You touch a creature, which must succeed on a Wisdom saving throw or become cursed for the duration. Until the curse ends, the target suffers one of the following effects of your choice: • Choose one ability. The target has Disadvantage on ability checks and saving throws made with that ability. • The target has Disadvantage on attack rolls against you. • In combat, the target must succeed on a Wisdom saving throw at the start of each of its turns or be forced to take the Dodge action on that turn. • If you deal damage to the target with an attack roll or a spell, the target takes an extra 1d8 Necrotic damage. Using a Higher-Level Spell Slot. If you cast this spell using a level 4 spell slot, you can maintain Concentration on it for up to 10 minutes. If you use a level 5+ spell slot, the spell doesn’t require Concentration, and the duration becomes 8 hours (level 5–6 slot) or 24 hours (level 7–8 slot). If you use a level 9 spell slot, the spell lasts until dispelled.
RollQuest summary Duration scales with higher slots; permanent at slot 9.
SRD 5.2.1, pp.112–113 · CC BY 4.0
Try this spell in RollQuest
Cast Bestow Curse on a real battle map. Pick a caster and a target and RollQuest plays the effect for everyone at the table. Free to start.
Make a caster for Bestow Curse in our free DnD character creator
The builder walks you through class, species, ability scores and spells, then you cast Bestow Curse straight from the sheet. RollQuest rolls the dice with your spellcasting modifier, posts the total in chat for the table and keeps count of your spell slots. Try the DnD character creator, for 5e and 5.5e.
