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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Khaalis" data-source="post: 1766543" data-attributes="member: 2167">No problem on working on the ideas, it’s the best way to hash out something close to balanced.  As for the general concept, I will state that what I put together is attempting to remain to 3.5 SRD standards and that influences a lot of my comments and opinions on something like this.Sorry for the misinterpretation. I think I understand now, the lineage is simply related to the ability to speak with the dead as the primary and also throwing in some bit of linked necromantic magic and becoming something akin to a “spirit” themselves. Is that about right?I will look into some other options, as I have seen some rules for something that might work as a related benefit, basically a “spirit” as a familiar type.  As for animate dead, I feel that if you want the class to be open to good-aligned sorcerers as well, I would not include this ability. 3.5 went back to “lesser” undead being evil, because of two reasons.1) In D&D, these undead instinctively seek to destroy the living.2) The act of creating undead, even as simple as animating a corpse is seen as an evil act. There are a few forms of undead that are “good” but they are generally very powerful.Personally I think the choice of the use/animation/creation of undead should be left to personal choice of the sorcerer thus allowing more freedom of alignment. Otherwise the minimum restriction must be that no death-touched sorcerer can be good-aligned.The only core (major) issue I have with ghostform is that it is not open source SRD. The Psion Uncarnate is. Technically I cannot include ghostform (even the name) anywhere in the document.  What I would look at is combining Shed body with the Assume equipment ability as a single ability.Not sure I like this as it is far too subjective and leaves a bit too much up to the DM to make this a viable condition.Though this breaks the template it is a bit necessary if you must draw a line between good and ‘other’ death-touched sorcerers.I still think the use of the template is far too powerful, most certainly more powerful than any other sorcerer. The “Ghost Template” ability technically only fills one slot of the ability template but it grants a slew of other abilities.Personally, in my opinion I think it would be best to make them a Native Outsider but instead of the Incorporeal Subtype or the Ghost Template heavily modified, simply give them the Incorporeality special ability (per the SRD) at will but this does not allow them to carry equipment with them.  That or allowing the Uncarnate Shed body and Assume equipment ability from 14 at will instead of limited uses per day.Thoughts again?</blockquote>

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