# \u2620 Curse Keeper
\n### A Minecraft Java Datapack \u2014 Unique Curse System<\/p>\n
> **Compatible with Minecraft Java 26.x** (pack format 88)<\/p>\n
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## What is Curse Keeper?<\/p>\n
**Curse Keeper** is a datapack that puts every player under a personal curse from the moment they join the world. Each curse comes with its own unique cleanse tribute \u2014 a specific challenge that must be completed to lift it. Once lifted, a cooldown of **6 in-game days** passes before the next tier of curse is assigned. Progress through all three tiers and the player is free of curses forever.<\/p>\n
The system is entirely **per-player** \u2014 everyone is on their own curse journey, independent of others. Some will push through every tier quickly, others might choose to live with their curse indefinitely. There’s no timer forcing your hand.<\/p>\n
> \u26a0\ufe0f This datapack is still in active development. More curses will be added in future updates. Currently **16 curses** are implemented.<\/p>\n
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## How It Works<\/p>\n
### The Three Tiers<\/p>\n
Every player progresses through three tiers of curses, in order:<\/p>\n
1. **Tier 1** \u2014 The player starts cursed. Complete the cleanse tribute to lift it.
\n2. **Tier 2** \u2014 After a cooldown of **6 in-game days**, a new curse is assigned. Complete its cleanse tribute to lift it.
\n3. **Tier 3** \u2014 After another **6-day cooldown**, the final curse is assigned. Lift it and the player is **permanently free** of curses.<\/p>\n
The 6-day cooldown only begins *after* the previous curse has been cleansed \u2014 there is **no time limit** to complete a cleanse tribute. A player can live with their curse as long as they want, or work towards removing it on their own terms.<\/p>\n
### Cleanse Tributes<\/p>\n
Each curse has its own unique cleanse tribute \u2014 the specific challenge that must be completed to lift it. Examples include:<\/p>\n
– Kill a certain number of a specific mob (e.g. kill 150 Skeletons)
\n– Earn a specific in-game advancement
\n– Consume a specific item a set number of times
\n– Reach a certain milestone while cursed<\/p>\n
The tribute varies per curse, so every tier may require a completely different kind of challenge.<\/p>\n
### Curse Effects<\/p>\n
Curses affect players in different ways depending on which curse they receive. Current effect types include:<\/p>\n
– **Reduced max hearts** \u2014 permanently removes a set number of hearts while cursed
\n– **Dimension damage** \u2014 the player takes damage when entering or staying in certain dimensions
\n– **End access blocked** \u2014 the player is prevented from entering the End
\n– **Reduced movement speed** \u2014 the player moves significantly slower
\n– **XP drain** \u2014 experience levels are slowly siphoned away over time
\n– **Mob aggro** \u2014 certain mobs within range aggro onto the player automatically
\n– **Sunlight burn** \u2014 standing exposed under the sun in the Overworld sets the player on fire
\n– **Moonlight burn** \u2014 standing exposed under the night sky sets the player on fire
\n– **Water damage** \u2014 being submerged in water deals constant damage
\n– **Villager sickness** \u2014 proximity to villagers applies Poison and Nausea
\n– **Nature’s toll** \u2014 breaking grass blocks periodically applies Slowness
\n– **Sleep penalty** \u2014 each time the player sleeps, they lose 1 max heart permanently
\n– **Death penalty** \u2014 each death permanently removes 1 max heart<\/p>\n
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## Curse List<\/p>\n
### Tier 1 \u2014 Quirk<\/p>\n
| Curse | Effect | Cleanse |
\n|—|—|—|
\n| **Bone Debt** | Max health reduced by 5 hearts | Kill 150 Skeletons |
\n| **Sluggish** | Movement speed reduced by 30% | Walk 5,000,000 cm |
\n| **Villager’s Bane** | Poison & Nausea applied within 5 blocks of a villager | Kill 10 Iron Golems |
\n| **Arachnophobia** | Spiders aggro within 48 blocks, a spider spawns near you every 2 minutes at night | Kill 100 Spiders |
\n| **Rootbound** | Every 10 grass blocks broken applies Slowness II for 5 seconds | Kill 100 Creepers |<\/p>\n
### Tier 2 \u2014 Affliction<\/p>\n
| Curse | Effect | Cleanse |
\n|—|—|—|
\n| **Frail Vessel** | Max health reduced to 5 hearts | Obtain full Netherite armor (Cover Me in Debris) |
