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GHOSTWALK WEB

One of the advantages of designing games in

Washington state is the ready supply of rules-knowl-

edgeable gamers. During the design and development

of the Ghostwalk campaign, we spent a whole summer

playing through two of the adventures included in the

book. This weekly minicampaign allowed us to test not

only the adventures but also the game rules for the

setting. Playtester feedback helped shape the flavor of

Manifest and its environs, and the comments we

received often offered ideas and solved problems that

the designers had overlooked.

Unfortunately, not everything we wanted to include

would fit into the book. So without further ado, here

are some additional monster templates, feats, spells,

and magic items for the Ghostwalk campaign, plus an

adventure seed for you to develop and the full statistics

for the playtest characters. May all of these offerings

enhance your players’ experiences on the other side.

CREDITS

Design: Sean K Reynolds

Editing: Penny Williams

Typesetting: Nancy Walker

Design Manager: Ed Stark

Web Production: Julia Martin

Web Development: Mark A. Jindra

Graphic Design: Sean Glenn, Cynthia Fliege

Original Ghostwalk Playtesters: Jacob Bara-

Showronek, Brandi Domkowski, Steven Domkowski,

Fabian Guttge, Michelle Hudgens, Kevin Karty,

Jonathan Koppel, Ramus Pechuel, Daniel Pogoda, Scott

Quillin, Danyel Rohmann, Andreas Uhe, Andre Weber,

Chad Wilson, and Brad Wyble.

The RPGA Ghostwalk playtesters are not listed in the product, but we

want to thank them here for their valuable feedback.

Based on the original D UNGEONS & D RAGONS ® game by E.

Gary Gygax and Dave Arneson and on the new edition of the

D UNGEONS & D RAGONS game designed by Jonathan Tweet,

Monte Cook, Skip Williams, Rich Baker, and Peter Adkison.

NEW MONSTER

TEMPLATES

The following templates are new for the Ghostwalk

campaign. One is an acquired template that remains in

force only temporarily; the other is inherited.

BLOOD GHOUL (TEMPLATE)

A blood ghoul is a mortal creature temporarily altered

by the ingestion of a vampire’s blood. Though this act

compels the blood ghoul to serve the vampire that

provided it, many of these creatures actually enjoy their

roles and would willingly serve even without this

compulsion. Despite their connections with vampires,

blood ghouls are not themselves undead, nor are they

related in any way to the ghouls in the Monster Manual.

Blood ghouls cannot propagate their own kind; each is

created by a particular vampire. The transformation

usually lasts several days but may persist for weeks or

even months (see Spawning a Blood Ghoul, below).

Because they can move about freely in daylight,

blood ghouls serve as the eyes, hands, and guards of

their masters. In the Ghostwalk campaign, vampires

often dispatch blood ghouls to meet contacts and

arrange deals within the city, where undead are forbid-

den to go. Occasionally, vampires also use such servants

to protect their hidden lairs.

A blood ghoul looks the same as it did before its

transformation, except that its eyes tend to gleam with

an eerie red glow in low-light conditions. A typical

blood ghoul has a feral and sly demeanor and adopts a

posture that bespeaks stealth.

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The Temple of Redcliff is a short D&D adventure for four 10th-level characters. Consult

the Scaling the Adventure sidebar for ways to modify the scenario

for higher or lower levels of play.

This scenario can be incorporated into any style of campaign. Since the adventure

takes place in an abandoned temple and includes undead creatures, any party that

chooses to undertake the mission should include a cleric.

ENHANCEMENT

A blood ghoul understands whatever languages it

knew before its transformation.

Ghoul Rage (Ex): This ability works exactly like a

barbarian’s rage, except that the blood ghoul wolf ’s

Strength and Constitution scores each increase by only

+2, and the effect lasts for only 3 rounds. There is no

daily use limit for this ability, but each use of ghoul

rage subtracts one day from the template’s remaining

duration. The blood ghoul wolf can activate this ability

of its own free will, and it tends to do so whenever it

enters combat.

