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GHOSTWALK

Monte Cook and Sean K Reynolds

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Contents

Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

The Ghostwalk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

The City of Manifest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

The Ghostwalk Campaign . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

To Live and Die and Live in Manifest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

The Ghostwalk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110

Creatures of the Undercity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113

The Spirit Wood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113

The Hidden Palace Glen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114

The Monastery of Kreel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114

Howling Vale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114

Chapter 3: The Ghostwalk Campaign . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115

Starting a Ghostwalk Campaign . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115

Thematic Campaigns in Manifest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115

PCs in Manifest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117

Adventures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117

The Undercity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118

The Enemies of Manifest. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118

The Organizations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119

Monsters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119

Yuan-Ti . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120

Undead. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120

Beyond the Veil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131

The True Afterlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131

The Land of the Dead . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126

The Soulwaters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126

The Wandering Isles. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127

The Veil Island . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129

Deeran’s House . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129

The Isle of the Five . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131

Fortress of Trun . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132

Inserting Manifest into an Existing Campaign . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134

Chapter 1: All About Ghosts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Rules for Ghosts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Souls and Ghosts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Ghost Traits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Physical Death and Ghosts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

The Faces of Death . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Adventuring and Ghost Levels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Possession . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Ghost Powers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

New Classes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Eidolon. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Eidoloncer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Arboreal Guardian . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Bone Collector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Deathwarden Chanter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Ghost Slayer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Skills . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Feats. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Changes to the Rules. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

New Magic. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Spell Descriptions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

Magic Items . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

Chapter 4: Countries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135

Bazareene . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135

Hikirian Peninsula . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138

Salkiria . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139

Sura-Khiri . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143

The Demiplane Known as Coil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145

Tereppek. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147

Thurkasia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151

Xaphan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154

Chapter 2: The City of Manifest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74

The History of Manifest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74

Magic in Manifest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

Gods of Manifest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

Aluvan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80

Chaniud . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80

Dracanish. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81

Durann . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82

Eanius . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82

Galaedros . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83

Khostren . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84

Nessek . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84

Orcus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85

Phaant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86

Soggelos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86

Tephaneron . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87

Uhanam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88

Wyst . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88

The Living and the Dead . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89

Races in Manifest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90

Adventurers in Manifest. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91

The City . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91

The Portal Ward . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93

The Tombyards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97

Phantom Hill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97

Merchant Ward . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98

Forestview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99

City Government and Laws . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100

Crime and Punishment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101

Other Groups and Organizations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101

Guild of Morticians . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101

Yisa-Khardomas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102

The Arboreal Guardians . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103

The Knights of the Quiet. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103

Piran Sedestadel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104

The Necromancers of Night Alley. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104

The Golden . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105

The Mercantile League. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105

The Undercity. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105

The Catacombs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106

Chapter 5: Monsters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157

Artaaglith (Demon) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157

Bonesinger (Template) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158

Dread Ram . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160

Ectoplasmic Vermin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161

Fire Spectre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162

Ghost (Template) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163

Ghosteater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165

Monstrous Vampire (Template) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166

Mumia (Template) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167

Necroplasm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168

Spectral Steed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169

Spirit Tree. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170

Undead Martyr . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172

Yuan-Ti (Template). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173

Chapter 6: Adventures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177

Touch and Go . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177

(1st-level characters)

For Absent Friends . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182

(4th-level characters)

Kinship of Vermin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194

(5th-level characters)

The Devil’s Cellar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197

(6th-level characters)

Lair of the Crippled One . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210

(7th-level characters)

Lair of the Eyeless Lady . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212

(9th-level characters)

Morbid Maze. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217

(12th-level characters)

Appendix: Glossary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223

Introduction

Thron’s whole body ached. He had begun this ride well before

dawn, and the sun now hung just above the western edge of

the Spirit Wood—a place his grandfather had warned him

about. When a crossroad came into view, he stopped. This

new road ran west to Salkiria and east into the forest, even-

tually reaching the “ghost city.”

“Greetings, southerner. You look like you’re new here,” a

tiny voice called out in the Trade Tongue. A female halfling

reined her tan pony to a halt as she came to the crossroad.

She seemed to be headed toward the city.

“Yes, I have never been to this place before. I am Thron, of

the Klun barony. Who are you?”

“I am Hanlee. I live in the city. Why don’t we ride together

and I can tell you what to expect?” she said, nudging her

pony eastward along the road.