\n| **Nether Sickness** | 1 heart damage every 15 seconds in the Nether | Enter a Nether Fortress (A Terrible Fortress) |
\n| **Soul Drain** | Lose 1 XP level every 30 seconds | Reach level 50 while cursed |
\n| **Vampirism** | Standing exposed under the sun in the Overworld sets you on fire | Kill 50 Phantoms & consume 20 Milk Buckets |
\n| **Grave Pact** | Each sleep removes 1 max heart permanently, death resets to full | Reach 1 heart then kill the Wither |
\n| **Landlocked** | Being submerged in water deals constant damage | Obtain the Conduit Power effect |<\/p>\n
### Tier 3 \u2014 Malediction<\/p>\n
| Curse | Effect | Cleanse |
\n|—|—|—|
\n| **Bloodless** | No natural health regeneration | Have every effect applied at once (How Did We Get Here?) |
\n| **Ender Blockade** | Cannot enter the End dimension | Kill 10 Ravagers |
\n| **Bee Marked** | Bees within 16 blocks aggro onto you automatically | Consume 100 Honey Bottles |
\n| **Moonbound** | Standing exposed under the night sky in the Overworld sets you on fire | Kill the Elder Guardian 15 times |
\n| **Soul Debt** | Each death removes 1 max heart permanently, stops at 1 heart | Kill the Ender Dragon 5 times & kill 10 players |<\/p>\n
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## Admin Setup<\/p>\n
To grant a player access to the admin panel, run the following command in-game as an operator: This must be done for each admin after every season reset. To revoke access: Without this tag, players will not be able to open the admin panel via `\/trigger ck.admin`.<\/p>\n —<\/p>\n ## Commands<\/p>\n ### For Players<\/p>\n | Command | Description | ### For Operators<\/p>\n | Command | Description | —<\/p>\n *More curses and features are planned for future versions.* Curse Keeper is a datapack that introduces a unique curse-based trade system into your Minecraft world. Instead of simply removing curses the normal way, players can make deals to trade, transfer, or manage curses.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":52472,"template":"","meta":{"_minecraft_slug":"curse-keeper-datapack","_minecraft_project_id":"lHsxZONb","_minecraft_author":"Sho310","_minecraft_license":"LicenseRef-All-Rights-Reserved","_minecraft_downloads":8,"_minecraft_follows":0,"_minecraft_client_side":"optional","_minecraft_server_side":"required","_minecraft_storage_type":"zip","_minecraft_archive_name":"curse-keeper-datapack.zip","_minecraft_size_bytes":131631,"_minecraft_version_count":4,"_minecraft_updated_at":"2026-05-16T00:28:21.938174Z","_minecraft_date_created":"2026-05-12T03:21:18.658906Z","_minecraft_date_modified":"2026-05-14T08:11:46.469181Z","_minecraft_project_url":"https:\/\/modrinth.com\/mod\/curse-keeper-datapack","_minecraft_icon_attachment_id":52472,"_minecraft_imported_at":"2026-06-02T21:20:21+00:00","_minecraft_import_hash":"f9237178be0c4808feb528502d09cac4","_minecraft_versions":"","_minecraft_links":"","_minecraft_gallery":"","_minecraft_api_metadata":""},"mod_category":[87,43,84,89,866],"mod_loader":[86],"minecraft_version":[83,167,163],"class_list":["post-52471","mod","type-mod","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","mod_category-adventure","mod_category-cursed","mod_category-datapack","mod_category-game-mechanics","mod_category-minigame","mod_loader-datapack","minecraft_version-26-1","minecraft_version-26-1-1","minecraft_version-26-1-2"],"yoast_head":"\n
\n`\/tag
\n`\/tag
\n|—|—|
\n| `\/trigger ck.showcurse` | Shows your current active curse and its cleanse tribute. If you are in a cooldown period between tiers, it shows the remaining time until the next curse arrives. |<\/p>\n
\n|—|—|
\n| `\/function curse_keeper:admin\/panel` | Opens the admin panel |
\n| `\/function curse_keeper:admin\/reset_all` | Fully resets the datapack \u2014 clears all scoreboards, scheduled functions, and curse data |
\n| `\/function curse_keeper:admin\/reset_player` | Clears all curse data for the targeted player |
\n| `\/function curse_keeper:admin\/list` | Lists all players currently tracked by the curse system |
\n| `\/function curse_keeper:admin\/toggle_dev` | Toggles dev mode \u2014 shortens cooldown to 2 minutes for testing |
\n| `\/function curse_keeper:admin\/toggle_system` | Enables or disables the entire curse system |<\/p>\n
\n*For debugging and testing, see [DEBUG.md](DEBUG.md).*<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"