All kinds of monster curses

[Gryphon]

So I've read stories where being a vampire, werewolf, zombie, demon, unexplainable blob, centaur, god, snakemen, unexplainably tall men/women, wizards, witches, and reindeer came about due to a curse. I can also now add succubus to the list because I'm writing the only story that I've seen where they came about due to a curse and they're existence is, lets just say, complicated. There's probably more, but not any I've seen.

What I'm wondering is what monster you would like to be the most, but in turn you have to inherent all the negatives with it. Example: Want to be a sexy succubus? Well then you have to deal with having constant need for sex in a world where std's, pregnancy, and everything bad relating to sex is prevalent and where people shun you if you have more than one partner. If you don't have sex you die within a few days.

 

[Lloyd]

Angel, so I could mercilessly hunt down and eliminate succubi in the name of god.

 

[greyblob]

a jellyfish

 

[Gryphon]

Angel, so I could mercilessly hunt down and eliminate succubi in the name of god.

Well then now you have no free will of your own and have to submit to whatever the man above says. Unless you make a Lucifer move, which then you will be damned into hell for all eternity. Lets be fair though, hell will one hundred percent be better than whatever waiting for us in heaven.

a jellyfish

You have no form of consciousness and float in the endless abyss that is known as the ocean, waiting for something to move within your tentacles which you will then kill them with your thousands of nerve stinging cells.

 

[RepresentingWrath]

Maybe hydra?

 

[greyblob]

You have no form of consciousness and float in the endless abyss that is known as the ocean, waiting for something to move within your tentacles which you will then kill them with your thousands of nerve stinging cells.

Yes.

 

[Gryphon]

Maybe hydra?

Then you are a monster that will inevitably slain by a Greek hero in a trial to show their strength, wit, and perseverance.

 

[RepresentingWrath]

Then you are a monster that will inevitably slain by a Greek hero in a trial to show their strength, wit, and perseverance.

I'm ok with this, though the negatives are somewhat plain and predictable.

 

[Irl_Rat]

Then you are a monster that will inevitably slain by a Greek hero in a trial to show their strength, wit, and perseverance.

Will still somehow be a better ending than the average Greek hero receives.

 

[Mr.Grey-Cat]

what about a vampire?

 

[Gryphon]

I'm ok with this, though the negatives are somewhat plain and predictable.

Yeah thats mainly because thats really all a hydra is. A powerful multi headed dragon that's only purpose in the narrative it serves in is to be an obstacle for the hero. Now if it were something like the medusa or minotaur, I can work with that, but a Hydra's only thing is to be a scary and strong. I could take some liberties in the stories or spend a bit of time looking stuff up to find a much more fitting curse though. Just give me about two days.

what about a vampire?

You once had a good life, living with your wife/husband and children, until you suddenly come into contact with an undead blood sucking creature. You pass out from fright and realize that the sun hurts you and your wife/husband and children look a little tasty. You inevitably take their lives in a bloodthirsty rampage, are in the run from the law, cannot be outside, and anything revolving around the christian religion and a root that makes people cry hurts you.

 

[Lloyd]

Well then now you have no free will of your own and have to submit to whatever the man above says. Unless you make a Lucifer move, which then you will be damned into hell for all eternity. Lets be fair though, hell will one hundred percent be better than whatever waiting for us in heaven.

You have no form of consciousness and float in the endless abyss that is known as the ocean, waiting for something to move within your tentacles which you will then kill them with your thousands of nerve stinging cells.

Read a bible. Heaven is literally so good it's unimaginable. Also angels do have free will.

 

[RepresentingWrath]

Yeah thats mainly because thats really all a hydra is. A powerful multi headed dragon that's only purpose in the narrative it serves in is to be an obstacle for the hero. Now if it were something like the medusa or minotaur, I can work with that, but a Hydra's only thing is to be a scary and strong. I could take some liberties in the stories or spend a bit of time looking stuff up to find a much more fitting curse though. Just give me about two days.

No need. I just thought that you would reverse engineer the curse instead of simply retelling the end of lernaean hydra.

