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<blockquote data-quote="Quick Leaf" data-source="post: 1611930" data-attributes="member: 20423"><p>A new monster idea from an adventure I'm writing: The ghost-legend comes to be when an ancient ghost (centuries old) is caught up in a case of mistaken identity by the populace. So, the people all believe they were actually a hero, tyrant, or some other legendary figure, who may very well have existed (albeit not as the stories say). </p><p>The ghost is so confused it begins to adopt the persona of the legendary figure, caught up in the mass delusion.</p><p></p><p>What kind of powers would a ghost-legend have?</p><p>Can you think of a better name than "ghost-legend"?</p><p>Are there any sources for this sort of idea?</p><p></p><p>Cheers! <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" /> </p><p></p><p>My thoughts are...</p><p> <strong>Raise Dead interference</strong> --the ghost-legend attempts to reach the living world at all costs...can tinker with memories, bestow minor abilities, or send ghostly hitch-hikers back with the raised dead. Other ideas?</p><p></p><p><strong>Speak with dead manipulation </strong> --can respond to all speak with dead spells cast within its domain</p><p></p><p><strong>Extra hit points</strong> --hard to kill physically, has extra hit points based on the population's belief in the legend</p><p></p><p><strong>Bardic vulnerability</strong> --Using their Perform skill around the populace, a bard can inflict damage by slightly twisting the legend; but failure can provoke the people to an unexpected violent reaction (you said *what* about our hero?!)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Quick Leaf, post: 1611930, member: 20423"] A new monster idea from an adventure I'm writing: The ghost-legend comes to be when an ancient ghost (centuries old) is caught up in a case of mistaken identity by the populace. So, the people all believe they were actually a hero, tyrant, or some other legendary figure, who may very well have existed (albeit not as the stories say). The ghost is so confused it begins to adopt the persona of the legendary figure, caught up in the mass delusion. What kind of powers would a ghost-legend have? Can you think of a better name than "ghost-legend"? Are there any sources for this sort of idea? Cheers! :) My thoughts are... [B]Raise Dead interference[/B] --the ghost-legend attempts to reach the living world at all costs...can tinker with memories, bestow minor abilities, or send ghostly hitch-hikers back with the raised dead. Other ideas? [B]Speak with dead manipulation [/B] --can respond to all speak with dead spells cast within its domain [B]Extra hit points[/B] --hard to kill physically, has extra hit points based on the population's belief in the legend [B]Bardic vulnerability[/B] --Using their Perform skill around the populace, a bard can inflict damage by slightly twisting the legend; but failure can provoke the people to an unexpected violent reaction (you said *what* about our hero?!) [/QUOTE]
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