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Cursed Relics: 36 Haunted Magic Items for Fifth Edition
A printable poker-size card deck of 36 original cursed magic items for 5E: each has a real boon, a real curse, and two ways to break it (Remove Curse or a mini-quest), plus a d6xd6 random relic table and a d20 haunted trinkets table.
- Players and time
- Save DCs tuned for party level 3-8 (add +2 to each DC for higher levels)
- Pages
- 12
- Format
- US Letter and A4
- Language
- English, Italian
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What's in the download
- How Cursed Relics Work (hidden curses, attunement lock, two ways out)
- 4 ways to use the deck: as treasure, as a Lantern Night curiosity shop, as an adventure hook, as a one-shot party game
- Random Relic Table (d6 x d6 = 36 relics)
- Haunted Trinkets table (d20)
- 36 item cards with rarity (common/uncommon/rare...), boon, curse, 'to break the curse' and a flavor line
- Card backs + printing guide
Inside pages
Lines from the book
It is never late. It is always early.
Every relic in this deck is a real magic item with a real benefit, and a curse that is just as real.
Replace one reward per session with a relic. Players rarely refuse a powerful item, and that is the point.
