Post/Author/DateTime	Post
andrewburk 11-20-06, 04:59 PM	anyways i want my players to fight a ghost. i did a quick read of the monster manual at chapters, and i think i got a little messed up with how they work.. can a ghost actually attack and effect characters in the material world? is that the first set of bonuses to attack? and the second is if they where in the ethereal world? i read somewhere about there being a 50% chance of a normal person attacking a ghost, and it missing, unless you have a magical weapon? this would be based on the fact that they have to materialize a bit to hit the material characters? but if you had a ghost touch, you would hit like normal. and one last question does the ghost take a 50% chance of not hitting or not, and does it need to hit ac including armour or without? thanks for your help
TwiddleStootch 11-20-06, 05:07 PM	A ghost's physical attacks(with swords and axes and what not) can NOT affect a material creature, unless it is a ghost touch weapon. They have to use their special attacks. ghosts have several special attacks that only they can use. Spells and similar attacks by ghosts work normally. Any non-magical effects(normal weapons and the like) can do nothing to a ghost, nothing at all. Magical weapons suffer a %50 miss chance when ever attacking a ghost, unless it is a ghost touch weapon. Ghosts suffer no such miss chance. and ghosts' melee range special attacks require a melee touch attack. have a look at each of the special attacks for details.
cat_god 11-23-06, 07:19 PM	Just get Ghostwalk.
AegisShade 11-23-06, 07:57 PM	Better yet, the Ghostly Grasp feat from Libris Mortis.
EpicEvokerElf 11-23-06, 08:52 PM	A ghost's touch attack can affect material characters when manifested, as per the ability of the same name.