10-18-2021, 01:40 PM | #1 |
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Spectral Attack and Spectral Weapon
This attack is what spirits such as ghosts use to attack the living mortals. In the spirit cosmology there is the material form which is connected to the spiritual form. The spectral attack does not interact at all with the material world so a spectral attack would go right through mundane armor or thick fur and hides to directly attack the spiritual component of the PCs Hit Points. So a ghost can claw a PC and inflict spiritual damage on him and thus reduce the PCs Hit Points just like a physical attack would. This attack only affects those things with spiritual essence. Magical armor does protect though because magic is like the description in GURPS Voodoo as an in-betweener power, a power that affects both spiritual and material reality. Thus +2 armor will protect with DR2, a +1 magic ring will give +1 DR protection and so on. A Pentagram spell provides a barrier to spectral attack but the Pentagram can be broken if the power of the ghost can win against a quick contest with the spell casters skill with Pentagram. Some clerics may learn spells like Spiritual Armor which give DR to the cleric against the spectral attack of spirits. Spiritual Armor protects against true spiritual beings like ghosts and also in-betweener spiritual beings like demons and undead.
There is an enchantment call spectral weapon which turns a blade from material to being entirely spiritual. The spectral weapon has no interaction with the material world ( except the handle that the PC holds to wield it) The spectral blade only damages the spiritual component of beings but goes right through their armor. It also affects in-betweeners like undead, fairies and demons. It differs from Spirit Weapon because Spirit Weapon affects the material world and the Spiritual at the same time. |
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