While a blood ghoul wolf rages, its mouth froths

with blood and its eyes become noticeably red in any

light. Its statistics change as follows: HD 2d8+8; hp 17;

AC 12, touch 10, flat-footed 10; Atk +4 melee (1d6+4,

bite); SV Fort +7, Will +3; Str 17, Con 19.

Turning Sensitivity: A blood ghoul wolf

cannot actually be turned, but if it is in the area of a

turning effect that is powerful enough to turn an

undead creature of 2 Hit Dice, it is dazed for 1 round. If

the turning effect would destroy an undead with 2 HD,

the blood ghoul wolf immediately loses the blood

ghoul template and is dazed for 1 round. All the normal

effects that occur when the template ends naturally

also apply to such a premature termination.

Scent (Ex): A blood ghoul wolf can detect

approaching enemies, sniff out hidden foes, and track

by sense of smell.

Skills: *A blood ghoul wolf receives a +4 racial

bonus on Wilderness Lore checks when tracking by

scent.

Sample Blood Ghoul

This example uses a wolf as the base creature.

Blood Ghoul Wolf

Medium-Size Animal

Hit Dice: 2d8+6 (15 hp)

Initiative: +2

Speed: 50 ft.

AC: 14 (+2 Dex, +2 natural), touch 12, flat-footed 12

Attacks: Bite +3 melee

Damage: Bite 1d6+3

Face/Reach: 5 ft. by 5 ft./5 ft.

Special Attacks: Trip

Special Qualities: Empathic link, ghoul rage, low-

light vision, scent, turning sensitivity

Saves: Fort +6, Ref +5, Will +1

Abilities: Str 15, Dex 15, Con 17, Int 2, Wis 12, Cha 6

Skills: Hide +3, Listen +8, Move Silently +4, Spot +6,

Wilderness Lore +1*

Feats: Alertness B , Weapon Finesse (bite) B

Climate/Terrain: Any forest, hill, plains, and

mountains

Organization: Solitary, pair, or pack (7-16)

Challenge Rating: 2

Alignment: Neutral

Advancement: 3-5 HD (Large)

A blood ghoul wolf typically serves as a guard for its

master. It neither enjoys nor dislikes the service.

The eyes of a blood ghoul wolf gleam red in the

fading sun, and it appears leaner and hungrier than an

ordinary wolf.

Creating a Blood Ghoul

“Blood ghoul” is an acquired template that can be added

to any Medium-size or smaller corporeal animal or

humanoid (referred to hereafter as the base creature).

A blood ghoul has all the base creature’s statistics

and special abilities except as noted here. The transfor-

mation is temporary, lasting up to 1 week per Hit Die of

the vampire who provided the blood (see Spawning a

Blood Ghoul, below). The creature returns to its former

state when the duration expires, losing all effects of the

template.

Size and Type: The base creature’s size and type

are unchanged.

Special Qualities: A blood ghoul retains the all

the base creature’s special qualities and gains those

described below.

Empathic Link (Su): A blood ghoul is treated as if

under the effect of the vampire’s domination ability,

though only basic commands (as noted in the dominate

person spell description) can be conveyed. If the vampire

is killed, the blood ghoul becomes confused (see the

D UNGEON M ASTER ’s Guide, page 84) until the duration of

Combat

A blood ghoul wolf makes effective use of its trip

attacks in conjunction with biting.

Trip (Ex): A blood ghoul wolf that hits with a bite

attack can attempt to trip the opponent as a free action

without making a touch attack or provoking an attack

of opportunity. If the attempt fails, the opponent

cannot react to trip the blood ghoul wolf.

Empathic Link (Su): A blood ghoul wolf is

treated as if under the effect of its vampire master’s

domination ability, though only basic commands (as

noted in the dominate person spell description) can be

conveyed. If the vampire is killed, the blood ghoul

wolf becomes confused (see the D UNGEON M ASTER ’s

Guide, page 84) until the duration of the template

expires.

the template expires. This ability functions in the same

way for humanoid and animal blood ghouls.

