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Old 10-15-2019, 11:30 AM   #1
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Default Attacks limited to Trance States

Hey, I'm wondering if it was possible to have an immaterial spirit only able to manifest around someone in a trance state, or some other instance of altered state of consciousness? Or to attack someone in such a state. The idea is that only those who are in some altered state of consciousness could be affected by a ghost or some spirit that is otherwise immaterial. Thx.
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Old 10-15-2019, 11:49 AM   #2
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Default Re: Attacks limited to Trance States

Sounds like Accessibility limitation to me. Depending on how common trance states are it could be anything from -20% to -60%.
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Old 10-15-2019, 01:25 PM   #3
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You might as well say this is "universal feature" in your world and price it -0%. Not having this restriction could be an unusual background of 20 points
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Old 10-15-2019, 01:44 PM   #4
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Got it, thx.
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Old 10-15-2019, 01:49 PM   #5
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Hmmm ... Very Lovecraftian. (There are entire ecosystems of horrors in some of his stories that can't attack anyone unless the victim can perceive them first.)
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Old 10-17-2019, 11:13 AM   #6
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Hey, I'm wondering if it was possible to have an immaterial spirit only able to manifest around someone in a trance state, or some other instance of altered state of consciousness? Or to attack someone in such a state. The idea is that only those who are in some altered state of consciousness could be affected by a ghost or some spirit that is otherwise immaterial. Thx.
I think I remember somewhere in GURPS Horror there being optional bonuses to possession for people on drugs which were adapted from GURPS Spirits...

Presently there is a version of Channeling which has an enhancement allowing spirits to manifest, maybe a spirit could use Affliction (Channeling, Substantial Only) on people?
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