Curses

Drawing on the darker side of mysticism, those of the Shaman class have the ability to afflict their enemies with Curses, a deadly skill that can sometimes be prevented only by a curseward.

Abilities in Curses

Ability	Description
Fear	Instill great fear in your target.
Syntax: CURSE <target> FEAR Works on/against: Adventurers Cooldown: 2.20 seconds of balance Resource: 45 mana Details: This ability works to instil fear in your victim.
Discernment	Discern the severity of your victim's wounds.
Syntax: DISCERN <target> Works on/against: Adventurers Cooldown: 1.00 seconds of equilibrium Details: With a practiced eye, determine how severely your victim is bleeding.
Deaf	Dampen an opponent's hearing.
Syntax: CURSE <target> DEAF Works on/against: Adventurers Cooldown: 2.20 seconds of balance Resource: 45 mana Details: Remove the hearing of your victim.
Bleed	Curse your opponent with uncontrollable bleeding.
Syntax: CURSE <target> BLEED Works on/against: Adventurers and denizens Cooldown: 2.20 seconds of balance Resource: 30 mana Details: Induce bleeding in your target. This ability will work on Denizens as well as adventurers.
Clumsy	Your victim will fumble about.
Syntax: CURSE <target> CLUMSY Works on/against: Adventurers Cooldown: 2.20 seconds of balance Resource: 100 mana Details: Cause your victim to fumble about.
Vertigo	A devastating fear of heights.
Syntax: CURSE <target> VERTIGO Works on/against: Adventurers Cooldown: 2.20 seconds of balance Resource: 100 mana Details: Afflict your target with a great fear of heights.
Impatience	Inability to concentrate on focused tasks.
Syntax: CURSE <target> IMPATIENCE Works on/against: Adventurers Cooldown: 2.20 seconds of balance Resource: 50 mana Details: Afflict your victim with an inability to concentrate on focused tasks.
Amnesia	Make your victim forget what he meant to do.
Syntax: CURSE <target> AMNESIA Works on/against: Adventurers Cooldown: 2.20 seconds of balance Resource: 100 mana Details: Make your victim forget what he meant to do.
Agoraphobia	Fear of open spaces.
Syntax: CURSE <target> AGORAPHOBIA Works on/against: Adventurers Cooldown: 2.20 seconds of balance Resource: 100 mana Details: Afflict your victim with a fear of open spaces.
Breach	Cut through an opponent's curseward.
Syntax: CURSE <target> BREACH Works on/against: Adventurers Cooldown: 2.20 seconds of balance Resource: 90 mana Details: Rip down your opponent's cursewards.
Dizzy	Causes problems when trying to move.
Syntax: CURSE <target> DIZZY Works on/against: Adventurers Cooldown: 2.20 seconds of balance Resource: 100 mana Details: Afflict your target with severe dizziness.
Claustrophobia	Fear of being under cover.
Syntax: CURSE <target> CLAUSTROPHOBIA Works on/against: Adventurers Cooldown: 2.20 seconds of balance Resource: 100 mana Details: Afflict your target with a great fear of enclosed spaces.
Paranoia	They are out to get you, believe me.
Syntax: CURSE <target> PARANOIA Works on/against: Adventurers Cooldown: 2.20 seconds of balance Resource: 100 mana Details: Instil a fear of other people in your victim.
Blind	Curse an opponent with blindness.
Syntax: CURSE <target> BLIND Works on/against: Adventurers Cooldown: 2.20 seconds of balance Resource: 45 mana Details: Remove your poor victim's eyesight.
Masochism	The love of your own pain.
Syntax: CURSE <target> MASOCHISM Works on/against: Adventurers Cooldown: 2.20 seconds of balance Resource: 100 mana Details: Make your victim love pain so much they will inflict it upon themselves.
Asthma	Creates difficulty when breathing.
Syntax: CURSE <target> ASTHMA Works on/against: Adventurers Cooldown: 2.20 seconds of balance Resource: 100 mana Details: Make it difficult for your victim to breathe.
Truecurse	The ability to drive your curses through magic shields.
Syntax: None Works on/against: Adventurers Details: With the ability of truecurse, adventurer's magical shields will no longer get in the way of your dreaded curses.
Reckless	A dangerous disregard for personal well-being.
Syntax: CURSE <target> RECKLESS Works on/against: Adventurers Cooldown: 2.20 seconds of balance Resource: 100 mana Details: Give your target a dangerous disregard for their personal well-being.
Epilepsy	Disrupt the nervous system of your victim.
Syntax: CURSE <target> EPILEPSY Works on/against: Adventurers Cooldown: 2.20 seconds of balance Resource: 70 mana Details: Cause your victim to go into seizures.
Manaleech	Cause the victim's mana to bleed away.
Syntax: CURSE <target> MANALEECH Works on/against: Adventurers Cooldown: 2.20 seconds of balance Resource: 70 mana Details: Sap away mana from your target.
Peace	Fill your enemy's mind with thoughts of peace.
Syntax: CURSE <target> PEACE Works on/against: Adventurers Cooldown: 2.20 seconds of balance Resource: 60 mana Details: Fill your enemy's mind with thoughts of peace, granting the pacifism affliction.