 

[Mr.Grey-Cat]

You once had a good life, living with your wife/husband and children, until you suddenly come into contact with an undead blood sucking creature. You pass out from fright and realize that the sun hurts you and your wife/husband and children look a little tasty. You inevitably take their lives in a bloodthirsty rampage, are in the run from the law, cannot be outside, and anything revolving around the christian religion and a root that makes people cry hurts you.

so I killed my cheating my wife and her kids, rebelled against a medieval kingdom, and for some reason, I have an allergy to religion and weird items? that's all? Ah, right, there was also the sun, ha? never liked that weird ball of gas.

so, yeah, guess I am going on a vacation, without you or the kids, Dear. wish me happy eternal life without your nagging or responsibility, and do you remember that city of sin we read about? I am going to visit it, Bye, Hahahaha.....

 

[Gryphon]

so I killed my cheating my wife and her kids, rebelled against a medieval kingdom, and for some reason, I have an allergy to religion and weird items? that's all? Ah, right, there was also the sun, ha? never liked that weird ball of gas.

so, yeah, guess I am going on a vacation, without you or the kids, Dear. wish me happy eternal life without your nagging or responsibility, and do you remember that city of sin we read about? I am going to visit it, Bye, Hahahaha.....

Don't forget to drink blood every now and again or you're dead. Have a happy vacation.

 

[ConansWitchBaby]

All things become crab. So, might as well get a head start.

 

[DarkeReises]

Dark elves are cool, make me one of those
Base me off some cool lore, not something too generic.. can't think of anything myself rn

 

[T.K._Paradox]

Dark elves are cool, make me one of those
Base me off some cool lore, not something too generic.. can't think of anything myself rn

I you are a man prepare to be in a religious theocracy, that benefits only women. The way to rise to the top and survive is to be cut throat, and if you're a man the highest you'll ever rise in dark elf society is being a high priestesses call boy, and even then she might kill you out of boredom.

Dark Elves are all super sadistic slave drivers as well. They don't care if its there own people. Positives emotions are foreign to them so much they get confused when they see action made sheerly out of kindness. Some that can actually experience love or other good emotions kill themselves out of still not being able to truly comprehend these feelings.

 

[Gryphon]

All things become crab. So, might as well get a head start.

You have died as a human and reborn as a crab. You're not just any crab though. Your specific species is the Fiddler Crab, a crab with a single large claw that they use to fight and attract mates. Eating is difficult because of your one big claw, but you eat, drink, and have a normal crab life.

That is until mating season comes along. Your crab hormones are acting up and is telling you to find a mate and reproduce offspring. In order to do that, you need to show off how big your claw is. That is until you find other crab males, and see their claws are much bigger than yours. The big ones find mates, gets laid, while every female passes you up.

You manage to corner one female and show off your claw to her. She's impressed, if a bit let down, and is about to let you do the deed. That is until a crab with a claw twice the size of yours comes along and looks at her with his crabby eyes. They stare at each other, looks back at you and your pathetically small claw, and with the grace of a princess, walks off with the better crab.

Each mating season passes you by with worse and worse luck, and then you die by getting eaten by a seagull swallowing you whole. In the crab world, the bigger the claw, the better chances you have at getting laid.

 

[DarkeReises]

You have died as a human and reborn as a crab. You're not just any crab though. Your specific species is the Fiddler Crab, a crab with a single large claw that they use to fight and attract mates. Eating is difficult because of your one big claw, but you eat, drink, and have a normal crab life.

That is until mating season comes along. Your crab hormones are acting up and is telling you to find a mate and reproduce offspring. In order to do that, you need to show off how big your claw is. That is until you find other crab males, and see their claws are much bigger than yours. The big ones find mates, gets laid, while every female passes you up.

You manage to corner one female and show off your claw to her. She's impressed, if a bit let down, and is about to let you do the deed. That is until a crab with a claw twice the size of yours comes along and looks at her with his crabby eyes. They stare at each other, looks back at you and your pathetically small claw, and with the grace of a princess, walks off with the better crab.

Each mating season passes you by with worse and worse luck, and then you die by getting eaten by a seagull swallowing you whole. In the crab world, the bigger the claw, the better chances you have at getting laid.

Shoulda been a mantis shrimp so you can (not) punch hard enough to cook a chicken

However, you could punch any big claw crabs arm off, and save the little guys. Or just kill them all, that sounds fun.