[Thaumatology] Magic Item Design Game

[Varyon]

Originally Posted by TGLS

The Altar of Defeat

A bizarre altar made primarily out of old video game cartridges (dug up from the Atari video game burial, so a strong prevalence of E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial) along with seemingly-random other items, placing something connected to your target - a beloved possession, a lock of hair, etc - upon it will cause the target to suffer from the Unluckiness Disadvantage for a set amount of time, depending on how closely linked the item is to the target. At the end of this interval, the item teleports to a location where it will be found by the target relatively soon. If the item is removed prematurely, the person who placed it will suffer from the Unluckiness Disadvantage for however much time remained. If the target dies while the effect is in place, the item is absorbed and incorporated into the altar (hence the random non-cartridge bits).

Assuming I don't get ninja'd this time - next up, the Mantle of Machismo.