Cursed items, need clarification

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  1. Shaz

    Shaz New Member

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    First off, hallo everyone, first time poster here :smile:

    Secondly, my question. Cursed items, how do they work? Are they all bad? For instance, when a weapon would say something like "4-18, random fire damage" or somesuch, is that fire damage against enemies or against the wielder? I've either been ditching or storing cursed items since I started playing, and I was wondering if I was missing out on something potentially good. I know some of them can do rather nasty stuff to the wielder, but I was hoping you guys (and gals, I'm sure there's some more of us that play) could help.

    Thanks, much appreciated!
    ~Shaz~



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  2. Raist III

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    Let me be the first to say welcome to the forum!!!

    As for if they are all bad I am not sure. I have herd of ppl putting cursed armor on NPC to take care of them without a fight. Outer than that I am not sure.
     
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    some of the cursed item has good benefits
     
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  4. Dark Elf

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    Clarification

    Cursed items are magickal items enchanted with some very powerful properties (as you mentioned, 3-18 fire damage). The downside for such power however is that the weapon damages the wielder to some extent, or give you nrgstive bonuses. ( I had a sword that torn my armour apart after a few swings. Good at chopping enemies though. I've also had a pair of boots that had high defense and increased speed but drained my fatigue considerably). Also, I had a helmet that increased my magickal aptitude by 20 but reduced my alignment with 20.

    Hope this helped you.
     
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    Axe of the lost time IS MEGA-TURBO-EXTRA SUPERB!!
     
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