Curses and carried items

[aeronaut]

Originally Posted by snarky

I believe it's been covered elsewhere, but yes you can choose to discard an item that is not "in use" (turned sideways) to meet the condition of the curse. You may not discard an item in your hand, however.

This becomes particularly important early in the game. If you have no small items on the table, you can't lose one. Then, either there would be no effect, or if the card has another effect, as in says something like "if you can't lose a small item, ..." then that effect takes place. And if you have a small item in your hand and none on the table, you can't play it to avoid the second effect.

Regards,
aeronaut