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 Introduction
Cursed Bloodlines and Dark
Heritages allows you to customize
your characters in many delightfully
twisted ways. It can be used by your
players for new background features
or additional characteristics. Here we
have combined a hundred different
curses, ancestral traits and family
misfortunes – most are malignant,
some are tragic, some serve as a
mean-spirited prank, whereas others
can be seen as a boon, at least, at
the very first glance.
The Origins of the Cursed Bloodlines
The Magical Cataclysm
Centuries ago, your realm faced a
tremendous magical calamity, a true
fight between good and evil.
Although times are now more
peaceful, lingering traces of this
great conflict can be seen in the
new-born, many of whom have
inherited a curse passed down their
lineage.
A Coven of Hags
This land is infested with immortal
hags who enjoy cursing their
perceived enemies for the smallest
of slights. Many people bear the
burden of these curses just because
an ancestor looked at an crone the
wrong way.
An Elder Hag
A true elder hag, a being of godlike
power, rules the world with a harsh,
malicious fist. Her will is the law, and
her twisted schemes use mortals as
mere playthings... yet, perhaps, there
are adventurers brave enough to
stand against the elder hag’s tyranny.
These curses are yours to implement
as you wish. You can invent their
level of permanence or removal, as
well as to what extent they serve as
a feature in the world. Perhaps, the
curse is only seen in one particular
land or area. Maybe a whole nation
was cursed, in different ways, by
a powerful enemy. Perhaps, your
world is inhabited by tricksters, hags,
malicious fae-folk or vengeful gods
– all of whom can use some cursed
ideas. The choice is yours, and here
we offer but a few suggestions...
The Cabal of Conspiracy
A secretive cabal of mages is known
to hold great power. Their enemies
are wary, for these mages have the
power to bestow great curses. This
cabal’s true purpose is unknown,
yet it is said that one can, at a great
price, order a curse from them.
After centuries of such practices, the
land is littered with curses, a side-
effect of political games, family
feuds and unhappy love-affairs. All
the while, the influence and riches of
the magical cabal continue to grow.
Fae-like Histories
This realm is closely intertwined
with the world of the fae. The
capricious tricksters that live in that
other world are always tempted to
lay a curse on an impudent mortal
and their kin. Alternatively, these
worlds might have been once closely
united, and those who had to leave
are forced to carry a curse with
them.
The Cursed Moon Cursed Pleasures

A cursed moon orbits your world, In this world, curses can be thought
its presence causes curses in many a of as magical diseases, latching
mortal. As it waxes and wanes, so too themselves onto unfortunate
do the symptoms of the curse bloodlines. Many superstitions
increase or decrease. Many have abound, and the exact nature of
struggled to find a cure for this the cause and transmission of these
vicious cycle. curses is rarely known. Some
scholars believe that they can be
The Original Sin spread through romance, and the
folk have adapted to some creative
A horrible crime was once solutions to safeguard against this
committed by the bearers of this possibility.
curse, one for which their ancestors
are still doomed to pay. The origin
of this crime can be a mystery to
most. If the truth is ever discovered,
it could shatter the foundations of
society, or, it can turn out that the
crime was but a pittance in
comparison to the burdens borne
by the cursed.
D100 Cursed Bloodlines
1 Everyone in this family suffers from unrequited love.

2 Members of the bloodline are destined to die young – at the age of 27.

3 This bloodline tends to attract lightning strikes.

4 This unfortunate family is doomed to smell heavily of onions.

5 This bloodline can see and hear ghosts.

6 Members of this family are particularly prone to sunburn.

7 No member of this family casts a shadow.

8 Members of the family are destined to die from a tree related injury.

9 This bloodline can naturally communicate with most sentient creatures.

10 This family have the knack of inventing mostly useless items.

11 The family can spot a liar from a mile away – roll at advantage on insight
checks. They tend to be rather lonely.

12 Nobody in the bloodline can handle more than a single alcoholic drink.

13 Once per month members of this bloodline grow excessive amounts of hair
and take a fancy to raw meat. This happens to occur on the full moon.

14 People in this bloodline are completely hairless.

15 The Green Fingered – members of this bloodline have a natural ability with
plants and an affinity with sentient plant creatures.

The Black Fingered – members of this bloodline can’t even grow cress,
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druids hate them and sentient plants will be aggressive.

