Homebrew Ghost Species Details

'I used to have everything,' the man said to me, 'A beautiful wife, gold, a house larger then you can imagine. Yet, I always wanted more, and more, and more, and I died while covetting, so that now, I will dwell on the earth until I will finally have it all.' He laughed sadly. 'It's never going to happen, yet still, I want.'

Ghosts are undead without a body. Ghosts are similair too, but different from spirits in that ghosts have unfinished bussiness in the world. Only when this is taking care off, will the ghost be able to pass on to the next realm.  

See-through mesh

Ghosts look similair to spirits without a body. They are see-through and white, looking vaguely like their body did right before deat. They can be any size. They can be any gender and they have up to 5 kilograms of weight.

A Timeless Perspective

Ghosts live as long as their unfinished bussiness persists. This can be very short, or quite long...

Ghosts can only interact with the world around them via explicit consent to use the body of a host. Their actions are then limited to what said host body can do. Ghosts can furthermore have any beliefs and personality. Having a due is a condition that does not discriminate. 

Dwelling place

Ghosts can be found anywhere where humans are. Unlike spirits, they are not tied to a body and can move everywhere they want. They can move through solid surfaces and are not affected by height or pressure. 

Names

A ghost can have any name, either a chosen one or the one that they died with. 

 

 

Ghost Traits

Your spirit has certain 'habital' abilities, abilities that come from who they once were (Habits die hard), and a few changing abilities depending on the host body.

Ability Score Increase

Your Dexterity score increases by 3.

Age

Spirits can be any age. Their mental age will always stay the same, yet is lightly influenced by the age of the host. Their is no saying when a spirit will die, as they can hop bodies and houses and only if the house or body is destroyed with them in it, the death will take effect. 

Size

Elves range from under 5 to over 6 feet tall and have slender builds. Your size is Medium.

Speed

Your base walking speed is 60 feet.

Fluid surface

A ghost can tread and look through otherwise solid surfaces, without regard for pressure or height. 

No one expects a ghost

You have proficiency in the investigation skill within 30 ft of your house or host body. I mean, no one can hear those light footsteps...

I'm not afraid of no ghost

I mean, it is the host body they terrify or turn invisible, not you

Full discount

Ghosts don't have a body to upkeep. 

Languages

You can speak any language you were taught in your previous life.