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Kairin
Acolyte
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 Posted - 23 Nov 2008 : 20:17:44
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I have an idea about a haunting problem to put my players through. I read the MM about getting rid of ghosts for good. The thing is, my players created this ghost by murdering a guy and stealing his house. The suggested solution to end a haunting once and for all would be for them to turn themselves in... What would you suggest they do to fix it? It would be a fun "sidequest", but I can't introduce it if I'm not sure what to do about it...
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Wooly Rupert
Master of Mischief
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Posted - 23 Nov 2008 : 20:45:46
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Let them turn themselves in. They get sentenced, sent to jail... And then something happens to make them get back out. Perhaps a high-ranking official decides to send them up against some other threat, as a way to avoid spending more time in jail. Perhaps a fellow prisoner is someone who is falsely imprisoned, and needs to get out to prove it and/or to prevent something bad from happening. Perhaps one or more of their fellow prisoners is someone who deserves serious jail-time, like someone who brutally murders others for sport, and this person (or these people) wind up being part of a mass jailbreak that happens shortly after the PCs arive...
Use their actions as a way to throw more hooks and adventures their way.  |
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Kairin
Acolyte
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Posted - 23 Nov 2008 : 20:49:31
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| There is no way they are turning themselves in :) I run a evil game. Perhaps the ghost would find someone to complain to. But I rather give them a chance to shut him up first. |
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Wooly Rupert
Master of Mischief
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Posted - 23 Nov 2008 : 22:42:15
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| Oh. In that case, I guess get a high-level cleric to come in and try to get rid of the ghost. It's referenced oft enough in the lore, but I don't know that the rules cover something like that. |
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Markustay
Realms Explorer extraordinaire
USA
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Posted - 24 Nov 2008 : 00:10:59
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In which case, the cleric will probably learn the truth and go to turn them in, and then they will have to kill him to shut him up.
Thus creating another ghost, in a never-ending cycle of punishment (as it should be).
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Thalos_Milathriel
Acolyte
USA
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Posted - 24 Nov 2008 : 02:02:40
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Wooly Rupert
Master of Mischief
USA
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Posted - 24 Nov 2008 : 02:48:58
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Originally posted by Markustay
In which case, the cleric will probably learn the truth and go to turn them in, and then they will have to kill him to shut him up.
Thus creating another ghost, in a never-ending cycle of punishment (as it should be).
It depends on the cleric. A neutral cleric, for example, might accept a healthy bribe to stay quiet. |
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Dalor Darden
Great Reader
USA
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Posted - 24 Nov 2008 : 04:05:01
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Originally posted by Wooly Rupert
quote:
Originally posted by Markustay
In which case, the cleric will probably learn the truth and go to turn them in, and then they will have to kill him to shut him up.
Thus creating another ghost, in a never-ending cycle of punishment (as it should be).
It depends on the cleric. A neutral cleric, for example, might accept a healthy bribe to stay quiet.
Or an evil cleric could help chain the ghost as a guardian for the party... |
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Kilvan
Senior Scribe
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Posted - 24 Nov 2008 : 12:28:28
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Originally posted by Dalor Darden
Or an evil cleric could help chain the ghost as a guardian for the party...
How could he do that? That sounds cool. |
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Kairin
Acolyte
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Posted - 24 Nov 2008 : 13:52:06
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| Hm, if an evil cleric boosted his caster level enough he could rebuke the ghost and take it with him I suppose. And the evil party would have to help the evil cleric with something in return. Another thought, how does dimensional lock affect a ghost? |
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Dalor Darden
Great Reader
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Posted - 25 Nov 2008 : 01:41:05
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Originally posted by Kilvan
quote:
Originally posted by Dalor Darden
Or an evil cleric could help chain the ghost as a guardian for the party...
How could he do that? That sounds cool.
Depending on the Cleric's level, he could force the ghost to his service. I guess there are several ways:
Simple Controlling of Undead
Perhaps a created spell that would force the ghost to be a guardian of the holder of a particular enchanted item...or simply the guardian of the location it already guards; but beholden to the orders of someone using a particular magical item created by the cleric that binds its will.
I'm not sure of the party's level, but they may be able to do it on their own by researching a spell and then binding the target ghost in some way.
Just some thoughts. DM discretion is always best... |
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Haunted house (3.5 ghosts)