17 People of this bloodline are severely allergic to metal.

18 Unbeknownst to them, this bloodline carries blood of tremendous value

when it is used for sacrificial rituals.

19 People with awful vices are naturally attracted to members of this bloodline.
They will always be surrounded by rogues of the worst nature

20 The family is completely disinclined in entertaining any vices, and do not

understand people who indulge in them.
21 People of this bloodline can naturally hit a high-C note and shatter glass.

The family is able to travel to other planes – often unexpectedly and rarely
22
through their own will.

Magic runs through their veins. This bloodline has a historical attachment to
23
magic - all members of the family are proficient in the Arcana skill.

24 This bloodline had a Fae joke played upon it, now they are all affected by the
Faerie Fire spell from dusk until dawn.

25 Every elderly woman of this family, when they hit the age of 70, gains
prescience and can read tea leaves with 95% accuracy.

26 This bloodline’s skin is unnaturally tough, almost like tree bark. Their natural
Armour Class is 11.

27 Animals loathe their company. Members of this bloodline repel all animals.

28 This bloodline despises sunlight. It is nothing to them but blinding.

29 This family is obsessed with winning, even when it comes to frivolous

pursuits.

30 Members of this family have the tendency to spontaneously combust.

31 This bloodline regularly gains visions of the future.

32 The family holds a long tradition of failed rebellions.

33 The family has no sense of smell.

34 All members of this family have irritating high-pitched voices.

35 All members of this bloodline are banned from the afterlife.

36 Members of this bloodline have an amazing sense of smell. Often they are
employed as perfumers. However, all rancid smells cause them physical pain.

37 All family members are doomed never to be loved, to live loveless lives in
loveless marriages.

38 People in this bloodline tend to be excessively nice - they will put the needs
of others before their own, often to their detriment.

39 This family tends to suffer from tragically unfortunate accidents involving

seagulls.

40 Members of this bloodline have the plainest facial features of all people. They
are nearly anonymous in most social situations.
41 This family is immune to fire.

42 None of the male members of this family can father a child. It is a secret
known only to the female side. This has occurred for at least 20 generations.

43 People of this bloodline attract birds; they are also allergic to bird dander.

44 The bloodline are completely convinced that they are the descendants of
dragons. They are not.

45 This family can, and have to, lay eggs - they do so in secret.

46 Members of this bloodline are prone to be in the middle of tragic encounters

and cataclysms, of which they are often the lone survivor.

47 This bloodline holds a deep fascination with music. Unfortunately, they never
have the talent for it.

48 Members of the family rise as undead after their first death.

People in this bloodline do not feel pain, though they are as easily wounded
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as anyone else.

50 Everyone in the family is a born kleptomaniac.

51 Members of this bloodline find themselves in fierce rivalry with those of

another bloodline. Nobody really knows how it all began.

52 This family is magically drawn to adventure. They are very bad at

adventuring.

People in this family are born with wings on their back, which do not appear
53
to serve any identifiable purpose.

54 Members of this bloodline do not require sleep.

The men of this family have a seemingly irrepressible habit of fathering

55
bastards.

56 Members of this bloodline have perfect memory.

57 One person in every generation of this family has one eye that sees into the
future, whilst the other eye sees into the past.

Male members of this bloodline cannot consume water, unless it is processed

58 in some way .i.e: tea or alcohol would be safe. If they do consume water, they
must make a Constitution saving throw (DC18) or become Poisoned.

Members of this bloodline are compelled to be without money. They must

59 spend any money within 24 hours of gaining it or suffer disadvantage on all
rolls due to their overwhelming anxiety.
 The family is untraceable by magical means and difficult to track by natural
60
means – they gain +10 to all stealth checks.

Unnatural heaviness. All family members are unnaturally heavy in

61 comparison to their physical size. They weigh twice as much. All athletics
checks for swimming are rolled at disadvantage.

Fae blood. A distant relative dallied in the Fae and became betrothed, their
62 progeny now have fae blood, although deeply distilled over the years. They
roll at advantage versus charm spells and are compelled to dance around
circles of mushrooms.

An ancestor of this bloodline angered the gods. For a 1,000 generations they
63 must pay a penance. Each generation must sacrifice the first born, go on a
holy quest or fulfill some other task.

