeling

By 3rd level you have discovered that there is a way for you to channel the dark energy from your curse into magic spells to help you.

The spells you cast with Curse Channeling Carry the corruption of the curse. Whenever a humanoid other than you is affected by one of your spells they must make a constitution saving throw. On a failure, they gain a minor mutation. Roll on the minor mutation table to determine what mutation they develop. All minor mutations can be cured with a minor restoration spell.

Acid Reflux

At 1st level when you choose this curse, you gain the ability to use your dark surge to vomit deadly acid on your enemies

Expend one use of dark surge to make a ranged spell attack on a target you can see within 10ft. On a hit, the target takes your dark surge dice in acid damage and loses all resistances for 1d4 rounds, immunities are unaffected

Seeping Poison

Starting at 6th level the puss from your boils begins to seep out on to your weapons. You can now add your constitution modifier in poison damage to all damage rolls.

Patient Zero

By 10th level the Poisons and magic within you have brewed together to become a new strain of the deadly virus that your power originates from. Your blood, spit and other fluids now carry a contagious disease. Roll on the disease effect table or choose one that fits your character. You can only choose one

Devil's Touch Curse Spells

Explosive Surge

At 1st level when you choose this curse, you gain the ability to use your dark surge to explode outwards with dark energy.

As an action you can expend one use of dark surge, flame bursts in a 20ft radius centered on you, all creatures caught in the explosion must make a dexterity saving throw against you spell save DC. On a failed, save they take your dark surge dice in fire damage or half as much on a successful save.

Burning Flesh

At 6th level your flesh burns hot at all times due to the curse. Whenever you are hit by a melee attack, the attacker takes fire damage equal to your constitution modifier.

Boiling Blood

By 10th your blood, spit and other fluids are imbued with a magical heat at all times. Whenever a creature ingests or otherwise comes in contact with your spit they must make a constitution saving throw against your spell save DC. On a failed save, they gain a level of exhaustion due to their burns and they take 3d12 fire damage or half as much on a successful one.

Flame Step

At 14th level you have grown used to the heat of flame. You are immune to fire damage from non-magical sources and magical sources that you created. While you are enveloped in flame as bonus action you can teleport to any other fire that can fit your entire body within 120 feet.

Fully Devil

at 20th level The curse has fully turned your body into that of a devil. If you do not already have them, you sprout large wings and gain a flying speed of 60ft, you grow a pair of horns and your skin turns a deep red. You are now immune to fire and cold damage and you can use your dark surge to make a deal with a humanoid over their soul, for example, if you grant them power they may become a infernal patron warlock.

Machine Curse Spells

Empowering Surge

At 1st level when you choose this surge, you gain the ability to empower you allies with your dark surge rather than yourself.

The Hive Spells

Infesting Surge

At 1st level when you choose this curse, you gain the ability to SHOOT TEN THOUSAND bEeS at yOur foes.

as an action you can expend one use of Dark Surge to place a small Sub-hive on a surface in an unoccupied space within 10 feet of you, the sub hive has an AC equal to your spell save DC and 15 hit points. As a bonus action you can command the sub hive to make a ranged spell attack to shoot a small swarm of insects at a target within 60 feet. On a hit, deal piercing damage equal to your Dark Surge dice.

The Colony

Also at first level. You serve as the hive for a swarm of roughly 60,000 insects, whether you control them or they control you doesn't matter. You can communicate telepathically with the swarm. You must always keep at least 25% of the swarm within yourself or you will be knocked unconscious until the swarm returns to you. And you are vulnerable to fire damage but you gain resistance to poison

As an action, you can order the swarm to either attack a single target or protect you, only one of these orders may be issued at a time. If you choose to attack, make a ranged spell attack on a target within 60 feet. On a hit, deal 4d4 + your constitution modifier in piercing damage. If you choose to protect, the swarm flies in a 10 foot sphere centered on you. If a creature ends its turn inside the area it must make a constitution saving throw. On a failed save, it takes 2d4 + your constitution modifier in piercing damage, or half as much on a successful one.

Expanding the Swarm

Starting at 6th level. If a creature is killed by one of your sub-hives then, as a reaction you may expend another Dark Surge to animate the corpse as a hive walker. The hive walker has an AC equal to your spell save DC and hit points equal to twice your Spell save DC.

On each of your turns, you can use a Bonus Action to mentally Command the hive walker is within 60 feet of you (if you control multiple hive walkers, you can Command any or all of them at the same time, issuing the same Command to each one). You decide what action the hive walker will take and where it will move during its next turn, or you can issue a general Command, such as to guard a particular chamber or corridor. If you issue no commands, the creature only defends itself against Hostile creatures. Once given an order, the creature continues to follow it until its task is complete.

The hive walker will continue to serve you until it is destroyed, and you can control up to 4 hive walker's at a time.

Additionally, any zombies you raise with the Animate Dead spell become Hive Walkers instead.

