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Step 1: Age |
| Determine your
character's age. If older than 100 you
need to determine which years you have been present in. |
| 01-20 |
100 xD10 years |
| 21-40 |
100 x2D10 years |
| 41-60 |
100 x4D10 years |
| 61-75 |
100 x6D10 years |
| 76-90 |
100 x8D10 years |
| 91-00 |
100 x10D10 years |
| Next decide what you have
been doing. Were you involved in any
famous historical incidents? In the present day where does your character
live or is he a wanderer, moving around continuously? |
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Step 2:
Attributes |
| Roll attributes
as normal. Mana =
INT + WIS x3. Mana is recovered at a rate of 10 per hour if remain active
(but not using magic) and 20 per hour if asleep.
Mana can however be permanently traded for HPs at a rate of 1 for 1. Hit points = CON +4, +4 per level.
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Step 3: Skills |
Choose
skills in the normal manner according to the character's class.
Then for every 100 years alive select 1 additional skill. |
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Step 4: Abilities |
All Geists gain all
the following free;
Intangibility - Geists can turn unsolid at will. In
this state the character is
immune to Fatigue, Poisons, Gases, Drugs,
Disease, and any physical attack. Finally the character doesn't age,
he's dead.
Additionally Geists start
with 35 Points to spend on any of the following abilities. As they earns
more experience they may buy or rebuy more abilities. |
| Ability |
Cost |
Notes |
| Fear |
10 |
While intangible the character can instil fear in
others through eye contact or within a 5 metre radius +5 metres per
level. Victims who fail to save vs Willpower break down, start crying
and beg for mercy until the power is turned off. From third level on the
fear attack also causes the victim to vomit until the attack ceases.
The base victim save is -1 per WIS of the user, +1 every 2 levels. |
| Natural Mana |
10 |
+10 Mana at levels 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14,
16, 18 and 20. |
| Nightvision |
5 |
While intangible the character can see in
absolute darkness at a distance equal to his normal sight. |
| Reduced Sleep |
10 |
The Geist needs one hour less normal sleep per 5 CON. |
| SAN Bonus |
10 |
+1 Sanity save at levels 2, 5, 9, 11, 13 and 17. |
| Telekinesis |
5 |
While intangible the character can handle material objects
without having to make direct or indirect physical contact (pushing or
blowing for example). He can perform any action that could be accomplished
using normal strength. Line of sight range. Can move up to 20kgs (+1 per level) per WIS
or push/punch with STR 2 per WIS. The character's punch can be
augmented telekinetically to do +1 damage per 4 WIS. Additionally it can
be used to block blows and projectiles by making a successful parry
roll. Finally telekinesis can be used to levitate the character up to WIS
x2 metres (+2 metres per level), and fly at a rate of WIS
x3kph (+3kph
per level). This power doesnt work when solid.
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| Sense Hidden |
5 |
While intangible the character gains +1 per 5 INT to detect a hidden object, door,
person, etc. |
| Weakness |
5 |
While intangible the character can see decay wherever they
look; a wall showing signs of filth and disrepair, statues
crumbling, and people close to death have a
corpselike pallor. A character can use this ability to gain insight into an
object’s weak points or a living person’s general health. |
| Willpower Bonus |
10 |
+1 Willpower save at levels 1, 4, 8, 12, 14, 16 and
20. |
| Witch Sight |
5 |
While intangible the character can see
the true image of any person or object regardless of any form of
concealment, disguise, illusion or invisibility. This also includes the
ability to detect whether it is magical, and whether it is harmful or
helpful. |
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Step 5: Classes |
Any, but a
Clairvoyant, Medium or some form of ghostbuster tend to be more favoured. |