As they grow older, starting in young adulthood, these people become more
64 tree-like - their skin hardens to bark, and they can even grow branches and
leaves. Eventually, they become more tree than man. Will they pass away, or
be planted in the family yard?

Random members of this bloodline can see auras around other people, they
65
believe it tells them something about that person.

66 This bloodline often forms unusual, romantic attachments to dangerous,

sentient creatures.

Members of the bloodline have a peculiar understanding of beauty, and they

67 can spend hours or days admiring something they consider beautiful, ignor-
ing their other needs.

Several generations ago, this family gained the enmity of a tribe of goblins.
This tribe have handed down tales of revenge in their folklore for decades,
68
with each new generation of goblin children being taught who the ‘true
enemy’ is.

Compulsion of the traveler. All members of this bloodline are compelled to

explore the world. As a result, many have met their ends in forgotten ruins
69 and steamy jungles. For every week they are not traveling they gain one level
of exhaustion until they fade away.

This family have, historically, lived next to the sea in lonely, lost parts of the
70
world. They all have webbed toes and a slight fishy smell about them.

71 This bloodline constantly lies, they cannot tell the truth.

Members of the cursed bloodline are doomed to be immortal – they do not

72 age past adulthood and regenerate even the most severe wounds. It is said
that they can only be killed by decapitation...

73 Everyday members of this family cry tears of blood. For one hour afterwards
they suffer one level of exhaustion.
 This bloodline was cursed by a swamp dwelling sorcerer after a great, great,
great, great grandfather repossessed the swamp, drained it and turned it into
74 arable land. They now have tongues like frogs, which they can even use to
catch flies with. They can disguise this, but have a tendency to talk in a
mumbling way.

Once renowned blacksmiths, this family carries a heavy curse in their

75 bloodline that means all swords and sharp-edged metal objects become dull
when near them.

76 Those in the bloodline are obsessed over creating a magnum opus in their
chosen field.

The blood runs thin! All family members suffer from a weak constitution (-1
77 Con), but due to this, they have spent years in study, their libraries are
renowned and their children learned (+1 Int).

78 This family is abhorrently awful at cooking. Even a sandwich made by their

hands is likely to turn stomachs.

79 This bloodline all have tiny tails 12-inches long. They often hide them by
tucking them between their legs.

Telekinetic powers run deep in this bloodline. One in four family members
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have the ability to move a candle flame with their mind.

All elderly men of this bloodline can feel the magickal essences of the planet.
81 They can, with the help of a divining rod or pendulum, detect ley lines and
power nodes.

82 These people tend to be fortunate in many endeavors, inevitably leading to

horrible jealousy from their fellow neighbours.

83 This family proudly considers themselves as the best, greatest, most

wonderful family, despite not having any particular reason to do so.

84 In some way or another, the people of this bloodline always die by the hand
of one of their own.

85 Members of this family are all haunted by that one ‘weird uncle’, they can see
him and non-blood relatives can’t. The ghost constantly makes bad puns.

Charged with a holy quest. This family were cursed with finding a holy relic,
86 but generations have failed to acquire it. Their failure weighs heavily upon
them, as their family’s souls are cast into the worst places of the Underworld,
to suffer until the relic is returned to its rightful temple.

87 All children from this bloodline are born with full beards (a point of horror
for humans and elves, but one of honor for dwarves).

88 The bloodline is fascinated by heights and the dream of flight.

89 Members of this family are nocturnal; they become incredibly sleepy during
the day if forced to stay awake.

90 Members of this family are prone to die in the moments of complete

happiness.

91 A horrid misfortune happens on the birthdays of those born in this clan.

92 This bloodline is immune to magical healing.

93 This family tends to believe in, and invent, a vast number of conspiracy
theories.

94 The family is obsessed with pets and wildlife.

95 The blood of this bloodline contains potent healing properties.

96 This bloodline finds it easy to attract wealth, only to spend it all on frivolous
pursuits.

97 Over their lifespan, this bloodline’s hair turns to metal strands.

98 This bloodline is immune to all disease, while being extremely susceptible to

becoming a disease carrier.

99 People of this bloodline have the exact knowledge of when they die.

Those in the bloodline tend to get easily addicted to weird substances and
100 rituals most people would find harmless – cleaning shoes, bird watching,
turnips, candles, etc...