Malevolence!??!

[The_Universe]

Does anybody have any idea how long a ghost's malevolence ability lasts? The save DC and all that is in the description of the ghost template in the 3.5 MM, but I'm curious if its duration is a few hours, minutes, rounds, or all day?

workign on a major NPC ghost, and how malevolence functions will have a large effect on the story.

THANKS!

 

[Planesdragon]

I run it as lasting indefinitely--just like, IIRC, Magic Jar.

 

[LokiDR]

Re: Re: Malevolence!??!

I run it as lasting indefinitely--just like, IIRC, Magic Jar.

Magic jar lasts 1 hr/lvl or untill your return to your body, at least in 3.5.

 

[AuraSeer]

The ability description says it works like magic jar, so it has the duration of that spell. That's one hour per level, as LokiDR says.

Note that the caster level is the same as the ghost's HD, with a minimum of 10, so it effectively does last all day.