5ead/spells/md/level_up_advanced_5e/bestow-curse-a5e.md

Bestow Curse

• Level: 3 Necromancy
• Classes: Bard, Cleric, Wizard
• Casting Time: 1 action
• Range: touch
• Components: V, S
• Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minute
• Source: Level Up Advanced 5e

Choose one of the following:

• Select one ability score; the target has disadvantage on ability checks and saving throws using that ability score.
• The target makes attack rolls against you with disadvantage.
• Each turn, the target loses its action unless it succeeds a Wisdom saving throw at the start of its turn.
• Your attacks and spells deal an additional 1d8 necrotic damage against the target.

A curse lasts until the spell ends. At the Narrator's discretion you may create a different curse effect with this spell so long as it is weaker than the options above.

A remove curse spell ends the effect if the spell slot used to cast it is equal to or greater than the spell slot used to cast bestow curse.

Using a Higher-Level Spell Slot. When using a 4th-level spell slot the duration increases to 10 minutes. When using a 5th-level spell slot the duration increases to 8 hours and it no longer requires your concentration. When using a 7th-level spell slot the duration is 24 hours.