"Mixed Blood" Ghost Character Concept

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"Mixed Blood" Ghost Character Concept

Postby Emeril on August 30th, 2012, 7:13 pm

Hello! I've been stalking this forum for a couple of weeks and brainstorming ideas while reading up on the Lore here, and needed some help on a character idea I was considering.

This character, for all intents and purposes, could be best be imagine as if "Mixed Blood" of a Ghost + normal race. I don't have the exact details thought up behind their history just yet, but for the general idea;


  • The PC is actually the souls of two siblings who now share one body. Only one soul is dominant at a time while the other is dormant, but the two share memories and time in control. Think of a split personality.

  • At one point, Sibling Y died through some violent method. Rather than die normally, their spirit/soul/ghost was then, through some unnatural process (Likely Magical? I haven't thought much on the actual history yet), absorbed/fused/bound to Sibling X, who survived. This is not "possession", but the actual attachment of the Y's soul to X's body.

  • As a result, Sibling X/Y has become "Mixed Blooded" and partially living, partially ghost. Due to Sibling X still living, who's body they share, they would roughly be 2/3 Living and 1/3 Ghost (Just to give the idea of which is dominant).

  • They are primarily living, not a Ghost; so they would be corporeal the grand majority of their time regardless of which sibling is dominant. This would mean;
    • They do not have the Ghost's Materialization skill; instead, they would have the "Ethereal" skill...Which could be the reverse of a Ghost's materialization. The higher the Ethereal Skill, the better control they have over becoming more incorporeal (Such as Harmful touches, or Blinking).
    • They do not have the Soulmist Projection skill, but could use the standard Possession.
    • Having the "Possession" skill is possible; but only if their Ethereal skill was high enough, say Expert-level or higher.
  • Though primarily organic, part of their body is composed of a Ghost's Soulmist. This would mean;
    • When Sibling Y (The Ghost) is the dominant soul, their shared body takes on this siblings appearance.
    • Their body is stressed due to supporting the Djed of two souls; their body is weaker, more prone to injury, making them frail.
    • Damage takes longer to recover from due to the Soulmist having a slow recovery time.
    • Their body is vulnerable to things used against Ghosts; like a Spiritist's "Lie" or "Safezones".

And thats the general idea behind a character I was thinking up. Again, the exact details behind the character isn't fully thought out; I just wanted to know if something along the lines of this would be acceptable?
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"Mixed Blood" Ghost Character Concept

Postby Xalet on August 30th, 2012, 7:17 pm

Hey there partner. One of the Founders could probably expand more on this, but In general, don't try to create new races/abilities/skills/etc without going through the proper process of doing a write up, going through review, and getting it approved. Basically it sounds like you're trying to create something completely outside of the current lore/game mechanics of the game, and if the question is 'is that acceptable?' the answer is no, it isn't. Good luck otherwise though!
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"Mixed Blood" Ghost Character Concept

Postby Verilian on August 30th, 2012, 7:44 pm

This is something that would have to be requested via help desk however, as Xalet said, you shouldn't try to create something completely new. Particularly with your first character. New stuff has a process it has to go through before being allowed into the game. Now.. one method you could go to achieve something vaguely similar to that is becoming a follower of Uldr. If you manage to get to rank 3 in Returning, and are an undead, you could become ethereal as a Desolate One.

As for twin souls, you should take a look at the Akalak race, which is basically that. Not quite what you are describing, but yeah. ..so maybe.. an Akalak, who follows Uldr, and eventually becomes a Desolate One. *shrug*
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"Mixed Blood" Ghost Character Concept

Postby Emeril on August 31st, 2012, 12:09 pm

Hmm, I see, I see.

Alright, thanks then. I'll go in a different direction for a character then *nods*
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