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Character Design [Archive] - Wizards Community

Post/Author/DateTime Post
Moonlite_Tyger
10-30-06, 10:44 AM Hey, I have been gm'ing for a while now, and I have come to a dilema... I made one of my characters become ghost-bonded. Which is not to be confused with a half-ghost. Ghost-bonded is where a spirit merges with your soul, and you recieve some of the aspects of being a ghost. Problem is is that i can not make the "Specs" of a ghost-bonded and keep it fare to the other players, and I can not simply perform an excorcism to remove it, because it is going to play a cruical part in my story line. Can anyone help me come up with a design for such a character?
Andron
10-30-06, 12:46 PM I'd have the spirit and the soul fighting for control over the body. When one "spirit" goes to sleep, gets knocked unconsciuos, etc... the other "spirit" takes over. It could be really interesting especially since the two spirits should have different personalities, likes, dislikes, heck one could be male and the othe female. It could be a lot of fun to RP. Unfortunately this would mean 2 different character sheets and a lot more paperwork on your part, but would definately be worth it.
Kensan_Oni
10-30-06, 12:58 PM If you have access to either the Ebberon Campaign setting, or the Book of Exalted Deeds/Vile Darkness, I would recommend approching the situation as if the charecter was possessed or was channeling a celestial spirit. Basicly the 'ghost' is riding inside the charecter, and loans it's power in situations. If the ghost is bonded to the party (Look at the DMG II for this concept. I forget what they call it), then the party could share the power of the spirit, and it can hope to different charecters as needed.

I don't know if this helps, but that's how I would approch the situation.
Senevri
10-30-06, 01:07 PM XP debt.

If you don't like that...

If it's a past life type of things, you could just give some bonuses to skills... If the player gains the ghost's abilities as a decent artisan (Craft(Basketweaving), Profession(Basketweaver), Perform(Underwater Basketweaving), all.. oh, eight ranks), it's _hardly game-breaking. Something like Knowledge(Local) or K:(History) might also be appropriate.

...
Mind you, that does help in becoming a War Weaver, but that's okay...

XP-debt wise, you could give something like... +2 will saves, ability to affect incorporeals(Effectively, Ghost Touch)... maybe 3/day, for HD rounds, 'Mage Hand' at will. Something like that .

...Actually, that's still a bit low. Let's see... -2 diplomacy due to the eerie presence, and maybe some sort of a free Feat... Tomb-tainted soul? or something related to the ghost's past life?

Post/Author/DateTime	Post
Moonlite_Tyger 10-30-06, 10:44 AM	Hey, I have been gm'ing for a while now, and I have come to a dilema... I made one of my characters become ghost-bonded. Which is not to be confused with a half-ghost. Ghost-bonded is where a spirit merges with your soul, and you recieve some of the aspects of being a ghost. Problem is is that i can not make the "Specs" of a ghost-bonded and keep it fare to the other players, and I can not simply perform an excorcism to remove it, because it is going to play a cruical part in my story line. Can anyone help me come up with a design for such a character?
Andron 10-30-06, 12:46 PM	I'd have the spirit and the soul fighting for control over the body. When one "spirit" goes to sleep, gets knocked unconsciuos, etc... the other "spirit" takes over. It could be really interesting especially since the two spirits should have different personalities, likes, dislikes, heck one could be male and the othe female. It could be a lot of fun to RP. Unfortunately this would mean 2 different character sheets and a lot more paperwork on your part, but would definately be worth it.
Kensan_Oni 10-30-06, 12:58 PM	If you have access to either the Ebberon Campaign setting, or the Book of Exalted Deeds/Vile Darkness, I would recommend approching the situation as if the charecter was possessed or was channeling a celestial spirit. Basicly the 'ghost' is riding inside the charecter, and loans it's power in situations. If the ghost is bonded to the party (Look at the DMG II for this concept. I forget what they call it), then the party could share the power of the spirit, and it can hope to different charecters as needed. I don't know if this helps, but that's how I would approch the situation.
Senevri 10-30-06, 01:07 PM	XP debt. If you don't like that... If it's a past life type of things, you could just give some bonuses to skills... If the player gains the ghost's abilities as a decent artisan (Craft(Basketweaving), Profession(Basketweaver), Perform(Underwater Basketweaving), all.. oh, eight ranks), it's _hardly game-breaking. Something like Knowledge(Local) or K:(History) might also be appropriate. ... Mind you, that does help in becoming a War Weaver, but that's okay... XP-debt wise, you could give something like... +2 will saves, ability to affect incorporeals(Effectively, Ghost Touch)... maybe 3/day, for HD rounds, 'Mage Hand' at will. Something like that . ...Actually, that's still a bit low. Let's see... -2 diplomacy due to the eerie presence, and maybe some sort of a free Feat... Tomb-tainted soul? or something related to the ghost's past life?