Ghoul Rage (Ex): By drawing upon the corrupt power

within its body, a blood ghoul can choose to enter a

limited sort of rage. When this ability is activated, the

creature’s mouth froths with blood, and its eyes turn

red from increased blood flow. This ability works

exactly like a barbarian’s rage, except that the creature’s

Strength and Constitution scores each increase by only

+2, and the effect lasts for only 3 rounds, regardless of

the blood ghoul’s Constitution modifier. There is no

daily use limit for this ability, but each use of ghoul

rage subtracts one day from the template’s remaining

duration. Even animals with this template can activate

this ability of their own free will, and they tend to do so

whenever they enter combat.

Turning Sensitivity: Though a blood ghoul is not

undead, the vampiric blood within it recoils from the

positive energy used to turn or destroy undead. A blood

ghoul cannot actually be turned, but if it is in the area

of a turning effect that is powerful enough to turn an

undead creature of its Hit Dice, it is dazed for 1 round.

If the turning effect would destroy an undead with the

blood ghoul’s HD, the creature immediately loses the

blood ghoul template and is dazed for 1 round. All the

normal effects that occur when the template ends natu-

rally (see below) also apply to such a premature

termination.

Abilities: Increase from the base creature as

follows: +2 Strength, +2 Constitution.

Feats: A blood ghoul gains Alertness as a bonus

feat for the duration of the template.

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SPAWNING A BLOOD GHOUL

To create a blood ghoul, a vampire must get the

target creature to ingest some of his undead blood.

Creating a blood ghoul does not harm or weaken a

vampire in any way.

The vampire can impose the template for a

total number of weeks equal to his Hit Dice, allo-

cating that time as desired among his blood ghoul

servants in increments of 1 week. For example, a

5-HD vampire could create up to five blood

ghouls, each lasting for 1 week. Alternatively, he

could create three blood ghouls that last 1 week

each plus a fourth that lasts 2 weeks, or one blood

ghoul that lasts 5 weeks, or any combination that

adds up to 5 weeks of time. He need not create all

his blood ghouls at once, but he must have at

least 1 week of duration available at the time he

creates a new blood ghoul; otherwise the attempt

fails. Each time 1 week of a blood ghoul’s template

duration passes, the vampire regains a week’s

worth of potential duration. Thus, when the first

week of a blood ghoul’s 2-week duration has

elapsed, the vampire regains 1 week of potential

duration.

A vampire may extend the length of a blood

ghoul’s service at any time by feeding her more of

his blood. Each such feeding extends the service by

one week, assuming that the vampire has a week’s

worth of duration available. If he has more than 1

week available, he may add as many weeks as

desired to one blood ghoul’s template through

multiple feedings, or he may divide the available

duration up among several blood ghouls (mini

mum extension 1 week), or he may use it to create

new blood ghouls.

Feeding a prospective or existing blood ghoul

takes 1 minute. Once the target is fed, she is nause-

ated for 1 minute while the undead blood works its

changes in her body. After this process is complete,

she gains the blood ghoul template and becomes a

willing servant of the vampire for 1 week. Normally,

this transformation is applied to already willing tar-

gets, or to charmed or helpless ones. If the target is

unwilling and able to resist, the vampire must pin

her during a grapple. Once she is pinned, the vam-

pire can use his next attack to force her (with a suc-

cessful grapple check) to ingest his blood. Upon

tasting vampire blood, the target must succeed at a

Will saving throw (DC equals the save DC of the

vampire’s other special abilities) or consume his

blood for the next minute. A successful saving throw

means the vampire must try again the next round

with another grapple check. This compulsion to

drink blood is a mind-affecting, compulsion effect.

When a blood ghoul loses this template by any

means (either through expiration or via turning sen-

sitivity; see above), she becomes fatigued. This con-

dition persists until she gets 8 hours of complete,

uninterrupted rest. If she was serving the vampire

against her will (in other words, if ingestion of the

vampire’s blood was the only thing compelling her

service), she is immediately freed from his control.

Losing the template does not, however, remove any

other control the vampire may exert over the former

blood ghoul (such as his natural domination ability

or a charm effect from a spell).

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Challenge Rating: Same as the base creature +1.

