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<blockquote data-quote="Voadam" data-source="post: 9892110" data-attributes="member: 2209"><p><a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/17511/Van-Richtens-Guide-to-the-Vistani-2e?affiliate_id=17596" target="_blank">Van Richten's Guide to the Vistani (2e)</a></p><p>2e</p><p><strong>Undead, Undead Creature, The Dead:</strong> ? </p><p><strong>Unliving Animal:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Geist:</strong> Further, the Vistani believe that one who dies in shame cannot leave this world. Hence, a dead Vistana reputedly follows a person who saw him die, unable to speak or do anything, until the offending voyeur dies. If a Vistana dies in battle or otherwise in the company of others, all other Vistani turn away and close their eyes, just for a moment.</p><p>There is a 10% chance that an adventurer is haunted by a Vistana's ghost if the hero witnesses the sudden death of the Vistana (in battle or in a death trap, for example). The likelihood rises to 50% if the hero had a chance to look away (from a gypsy dying of poison or falling to his death, for example), and failed to avert his or her gaze. If haunting occurs, the Vistana rises as a geist (see the RAVENLOFT MONSTROUS COMPENDIUM, volume three), who follows the adventurer everywhere he goes.</p><p><strong>Geist, Vistana's Ghost, Vistana Geist:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Ghost:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Ghostly Gypsy:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Ghost of Castle Tristenoira:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Mob of Voiceless Ghosts:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Ghoul:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Starved Ghoul:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Lich:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Regretful Lich:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Mummy:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Vampire:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Baron Metus, Vampire, Nightstalker:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Erasmus Van Richten, Vampire:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Shanshirron D'Oltier, Vampire:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Zombie:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Zombie, Voracious Undead:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Zombie, Unintelligent Creature, Corpse, Walking Dead:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Lord Azalin:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Lord Strahd von Zarovich, The Devil Strahd:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Animated Dead Vistana:</strong> In short, Lord Azalin placed a magical ward against undead upon me, then animated the dead Vistana and bade me learn if it still possessed the ability to travel through the Mists and find its people.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Voadam, post: 9892110, member: 2209"] [URL=https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/17511/Van-Richtens-Guide-to-the-Vistani-2e?affiliate_id=17596]Van Richten's Guide to the Vistani (2e)[/URL] 2e [b]Undead, Undead Creature, The Dead:[/b] ? [b]Unliving Animal:[/b] ? [b]Geist:[/b] Further, the Vistani believe that one who dies in shame cannot leave this world. Hence, a dead Vistana reputedly follows a person who saw him die, unable to speak or do anything, until the offending voyeur dies. If a Vistana dies in battle or otherwise in the company of others, all other Vistani turn away and close their eyes, just for a moment. There is a 10% chance that an adventurer is haunted by a Vistana's ghost if the hero witnesses the sudden death of the Vistana (in battle or in a death trap, for example). The likelihood rises to 50% if the hero had a chance to look away (from a gypsy dying of poison or falling to his death, for example), and failed to avert his or her gaze. If haunting occurs, the Vistana rises as a geist (see the RAVENLOFT MONSTROUS COMPENDIUM, volume three), who follows the adventurer everywhere he goes. [b]Geist, Vistana's Ghost, Vistana Geist:[/b] ? [b]Ghost:[/b] ? [b]Ghostly Gypsy:[/b] ? [b]Ghost of Castle Tristenoira:[/b] ? [b]Mob of Voiceless Ghosts:[/b] ? [b]Ghoul:[/b] ? [b]Starved Ghoul:[/b] ? [b]Lich:[/b] ? [b]Regretful Lich:[/b] ? [b]Mummy:[/b] ? [b]Vampire:[/b] ? [b]Baron Metus, Vampire, Nightstalker:[/b] ? [b]Erasmus Van Richten, Vampire:[/b] ? [b]Shanshirron D'Oltier, Vampire:[/b] ? [b]Zombie:[/b] ? [b]Zombie, Voracious Undead:[/b] ? [b]Zombie, Unintelligent Creature, Corpse, Walking Dead:[/b] ? [b]Lord Azalin:[/b] ? [b]Lord Strahd von Zarovich, The Devil Strahd:[/b] ? [b]Animated Dead Vistana:[/b] In short, Lord Azalin placed a magical ward against undead upon me, then animated the dead Vistana and bade me learn if it still possessed the ability to travel through the Mists and find its people. [/QUOTE]
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