fhcluk (06/15/82)
There is no clear outline in DQ about how to handle curses. Curses are potentially deadly, especially those of high levels, since they will take full effect on your character before a Ritual of Remove Curse can be completed - even it starts immidiately after your character have been cursed. There is only one rational way of handling this, that is the effect of the curse(s) will be suspended once the ritual is started. This way the potency of curses are reduced to a handlable level, and no one will blow an Endurance point to get a sure kill on somebody else.