Thron grunted his acceptance.

“Are you coming to Manifest for a reason?” the halfling

asked him as they entered the Spirit Wood.

Thron did not speak for long moments. He had no trust for

cities or anyone who lived in them, but he knew precious

little about this strange place, and his grandfather had

warned him to try his best not to seem like a fool. Such a

demeanor was dangerous in the city of Manifest. This

halfling could, if nothing else, tell him where to begin his

search.

“I make this journey for my grandfather. He died a week

ago—I carry his bones.” They were both silent for a moment.

“He said he would see me in Manifest.”

place, getting there is not just the metaphysical jour-

ney it might be in some settings, or even the magical,

extraplanar journey it would be in others. It is possible

for a character in this setting, living or dead, to physi-

cally travel underground and go to the land of the

dead. Of course, no living mortal has ever traveled to

the land of the dead and returned, so this strange land

remains an almost complete mystery to the living.

THE CITY OF MANIFEST

The city of Manifest is built around the entrance to

the land of the dead. Because of its proximity to that

mystical place, the city has some unique qualities.

First and foremost among them is that it is full of

ghosts—spirits that have traveled to the land of the

dead’s border but are not yet ready to leave behind

their former lives.

In most parts of the world, ghosts are incorporeal

and unable to affect the people and things around

them. But ghosts in the city are continually mani-

fested, whether they want to be or not (in fact, that’s

how the city got its name). It’s the place where the

living can meet, interact with, and touch the dead.

In Manifest, a ghost can pick up an object just as

though he or she were a living person with a body.

Likewise, a ghost can be felled by a sword or a spell

just as a living person would be. Ghosts have ecto-

plasmic forms that serve as their bodies, although

ectoplasmic forms do not have all the same properties

as normal physical bodies; for instance, ghosts don’t

need to eat.

Welcome to the Ghostwalk campaign, a high fantasy

roleplaying setting. In some very fundamental ways, it

is like many other campaigns for the D UNGEONS &

D RAGONS ® game; it is a world with magic and monsters,

with gods and demons, and with tales of an afterlife

that waits for heroes and villains alike. Players create

PCs, DMs create adventures, and you bring them

together, resulting in great tales of daring heroism.

The one important difference in a Ghostwalk cam-

paign is this—when your character dies, you don’t

have to stop playing. Instead, you can keep the adven-

ture going, playing your character as a ghost and ben-

efiting from a whole new set of skills and abilities.

Ghosts in a Ghostwalk campaign are simply the spirits

of the dead. They do not “haunt” places or people the

way they do in other settings (although that word is

sometimes used to describe the home of a ghost).

Here, they are free-willed, free-roaming spirits. In

fact, some characters may enjoy themselves more as

ghosts than they did as living beings.

CAMPAIGN

In order to use this campaign option, you must also

have the Player ’s Handbook, the D UNGEON M ASTER ’s Guide,

and the Monster Manual. This book provides every-

thing you need to run a Ghostwalk campaign: Chapter

1 explains the mechanics of playing a ghost, Chapters

2–4 provide more details on the people and places in

a Ghostwalk campaign, Chapter 5 contains new mon-

sters, and Chapter 6 offers a series of adventures you

can use to kick off a campaign set in or near Manifest.

CLASSES

Below are some basic notes on how each standard

class in the D&D® game is represented in the world

near the Veil of Souls.

Barbarians are rare around Manifest, usually hail-

ing from the Varlin Mountains near Bazareene. No

barbarians are native to the city. If they come from a

primitive tribe, they may (depending on the beliefs

and superstitions of their particular people) actually

be comfortable with the idea that they are surrounded

by ghosts. If their culture does not prepare them for

this bizarre interaction, barbarians are usually even

THE GHOSTWALK

Unlike in other settings, in a Ghostwalk campaign the

land of the dead is an actual physical locale—a place

deep within the earth that spirits literally travel to after

they die. Because the land of the dead is a physical

THE GHOSTWALK

more unnerved than most people the first time they

actually meet a ghost.

Barbarians who become ghosts often handle the

transition badly, and with violence, but once they take

to it, there are few problems.

Bards are found almost everywhere, but they are

particularly common around the city of Manifest.

Where better to seek knowledge in the form of tales

and legends of old than among the ghosts of those

who lived in the past? Ghostly bards are often sad,

playing melancholy songs and telling stories of an

almost forgotten past.