Dementia	Distorts the victim's perceptions of the world.
Syntax: CURSE <target> DEMENTIA Works on/against: Adventurers Cooldown: 2.20 seconds of balance Resource: 100 mana Details: Distorts the victim's perceptions of the world.
Paralyse	Freeze the limbs of your enemy.
Syntax: CURSE <target> PARALYSE Works on/against: Adventurers Cooldown: 2.20 seconds of balance Resource: 55 mana Details: Cause your victims body to freeze with paralysis.
Plague	Curse someone with the voyria affliction.
Syntax: CURSE <target> PLAGUE Works on/against: Adventurers Cooldown: 2.20 seconds of balance Resource: 70 mana Details: Afflict your victim with the deadly Voyria.
Addiction	Creates a terrible addiction.
Syntax: CURSE <target> ADDICTION Works on/against: Adventurers Cooldown: 2.20 seconds of balance Resource: 65 mana Details: Cause your target to become addicted.
Swiftcurse	The ability to deliver curses much more quickly.
Syntax: SWIFTCURSE SWIFTCURSE <target> <curse> Works on/against: Adventurers Cooldown: 2.50 seconds of balance Resource: 300 mana Details: This potent defence will drastically speed up your next ten curses after initiation. Breach is excluded.
Stupid	Make a victim dumb as a rock.
Syntax: CURSE <target> STUPID Works on/against: Adventurers Cooldown: 2.20 seconds of balance Resource: 55 mana Details: Make a victim dumb as a rock.
Healthleech	A victim's health will slowly bleed away.
Syntax: CURSE <target> HEALTHLEECH Works on/against: Adventurers Cooldown: 2.20 seconds of balance Resource: 70 mana Details: Sap away your target's health.
Sensitivity	Cause your victim to become extremely sensitive to pain.
Syntax: CURSE <target> SENSITIVITY Works on/against: Adventurers Cooldown: 2.20 seconds of balance Resource: 65 mana Details: Cause your victim to become extremely sensitive to pain.
Vomiting	Upset the stomach of your enemy.
Syntax: CURSE <target> VOMITING Works on/against: Adventurers Cooldown: 2.20 seconds of balance Resource: 70 mana Details: Induce severe vomiting in your hapless victim.
Sleep	Put an enemy to sleep, or remove his sleep defences.
Syntax: CURSE <target> SLEEP Works on/against: Adventurers Cooldown: 2.20 seconds of balance Resource: 55 mana Details: Put an enemy to sleep, or remove their sleep defences.
Haemophilia	Deny them respite from their wounds.
Syntax: CURSE <target> HAEMOPHILIA Works on/against: Adventurers Cooldown: 2.20 seconds of balance Resource: 100 mana Details: Deny your victim the ability to clot their wounds.
Anorexia	A terrible condition, preventing one from eating.
Syntax: CURSE <target> ANOREXIA Works on/against: Adventurers Cooldown: 2.20 seconds of balance Resource: 65 mana Details: A terrible condition, preventing one from eating.
Weariness	Weaken the body of your opponent.
Syntax: CURSE <target> WEARINESS Works on/against: Adventurers Cooldown: 2.20 seconds of balance Resource: 65 mana Details: Weaken your opponent's body.
Blight	The most feared of the Curse abilities.
Syntax: BLIGHT <target> <curse> Works on/against: Adventurers Cooldown: 2.20 seconds of balance Resource: mana Details: A blight is a magical construction, sourced in the netherworld, wrapped around a traditional curse which will mask the effects of your attacks. Note that the use of the blight is more mentally draining than a traditional curse.
Inflame	Set a victim's very blood aflame.
Syntax: CURSE <target> INFLAME Works on/against: Adventurers Cooldown: 2.20 seconds of balance Resource: 350 mana Details: This potent curse will cause your target's blood to catch a flame. It requires that your victim first be bleeding; the more they suffer, the greater the potency of the curse.
Tzantza	Bring a most painful end to your victim.
Syntax: CURSE <target> TZANTZA Works on/against: Adventurers Cooldown: 3.00 seconds of balance Resource: 300 mana Details: This requires a setup of at least 4 afflictions to pull off. Though once you have their mind in your grasp you can use the devastating Tzantza curse to shrink their head. Watch the fun as their skin draws tighter and their skull implodes upon itself. The more afflictions your victim suffers over, the faster the process will proceed. Valid afflictions are: Agoraphobia, Amnesia, Claustrophobia, Confusion, Dementia, Dizziness, Epilepsy, Impatience, Masochism, Paranoia, Recklessness, Stupidity, Vertigo, Addiction
Jinx	The ultimate shamanic curse.
Syntax: JINX <curse1> <curse2> <target> Works on/against: Adventurers and denizens Cooldown: 2.30 seconds of balance Resource: 60 mana Details: This highest of the shamanic arts allows a practitioner to combine two curses into one assault, delivering both simultaneously. However, due to the extreme complexity of such an undertaking, the practitioner must prepare themselves to channel the malign energies, by utilising the lesser curses to build up a sufficient charge.