GHOULLANCERS

GHOULLANCERS

There is a different world superimposed on our realm: the realm of spirits. The places where these two worlds are intersecting are often called ley lines by Mortal Scholars. These lines are where the ghosts from beyond may enter the world. These lines are what cause weather patterns in plasma, the aethereal substance generated by mortal minds. As the plasm flows, spirits may roam freely. But sometimes, this flow is jammed.

This is why the Phantom Bureau is commissioning haunters to go into the known unknown of the mortal realms, and figure out the cause of these blockages, and perform... maintenance. It mostly consists of scaring mortals, but sometimes, these Ghoullancers are tasked with locating and freeing trapped spirits, help out semi-sentient genius loci or remove wards placed by spellcasters.

Your team's Boo-reaucrat has assigned you to the bustling metropolis of Darkfair-upon-Slaime and its many nearby villages, ruins, and druidic sites. This town has a SEVERE blockage. Careful now, you don't want it to pop at once.

Explore the area. Find the source of this clog. Uncover if there is a conspiracy afoot, or if the place just needs a bit of a shake up. Boo.

Tone: Probably black comedy with the backgrounds of several characters, but more halloweeny funtimes style, rather then really dark ones.

GHOST FORM

Ghost Name: What is your ghost called? Do you go by your Normal Human Name or do you have a ghostly spseudonym?
Ghost Look: How do you look like? See below for Aesthetic Ghost Examples Of This Setting.
Ghost Class: What is your spirit class? See below for the six basic spirit classes.
Ghost Title: Sure, the Bureau might have assessed you and assigned you a class, but what are you REALLY?
Ghost Description: We now know WHAT are you, but WHO are you?
Ghost Track Record: A mission you have shared someone on the team in the past. Can be filled out later, as more signups happen, and you can write up as many as you want.
Ghost Powers: The background spectral energy level is so high, that every ghost is capable of very faintly appearing in the mortal realm, and to likewise faintly, whisper. But you also get three powersets of your choice.

A powerset is just a single word or phrase, but if you want to, you may describe in detail what you can do with each if the ambient power level is LOW, MEDIUM, or HIGH. Example powerset inclue Manifestation, Fire, Sounds, Dreams, Electricity, Doge.

Spirit classes:

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Sprites: Yellowish, impish spirits. Tends to be more mischevious and prankish.
Griever: Blue, teardrop or blob. Tends to have overwhelming emotions and sounds.
Hunter: Red, jagged. Tends to cause storms, and fixate on chasing.
Jealous: Green, blocky. Tends to corrups one area with, ice, plants or various fluids.
Trickster: Peach, segmented. Tends to do unusual things: create a fake mortal body, plant ideas in minds.
Horror: Purple, dark, huge. Tends to shock more folks at once, or decrease their willpower directly.

Example ghosts, for the aesthetic:

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Mechanics: I don't aim this to be mechanic heavy, more of a narrative puzzle game, but I have a few things in mind

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SpoilerInitially, the ambient power levels of the haunting are LOW, so only minor powers can be used. A spark here and there, a TV starts singing, a moan in the distance... These rise in intensity as the levels raise to MEDIUM or HIGH. Scaring people away or doing objectives will increase these levels.

You can declare one power use continuous, and it lasts until you cancel it. You can use other non continuous powers while using a continuous one. For example, you can cause a mighty storm, and then make a sneezing sound echo through the house.

How scared, confused or believer a person is won't be based on a precise mathematical scale. Instead, everyone has a colleciton of stats like "NERD" or "JOCK", and if we all agree they were sufficiently spooked, I'll damage one of their stats, or add them a stat that denotes confusion or increased belief, and eventually, they will run away, or become paranoid and snap. It's okay, they will be fine after sleeping on it.

People might recover these stats if you leave them alone for a long time, but the power level of the haunting will not drop, barring special magic or devices.

If you are banished by spells, wards, or shoddy experimental technology, do not worry, you are fine, just need a bit of time to regather your plasm. You can still talk with your team through spook radio, explore the city, or whatever you want. Banishment is rare, but one should always consider it as a possibility.