The mage learns how to bring bad
fortune onto lifeless objects, similar to
how he can cause luck with “Lucky
Coin,” above, bringing fortune to bear
upon them. For example, a car just
won’t work right (when it works at all),
or an enraged wife murders her spouse
with an unlucky paperweight.
On the turn after casting, the targeted
object is subject to an equipment dice
penalty equal to the spell’s successes, up
to a maximum of the caster’s Fate dots.
In addition, a suit of armor’s protection
can be decreased by one point per success
(even down to zero points).
As a roleplaying consideration, unlucky
objects tend to cause their owners
harm (an unlucky carving knife cuts a
chef’s hand, putting him out of action
for weeks). Sometimes (as in the case of
the cursed paperweight, above) an unlucky
object need not even be used by its
owner to bring ill fortune upon him.
Adamantine Arrow Rote: Sword of Damocles
Adamantine Arrow willworkers use
this rote to curse their enemies’ armaments
with ill luck.