Climate/Terrain: Temperate forest

Organization: Solitary, pair, or grace (3–6)

Challenge Rating: 2

Alignment: Chaotic good

Advancement: 4–8 HD (Large)

VALICORN (TEMPLATE)

Valicorns are the offspring of unicorns and horses or

other horselike creatures. They are rare except in

forests where the unicorn population has dwindled

below the level at which it can sustain itself. In the

Ghostwalk campaign, repeated attacks by undead and

yuan-ti over the centuries have winnowed the Spirit

Wood unicorns down to but a handful of individuals, so

those remaining have begun to take horses as mates.

Valicorns are normally foaled by awakened horses, but

in desperate times even a normal horse may bear or sire

a valicorn.

A valicorn resembles its horse parent, except that its

eyes are the color of the unicorn parent’s, and it has

slightly cloven hooves and a hard plate on its forehead

made of the same material as a unicorn’s horn. Valicorns

breed true with their own kind or with unicorns.

A valicorn’s attitude is much like that of a true

unicorn, though it is more likely to run for help than to

charge into battle with a powerful enemy. Valicorns

refuse to be tamed, although they make lasting friend-

ships with those of pure heart, just as unicorns do.

The hornplate from a valicorn’s forehead is worth up

to 100 gp in some markets, and it is used for the same

purposes that unicorn horns are. Those who trade in

such trophies are normally shunned by good creatures.

Valicorns understand Sylvan and Common, though

they cannot actually speak. Most are adept at respond-

ing through head gestures when they need to commu-

nicate with speaking creatures.

Swiftmanes are the offspring of unicorns and wild

horses. They often travel the Spirit Wood in pairs or

graces. Swiftmanes sometimes serve as mounts for

other protectors of the woodland.

Combat

A swiftmane usually attacks with its hornplate and

follows up with hoof attacks.

Spell-Like Abilities: 3/day— detect evil; 1/day—

cure light wounds , dimension door . Caster level 5th.

Immunities (Ex): Swiftmanes are immune to all

poisons and to charm and hold effects.

Protection from Evil (Su): This ability dupli-

cates the effects of the spell of the same name. It func-

tions continuously, and the swiftmane cannot suppress

the effect.

Scent (Ex): A swiftmane can detect approaching

enemies, sniff out hidden foes, and track by sense of

smell.

Creating a Valicorn

“Valicorn” is an inherited template that can be added to

any equine animal of Small to Large size (hereafter

referred to as the base creature). Awakened creatures of

these kinds may also acquire the template. Normally,

the valicorn template is added only to ponies, light

horses (war or riding), or heavy horses (war or riding),

since unicorns find the idea of mating with anything

less horselike than these creatures repugnant.

A valicorn has all the base creature’s statistics and

special abilities except as noted here.

Size and Type: The creature’s type changes to

magical beast. Its size is unchanged.

AC: The base creature’s natural armor bonus

increases by +1.

Attacks: A valicorn gains an attack with its horn-

plate (a kind of head-butt) in addition to the base crea-

ture’s attacks. The hornplate becomes the creature’s

primary attack, and all other natural attacks except bite

become secondary. The valicorn cannot use the horn-

plate attack if it also bites in the same round. The

valicorn’s hornplate is treated as a +1 magic weapon,

though its power fades if it is removed from the valicorn.

Damage: The valicorn’s hornplate attack deals 1d4

points of bludgeoning damage plus the valicorn’s strength

bonus and the hornplate’s +1 enhancement bonus.

Sample Valicorn

This example uses a light horse as the base creature.

Swiftmane (Valicorn Light Horse)

Large Magical Beast

Hit Dice: 3d8+9 (22 hp)

Initiative: +2

Speed: 60 ft.

AC: 15 (–1 size, +2 Dex, +4 natural), touch 11, flat-

footed 13

Attacks: Hornplate +3 melee and 2 hooves -3 melee

Damage: Hornplate 1d4+2, hoof 1d4

Face/Reach: 5 ft. by 5 ft./5 ft.

