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Dathlue Mistwinter
06-15-05, 11:21 PM Okay, in the 2E DMG, page 83 states that "When a character is struck by insanity due to mental attack, curse, or whatever...", and then lists a whole bunch if insanities and explanations.

A) This is missing in 3E and 3.5.

B) Curse is not a spell.

I looked it up and it does not exist in 2E, 3E, or 3.5. I found Bless, though. 1st level Cleric spell. in 3E+, it states that Bane is the opposite of Bless as a sidenote. Note that "Bestow Curse" exists as a level 3 divinity.

In 2E, the more applicable here, there is no Bane or Bestow Curse, but it DOES say under Bless that a cleric can just as soon Curse with the opposite effects of Bless.

I'm a little confused with Gary Gygax's entry on Insanity. I LOVE the idea of making somebody crazy with a curse, and you always hear about hexes, curses, and whatnot, and my QUESTION IS:

Why doesn't curse curse? Is there alternative higher level spells that effect people the way our common respect of a curse might that I just don't know about?

EG: Sleeping Beauty curse. Must I use Wish?
weasel fierce
06-16-05, 12:21 AM Reversed Remove curse ?

The opposite of Bless is O/AD&D is Blight, or some such
weasel fierce
06-16-05, 12:22 AM I'm a little confused with Gary Gygax's entry on Insanity. I LOVE the idea of making somebody crazy with a curse, and you always hear about hexes, curses, and whatnot, and my QUESTION IS:

Forgot.. Gygax did not write anything in AD&D 2nd edition. It was coordinated by Zeb Cook, IIRC.
Dathlue Mistwinter
06-16-05, 12:38 AM The "By Gary Gygax" on the cover means nothing?
weasel fierce
06-16-05, 12:42 AM Does the book have a red efreet demon thingie o nteh cover, with a woman in its hands. Back cover has a city at the buttom ?

If so, then you have the 1st edition DMG, which is indeed (mostly) written by Gygax.

If it has a red dragon, and a weird wizard type, then its 2nd edition, and Gygax's name is only included because it was a more familiar name than Cook's.

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Dathlue Mistwinter 06-15-05, 11:21 PM	Okay, in the 2E DMG, page 83 states that "When a character is struck by insanity due to mental attack, curse, or whatever...", and then lists a whole bunch if insanities and explanations. A) This is missing in 3E and 3.5. B) Curse is not a spell. I looked it up and it does not exist in 2E, 3E, or 3.5. I found Bless, though. 1st level Cleric spell. in 3E+, it states that Bane is the opposite of Bless as a sidenote. Note that "Bestow Curse" exists as a level 3 divinity. In 2E, the more applicable here, there is no Bane or Bestow Curse, but it DOES say under Bless that a cleric can just as soon Curse with the opposite effects of Bless. I'm a little confused with Gary Gygax's entry on Insanity. I LOVE the idea of making somebody crazy with a curse, and you always hear about hexes, curses, and whatnot, and my QUESTION IS: Why doesn't curse curse? Is there alternative higher level spells that effect people the way our common respect of a curse might that I just don't know about? EG: Sleeping Beauty curse. Must I use Wish?
weasel fierce 06-16-05, 12:21 AM	Reversed Remove curse ? The opposite of Bless is O/AD&D is Blight, or some such
weasel fierce 06-16-05, 12:22 AM	I'm a little confused with Gary Gygax's entry on Insanity. I LOVE the idea of making somebody crazy with a curse, and you always hear about hexes, curses, and whatnot, and my QUESTION IS: Forgot.. Gygax did not write anything in AD&D 2nd edition. It was coordinated by Zeb Cook, IIRC.
Dathlue Mistwinter 06-16-05, 12:38 AM	The "By Gary Gygax" on the cover means nothing?
weasel fierce 06-16-05, 12:42 AM	Does the book have a red efreet demon thingie o nteh cover, with a woman in its hands. Back cover has a city at the buttom ? If so, then you have the 1st edition DMG, which is indeed (mostly) written by Gygax. If it has a red dragon, and a weird wizard type, then its 2nd edition, and Gygax's name is only included because it was a more familiar name than Cook's.