Speaking with and summoning the dead
- TomPleasant
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I’m writing a campaign where it would be useful for a powerful NPC to be able to summon and compel a ghost for their specialist knowledge.
I’ve tried searching through the different editions and supplements I have, but I can only find a prayer for priests of Morr that lets them ask a single question.
Happy to make it up, but is there a canon way of doing it?
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amythest wizards are supposed to be able to do that, although that sort of thing would fall under a ritual rather than a spell. not all bad, part of the adventure could be settng the stage for the ritual (gathering the remains needed, special regeants, scouting a suitable area to make sure it's safe-) which can be fun.
unfortunately rituals have never been very well described (partly to keep the PCs from abusing them) so you'll have to wing it a bit based on how much work you want this to be. maybe make it have to be a special day to work to keep them from abusing it....
unfortunately rituals have never been very well described (partly to keep the PCs from abusing them) so you'll have to wing it a bit based on how much work you want this to be. maybe make it have to be a special day to work to keep them from abusing it....
- TomPleasant
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Lovely! Much obliged. That'll do
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