Special Attacks: Spell-like abilities

Special Qualities: Immunities, low-light vision,

protection from evil, scent

Saves: Fort +6, Ref +5, Will +3

Abilities: Str 13, Dex 15, Con 17, Int 10, Wis 14, Cha 8

Skills: Listen +9, Spot +9

Feats: Alertness B

Special Attacks: A valicorn retains all the base

creature’s special attacks and gains those described

below.

Spell-Like Abilities: 3/day— detect evil . 1/day— cure

light wounds , dimension door . Caster level 5th.

Special Qualities: A valicorn retains all the base

creature’s special qualities and gains those described

below.

Immunities (Ex): Valicorns are immune to all poisons

and to charm and hold effects.

Protection from Evil (Su): This ability duplicates the

effects of the spell of the same name. It functions

continuously, and the valicorn cannot suppress the

effect.

Abilities: Increase from the base creature as

follows: +2 Dexterity, +2 Constitution, +2 Wisdom, +2

Charisma. A valicorn has Intelligence 3d6 whether its

horse parent was normal or awakened.

Feats: A valicorn gains Alertness as a bonus feat.

Climate/Terrain: Temperate forest.

Organization: Solitary, pair, or grace (3-6).

Challenge Rating: Same as the base creature +1.

Alignment: Always chaotic good.

Advancement: Up to 8 HD (same size as base

creature).

turning check. He rolls a 15 on the d20 and adds +0 for

his Charisma modifier and +4 for the extra use of turn-

ing, giving a total of 19. According to Table 8–16:

Turning Undead in the Player ’s Handbook, he can turn an

undead with Hit Dice less than or equal to 3 + his cleric

level, or 4 in this case. Success! He rolls his turning

damage on 2d6 and gets a 3, to which he adds +1 for his

level, +0 for his Charisma modifier, and +4 for the extra

turning use spent. His total is 8, which is just enough to

affect both ghouls. They ghouls retreat on their turn,

and on his next turn the cleric runs away to safety.

There is no limit to the number of uses of turn (or

rebuke) you can spend to improve a single roll; the

bonuses stack. The additional turning uses spent must

always be of the same type as the one to be improved.

For example, turn undead attempts cannot be spent to

improve one’s ability to turn fire creatures (granted by

the Water domain).

You can also spend uses of your own turn ability to

aid another’s turning attempt. In that case, you grant

the recipient a +4 bonus on his turning check for every

daily use of your turning ability that you spend in this

manner. To aid another’s turning attempt, you must use

a ready action. Uses of turn cannot be combined with

rebuke attempts, and vice versa.

NEW FEATS

The following additional feats are available to charac-

ters in the Ghostwalk campaign.

ELFBLOOD [GENERAL]

The traits from your elven ancestry are particularly

strong.

Prerequisites: Half-elf (nondrow).

Benefit: Your racial bonus on Listen, Search, and

Spot checks increases to +2. You gain an elf ’s ability to

notice secret doors just by passing them. Wizard is

always a favored class for you, as is your highest-level

class.

COMBINE TURNING [DIVINE]

You can combine multiple turn or rebuke attempts into

a single, more powerful attempt.

Prerequisites: Able to turn or rebuke undead

more than once per day.

Benefit: If you have more than one use of your

turn (or rebuke) ability remaining for the day, you can

spend additional uses of that ability to improve your

chances of success on a single attempt. You decide

whether or not to combine uses of your turning ability

in this way and how many uses you want to spend

before the turning check is rolled. For each additional

use of the ability that you spend in this manner, you

gain a +4 bonus on both your turning check and your

turning damage roll.

For example, suppose a 1st-level cleric with a

Charisma score of 10 has this feat. Confronted on a solo

adventure by two ghouls (each 2 HD with +2 turn

resistance), he decides to spend one additional use of

turning to improve his chances against these foes. He

marks off two turn attempts for the day and makes a

SPELLS

The following new spells are available to spellcasters in

the Ghostwalk campaign.

CANDLELIGHT

Evocation [Light]

Level: Brd 0, Clr 0, Drd 0, Sor/Wiz 0

Components: V, M/DF

Casting Time: 1 action

Range: Touch

Target: Object touched

Duration: 1 hour/level

Saving Throw: None

Spell Resistance: No

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