Have you ever seen a ghost?

[Aeolius]

To be fair, it's much easier to "feel" the energy of the recently dead than it is to see one that knows how to hang around for a bit.

 

[Ferret]

I've never seen it, and I don't believe in them. I might change my mind if I saw them though.

 

[Ranger REG]

Ghosts? Spirits? I have to say I believe them. After my mom passed away, she had a weighted jewelry box left on her dresser. I was dusting off her dresser so I moved her jewelry box onto the nightstand. Nature called and I answered. I came back to her room to find her jewelry box on the dresser. Mind you, I'm an only child. And my dad was not home almost all day that day (left to check out the chickenfight scene ... a typical filipino).

Now, you can't tell me the wind blew the box from the nightstand to the dresser across the room. Or that I suddenly smelled her perfume in her bedroom, when we packed it in her casket with few things. Trust me, I searched if there was a bottle we missed before. I rationalized this was her way of saying goodbye to me. After that, nothing else happened.

But, Hawaii is full of "chicken skin" tales of spirits and even gods, and more often than not, they have a basis of truth.

 

[Ankh-Morpork Guard]

Well, after visiting one of the 'most haunted' places in the USA(the lighthouse down in St. Augustine Florida) many times in my life, I can say yes. Though truthfully, its usually less seeing things as it is feeling, hearing, and just general creepiness despite how cool the old place is.

Of course, now I'm living in North Wales, and its not exactly been the most quiet place in the world. The lake right near here is a place where the Celts would sacrifice slaves, items, family members, etc for signs and such of the future. There are lots of ghost stories from the people around here(and they aren't the kind to joke) though I've not seen anything yes.

 

[Andrew D. Gable]

Of course, now I'm living in North Wales, and its not exactly been the most quiet place in the world.

Especially not the Isle of Mon (is it still called that? I seem to remember the whole isle was called Holyhead now). That's where the Romans killed what was left of the Druids, or so I hear.

 

[Crothian]

I've never seen on, but I was staying the night at fellow gamers this past August. They have a very old house that used to be an Inn. As I was trying to sleep something went through a game box and got down some things that where on a high self. I know I was alone in the room with the doors shut. They squeaked bad when used so no one got in that way. Of course the next morning I hear from my friends wife how the house in haunted. Not a scarey story but it was interesting.

 

[Ankh-Morpork Guard]

Especially not the Isle of Mon (is it still called that? I seem to remember the whole isle was called Holyhead now). That's where the Romans killed what was left of the Druids, or so I hear.

Angelsey's the name of this little island, actually, with Holyhead being the main port from Britain to Ireland. But yeah, lots of Romans killing Druids all over the place...

 

[Inconsequenti-AL]

I had a rather strange thing a couple of years ago. Driving home late at night through the countryside. Was kind of on autopilot, but fully awake and sober!

Something human shaped caught my eye on the left hand side of the road. Didn't see any real detail, but had a reaction best described as a 'wave of terror', passed round a corner before I could get a proper look. Afterwards the experience had a kind of shock related to it: closest feeling I've had is when I was involved in a car crash - all shaken up and jittery.

Still remember it clearly. Very strange.

Don't believe in ghosts and ghouls, but I'd love to know what was going on there. Overactive imagination, I guess? Perhaps I should play less Cthulu

 

[Turanil]

I had a rather strange thing a couple of years ago. Driving home late at night through the countryside. Was kind of on autopilot, but fully awake and sober!

Something human shaped caught my eye on the left hand side of the road. Didn't see any real detail, but had a reaction best described as a 'wave of terror', passed round a corner before I could get a proper look. Afterwards the experience had a kind of shock related to it: closest feeling I've had is when I was involved in a car crash - all shaken up and jittery.

Still remember it clearly. Very strange.

Don't believe in ghosts and ghouls, but I'd love to know what was going on there. Overactive imagination, I guess? Perhaps I should play less Cthulu

I think it's a valid experience. I guess you weren't thinking about anything gaming or supernatural, and the fear caught you by surprise? I am tempted to think through this few words, that you perceived something "unnatural".

As playing less Cthulhu: I did play Cthulhu for a year (long ago) in the perfect place with the perfect gamers. We did play in an empty building (one player was in fact guarding it), at night, only lighted with candles, and using props (plastic guns, old clothes, esoteric junk, etc.). During those gaming session we would scare up ourselves, getting adrenaline shocks at the first (natural) sound in the dark hall where we did play. What I can say is: NEVER GOT a sensation of danger, sudden and strong fear, believe to have seen real ghosts, that way. NEVER. My own little experiences happened more than 10 years after having quit playing Cthulhu (because we couldn't anymore play with these perfect gaming conditions, and normal sessions looked bland comparatively). In my experiences, meeting with the supernatural catch you by surprise, and more than seeing/hearing/etc., it's about sudden and strong feelings you normally never have. Also, such experiences never happen twice the same. It is always unique. (I have had a few others, but that's too long and too personal to tell).

 

[Inconsequenti-AL]

I think it's a valid experience. I guess you weren't thinking about anything gaming or supernatural, and the fear caught you by surprise? I am tempted to think through this few words, that you perceived something "unnatural".

That's pretty much what I mean! Can't recall what I was thinking about before that, but pretty sure it wasn't anything unusual... Driven down that road hundreds of times and never had anything like that before or since...

Unnatrual is a very good word. Even if it may carry a little supernatural baggage... 'Out of Place' might fit?

Do wonder if it was just a late night stroller that I saw at a funny angle... ah, always good to have a mystery.

As playing less Cthulhu: I did play Cthulhu for a year (long ago) in the perfect place with the perfect gamers. We did play in an empty building (one player was in fact guarding it), at night, only lighted with candles, and using props (plastic guns, old clothes, esoteric junk, etc.). During those gaming session we would scare up ourselves, getting adrenaline shocks at the first (natural) sound in the dark hall where we did play. What I can say is: NEVER GOT a sensation of danger, sudden and strong fear, believe to have seen real ghosts, that way. NEVER. My own little experiences happened more than 10 years after having quit playing Cthulhu (because we couldn't anymore play with these perfect gaming conditions, and normal sessions looked bland comparatively). In my experiences, meeting with the supernatural catch you by surprise, and more than seeing/hearing/etc., it's about sudden and strong feelings you normally never have. Also, such experiences never happen twice the same. It is always unique. (I have had a few others, but that's too long and too personal to tell).

That sounds like a really fun way to play Cthulu... for years my group has talked about trying something like that - possibly up at Rackton Ruins - a nearby deserted and allegedly haunted hill fort. Too lazy to get it together though.

It was more of a throwaway remark about too much Cthulu.