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Ghostwalk: how is it?

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#1
Omnirahk_half-Rahkshi
Jul 26, 2009 20:24:35 I've found myself buying up a lot 3.x fluff-heavy books while they're still cheap (I'm still on the fence about 3.5 vs 4e. I see the strengths and weaknesses of both and currently accept either). Ghostwalk has caught my attention, but before I buy again, I'd like the opinions of people who've used it: is it good? I don't yet know if I'm interested in using it as is or adapting it to 4e, but the basic fluff I've heard sounds interesting.
#2
ChrisTheS
Jul 28, 2009 14:59:07 It has its moments. The setting itself is a bit limited, but if you don't mind campaigns with more localized scope, it's fine. The rules for ghosts are a more or less obvious attempt to translate World of Darkness concepts to D&D rules, and while they work in isolation, they don't really play nice with a mixed group. Also, I would not recommend attempting to convert it to 4e - the prominence of ghost abilities means that they'd have to be represented as a class (even a limited multiclassing like spellscars probably wouldn't do it), necessitating rebuilds (or the maintenance of two character sheets) every time a character came back to life. The 3e version is already complicated in that regard.

All told, however, it is a nice book. It's a good read even if you don't use it in game.
#3
Omnirahk_half-Rahkshi
Jul 28, 2009 21:21:15
All told, however, it is a nice book. It's a good read even if you don't use it in game.

That's just what I was hoping to hear. That's reason enough for me to buy a book. I'll have to see how it handles, but maybe I could make it work as a multiclass-only thing by limiting our expectations. Or maybe just say rather than an actual ghost, they can return in Manifest as a revenant. Problem potentially solved, if inelegantly.
#4
dulsi
Jul 29, 2009 7:55:26 Someone did a spelljammer/ghostwalk combo. I'm curious about the setting but I'm hesitant to buy another physical book. Definitely one of those books I'd rather have as pdf. (Unfortunately those have been pulled and Ghostwalk was never converted to a pdf.)

I've asked about it on the piazza (see sig) but didn't get a lot of response.
#5
Cyber-Dave
Jul 29, 2009 8:40:41 I have heard people say that the ghostwalk rules work better as a representation of wraiths in Monte Cooks World of Darkness then they do as D&D rules... but I have never seen them myself, so I wouldn't know.
#6
Omnirahk_half-Rahkshi
Jul 31, 2009 21:42:56 Thanks all. I am definitely interested in this Ghostwalk/Spelljammer crossover.
#7
bigmac
Oct 24, 2009 18:29:37
I've asked about it on the piazza (see sig) but didn't get a lot of response.

There have been three more [Ghostwalk] threads since you asked about it.

I'm still interested. I just bought it and would like to make a more conventional crystal sphere out of it...at some point.
#8
Josha
Mar 05, 2010 18:31:16 Ghostwalk is boring, dont bother.
If you like the feel just play world of darkness.

Post/Author/DateTime	Post
#1 Omnirahk_half-Rahkshi Jul 26, 2009 20:24:35	I've found myself buying up a lot 3.x fluff-heavy books while they're still cheap (I'm still on the fence about 3.5 vs 4e. I see the strengths and weaknesses of both and currently accept either). Ghostwalk has caught my attention, but before I buy again, I'd like the opinions of people who've used it: is it good? I don't yet know if I'm interested in using it as is or adapting it to 4e, but the basic fluff I've heard sounds interesting.
#2 ChrisTheS Jul 28, 2009 14:59:07	It has its moments. The setting itself is a bit limited, but if you don't mind campaigns with more localized scope, it's fine. The rules for ghosts are a more or less obvious attempt to translate World of Darkness concepts to D&D rules, and while they work in isolation, they don't really play nice with a mixed group. Also, I would not recommend attempting to convert it to 4e - the prominence of ghost abilities means that they'd have to be represented as a class (even a limited multiclassing like spellscars probably wouldn't do it), necessitating rebuilds (or the maintenance of two character sheets) every time a character came back to life. The 3e version is already complicated in that regard. All told, however, it is a nice book. It's a good read even if you don't use it in game.
#3 Omnirahk_half-Rahkshi Jul 28, 2009 21:21:15	All told, however, it is a nice book. It's a good read even if you don't use it in game. That's just what I was hoping to hear. That's reason enough for me to buy a book. I'll have to see how it handles, but maybe I could make it work as a multiclass-only thing by limiting our expectations. Or maybe just say rather than an actual ghost, they can return in Manifest as a revenant. Problem potentially solved, if inelegantly.
#4 dulsi Jul 29, 2009 7:55:26	Someone did a spelljammer/ghostwalk combo. I'm curious about the setting but I'm hesitant to buy another physical book. Definitely one of those books I'd rather have as pdf. (Unfortunately those have been pulled and Ghostwalk was never converted to a pdf.) I've asked about it on the piazza (see sig) but didn't get a lot of response.
#5 Cyber-Dave Jul 29, 2009 8:40:41	I have heard people say that the ghostwalk rules work better as a representation of wraiths in Monte Cooks World of Darkness then they do as D&D rules... but I have never seen them myself, so I wouldn't know.
#6 Omnirahk_half-Rahkshi Jul 31, 2009 21:42:56	Thanks all. I am definitely interested in this Ghostwalk/Spelljammer crossover.
#7 bigmac Oct 24, 2009 18:29:37	I've asked about it on the piazza (see sig) but didn't get a lot of response. There have been three more [Ghostwalk] threads since you asked about it. I'm still interested. I just bought it and would like to make a more conventional crystal sphere out of it...at some point.
#8 Josha Mar 05, 2010 18:31:16	Ghostwalk is boring, dont bother. If you like the feel just play world of darkness.