Clerics in and around Manifest serve either Aluvan

or Dracanish. Those not from the city of Manifest

often have a difficult time with the presence of the

ghosts, at least at first. Of course, when an ignorant

cleric attempts to turn ghosts in Manifest, the targets

usually just chuckle or scowl and sigh.

Ghost clerics are usually torn individuals. They

would like to pass on to the next world and meet the

god they have served so faithfully, yet there’s always

more work to be done in the mortal world.

Druids are common in the areas around Manifest

because the city is situated in the middle of a sprawl-

ing forest with its own strong ties to the dead. Druids

come from far and wide to live in a wood where many

of the trees are or were intelligent beings. A great

many of the druids in the area belong to a group called

the Arboreal Guardians, who safeguard the sacred

trees of the Spirit Wood.

Ghost druids are rarely found in the city, since they

usually go off into the Spirit Wood—it is more com-

fortable for them.

Fighters are common most everywhere you go,

and in Manifest, it’s no different. A great many of

these individuals (both living and ghost) can be

found in the Armed Yard, a practice and training facil-

ity. Being a ghost doesn’t always play to a fighter’s

strengths, so such a character often does not take the

transition well.

Monks in the area are often brothers or sisters of

the Monastery of Kreel, located near Manifest. In the

city itself, they can often be found among the fighters

in the Armed Yard. Monks do not like fighting ghosts,

since ghosts do not have the anatomy and manner-

isms of the monks’ typical opponents. Monk ghosts,

on the other hand, are often quite deadly, using their

supernatural powers to augment their already highly

honed abilities.

Paladins are uncommon in Manifest. Of the two

most commonly worshiped deities in the city, Dra-

canish does not inspire paladins, and Aluvan does so

only rarely. Paladins from outside the city who have

been taught that ghosts are “undead that ought to be

dispatched” have a difficult time, finding themselves

in the strange position of being on the wrong side of

the law. Even those who realize and accept the situa-

tion are occasionally uneasy in Manifest. Still others

adapt and have no problem working with or even

existing as ghosts, happily fighting against the evil

undead and necromancers that threaten the city from

time to time.

Rangers rarely spend much time in Manifest itself,

but they are common in the area because of the Spirit

Wood. Many join the Arboreal Guardians, but most

members of that group are elves, half-elves, or

humans with some tie to elvenkind. Rangers of other

races rarely join the group, instead working alone.

Nevertheless, any ranger who knows anything about

the Spirit Wood knows that it can be quite dangerous,

particularly to those who do not show proper respect

to the Guardians.

Ghost rangers are extremely rare in the city. They

usually go off into the Spirit Wood, not to become a

part of it—unless they are elves or half-elves—but

because it is more fitting and comfortable for them.

Rogues are common in Manifest. Those who

intend to practice much thievery should consider

joining the Golden, the local thieves’ guild. The

Golden does not care for nonguild thieves in its city.

Many rogues find that being a ghost is very helpful

to their profession. Not only are ghosts sneaky, but

many magic traps are set off only by the presence of

living beings. Of course, in Manifest, some mages take

that into account and develop traps that specifically

affect ghosts.

Sorcerers in the area are sometimes members of

the Piran Sedestadel, a mages’ guild that specializes in

studying ghosts and magic related to ghosts. Other

sorcerers aren’t interested in “studying” anything,

since their spells come to them naturally. Sorcerers

often come from the land known as Tereppek.

Ghost sorcerers are fearsome, because their spells

often enhance and supplement a ghost’s already well-

developed supernatural powers.

Wizards are more likely than sorcerers to join the

Piran Sedestadel, since they are, in general, more

interested in arcane studies. Wizards often come from

the land known as Tereppek. Ghost wizards are as dan-

gerous as ghost sorcerers, for the same reasons.

MAGIC

Magic is prevalent in a Ghostwalk campaign. Not only

do wizards and sorcerers abound, along with bards,

clerics, and all the other spellcasting classes, but

ghosts with supernatural abilities make up a signifi-

cant portion of the population. Manifest is a city

where trails of ectoplasm and randomly flying objects

are frequent sights.

When dealing with spells in the Ghostwalk cam-

paign, keep in mind that some spells affect ghosts dif-

ferently (or not at all). Chapter 1 offers details on how

existing spells work in this setting, as well as some

new spells that specifically deal with Ghostwalk ghosts

(which are, of course, different from the standard

undead ghosts in the Monster Manual ).

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