Planting the Seeds

By 10th level the hive has grown large and wishes to expand. You can touch a surface to place a mound of eggs. The eggs hatch after 1d6 hours, roll 1d100,on a 100 a queen larvae hatches from one of the eggs otherwise it hatches a number of larvae equal to your d100 roll. The larvae mature after another 1d6 hours, once matured they become a Swarm of Insects. they are controlled by the DM and if a queen is born it will attempt to build a new hive.

You can use this feature a number of times equal to your constitution modifier every short or long rest.

Hive Walker

Medium Undead, Neutral evil

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• Armor Class -
• Hit Points -
• Speed 20 ft.

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STR	DEX	CON	INT	WIS	CHA
13 (+1)	5 (-2)	16 (+3)	3 (-4)	6 (-2)	5 (-3)

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• Saving Throws Wis +0
• Damage Vulnerabilities fire
• Damage Immunities poison
• Condition Immunities poisoned
• Senses darkvision 60 ft., passive perception 8
• Languages understands its master and cannot speak

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Undead Fortitude. If damage reduces the hive walker to 0 hit points, it must make a Constitution saving throw with a DC of 5 + the damage taken, unless the damage is fire or from a critical hit. On a success, the hive walker drops to 1 hit point instead

Halo of Bugs. The hive walker is surrounded by a swarm of biting insects. any hostile creatures that end their turn within 10 feet of the hive walker must make a constitution saving throw. On a failed save they take piercing damage equal to your Dark Surge dice.

Actions

Slam. Melee Weapon Attack: +3 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 4 (1d6) bludgeoning damage, and piercing damage equal to your dark surge dice

Abominable Arm

A fully functioning Arm like appendage sprouts from your body. You can use it like any other arm but it lacks the strength and dexterity required to wield weapons or shields effectively. This mutation can be used as a spellcasting focus.

Acid Blood

Your blood becomes a very deadly acid. Whenever you are hit by an attack, as a bonus action to consume a dark surge and deal your dark surge dice in acid damage to the attacker. This mutation can be used as a spellcasting focus however you need to draw blood to do so. Whenever you cast a spell using acid blood you take 1d4 slashing damage per spell level.

Avian Aerodynamics

You sprout large wings but in order to fly you also develop hollow bones. You gain a flying speed of 30ft and your strength score decreases by 1. This mutation can be used as a spellcasting focus

Bone Growth

Your arms grow to a grotesque length. You gain an additional 5ft of reach however you have disadvantage on dexterity saves and skill checks involving your arms

Big Horns

You grow two or more large grotesque horns. They are natural weapons, which you can use to make unarmed strikes. If you hit with them, you deal piercing damage equal to 1d8 + your Strength modifier, instead of the bludgeoning damage normal for an unarmed strike. You have disadvantage on any charisma skill checks including appearance. This mutation can be used as a spellcasting focus

Chameleon Coating

prerequisite: 6th level

A fine mist of strange particles shoots from your pores at your command. As a bonus action, you can expend one use of dark surge and you emit the particles from your skin in a thin cloud that surrounds your body, the particles reflect the light around you to make you blend in with your environment, while the cloud is active you gain +10 to stealth. the cloud lasts for a number of minutes equal to your dark surge dice.

Corrupted eyes

prerequisite: 6th level

Your eyes change in shape and and color. You can now see normally in darkness, both magical and nonmagical, to a distance of 120ft. However you have disadvantage on skill checks involving sight within 10ft.

Curse Blade

prerequisite: 6th level

A deadly blade sprouts from one of your arms, the arm the blade is attached to cannot be used for anything else. The blade is permanently attached to your body, is +1. It deals 1d10 slashing damage and uses your wisdom modifier for attack and damage rolls

At 9th level it increases from +1 to +2 and again at 14th level it increases to +3

Death's Kiss

prerequisite: 12th level

Your teeth sharpen to a point. You gain the ability to, as an action, make an unarmed strike to bite your enemy, the attack deals piercing damage equal to 1d4 + strength modifier. On a hit, the target must make a constitution saving throw, on a failed save you inject some of your blood into the wound.

Evolutionary Regression

prerequisite: 8th level

Your muscles grow larger and stronger, but your face contorts and your brain degenerates. Your strength score increases by 2 but your intelligence and charisma scores both decrease by 1.

Exoskeleton

prerequisite: 12th level, 16 strength

You develop a hard, exoskeleton like armor all over your body. You have an AC of 16 + constitution modifier but you no longer gain any benefit from wearing armor, if you are using a shield, you can apply the shield's bonus as normal.

Multiclassing Prerequisites

Multiclassing Proficiencies

If you have both the Spellcasting class feature and the curse channeling class feature from the cursed class, you can use the curse points you gain from the curse channeling feature to cast spells you know or have prepared from classes with the Spellcasting class feature, and you can use the spell slots you gain from the Spellcasting class feature to cast cursed spells you know.