Cursed Items 5E Dmg How To Use Them

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While wearing the armor, you have disadvantage on Attack rolls against Demons and on Saving Throws against their Spells and Special Abilities.

But at least Identify tells you that you this is Intelligent and hence a dangerous item to attune.

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While attuned to the weapon, you gain the following flaw: I break my vows and plans.

Or at least the Flaw; the items backstory could be argued to fall outside Identifys scope.

Or, in any case, certainly youd have to tell any player who attuned to the item about the flaw, because it wouldnt function otherwise, and theres no way Identify is going to give less information than Attuning.

Cursed Items 5E Dmg How To Use Them

It tells you an objects properties, how to use them, whether it requires attunement to use, how many charges it has, the identity of any spells affecting the object, and the identity of any spells cast to create the object.

I concur with Gilphon and would rule that it reveals only the flaw.

If thats not true, then it really seems like a bad deal for players who can get screwed by curses with no recourse.

Legend Lore says oh, by the way, my little brother forgot to mention.

I agree with everyone else, Who made it, how, whats inside, all fall under Legend Lore.

I havent read this item, but with the provided information it just seems to be terribly written.

You can totally ignore a flaw if you think its appropriate to your character, or not fun.

The big penalty is, you might not get inspiration (assuming your DM is even handing it out).

I realize people will use it as intended, that it is not optional, but thats just bad design.

The Identify Spell is actually super useful to avoid getting stuck with this very odd item.

Depending what the DM thinks counts as a plan this item can get super weird super fast.

You planned to use this weapon, got to break my plan kicks in, so ether carry and dont use, or drop attunement (which you can do, only if you plan to use it).

But if you want to get rid of it, you plan to drop the attunement (which takes a short rest), which you cant do, because youll keep breaking your plan, so it will stay attuned.

There is an existing way to make a weapon that inflicts flaws on characters in a way that makes sense with the rules, Intelligent Weapons, which try to dominate the character if they act against the weapons wishes.

Intelligent Weapons also work around the Identify spell in a clever way, in that you learn they are intelligent, and they can try to assert their will on a character, but it doesnt tell you the items personality.