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A '''ghost''' is the spirit of a deceased [[humanoid]]. This type of [[undead]] is incorporeal in nature and only vulnerable to conventional weapons on the [[Ethereal Plane]]. A [[Ghost Brute]] is a ghost of an animal, plant, or [[magical beast]] that is stuck to the material plane.
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A '''ghost''' was the spirit of a deceased sentient creature. This type of [[undead]] was incorporeal in nature and only vulnerable to conventional weapons on the [[Ethereal Plane]]. A [[Ghost Brute]] was a ghost of an animal, plant, or [[magical beast]] that was stuck to the material plane.
   
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A ghost is a creature on two planes, the material and the [[Astral Plane]]. A ghost's connection to the material plane is severed when you destroy it, but in a few days the ghost will usually come back. Ghosts are a repetitive nusance for those who live in one's particular haunt.
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A ghost was a creature existing on two planes, the material and the [[Astral Plane]]. A ghost's connection to the material plane was severed when destroyed, but in a few days the ghost would usually come back. Ghosts were a repetitive nuisance for those who lived in one's particular haunt.
   
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A ghost can also be under the control of wizards, sorcerers, liches, etc. In this case the ghost is finally put to rest when destroyed on material plane or the master of the ghost is dead. This is usually uncommon though, because to raise a ghost uses a lot more magic than raising a regular undead. A ghost's weapons usually consist of whatever weapons they carried in their mortal life and maybe a spell or two if they were a wizard or sorcerer, which is not the same as a lich.
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A ghost could also be controlled of wizards, sorcerers, liches, etc. In this case the ghost was finally put to rest when destroyed on the material plane or the master of the ghost died. This was usually uncommon though, because to raise a ghost used a lot more magic than raising a regular undead. A ghost's weapons usually consisted of whatever weapons they carried in their mortal life, and maybe a spell or two if they were a wizard or sorcerer.
   
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==References==
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==Appendix==
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===Appearances===
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* {{Cite book/Monster Manual 3.5}}
  
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;Adventures
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::[[Dungeon magazine 29|''Dungeon'' #29: "'Til Death Do Us Part"]] • [[Dungeon magazine 30|''Dungeon'' #30: "Elminster's Back Door"]] • [[Dungeon magazine 67|''Dungeon'' #67: "Witches' Brew"]]
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:;Novels
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::''[[The Paladins]]''
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:;Card Games
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::''[[AD&D Trading Cards]]'' • ''[[Dragonfire]]'' (<small>''[[Dragonfire/Sword Mountains Crypt|Sword Mountains Crypt]]''</small>)
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===Further Reading===
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*{{Cite dungeon/191/Bestiary: Ghosts}}
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===References===
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This article is about the undead creature. For the Night Masks assassin, see Ghost (assassin).

A ghost was the spirit of a deceased sentient creature. This type of undead was incorporeal in nature and only vulnerable to conventional weapons on the Ethereal Plane. A Ghost Brute was a ghost of an animal, plant, or magical beast that was stuck to the material plane.

A ghost was a creature existing on two planes, the material and the Astral Plane. A ghost's connection to the material plane was severed when destroyed, but in a few days the ghost would usually come back. Ghosts were a repetitive nuisance for those who lived in one's particular haunt.

A ghost could also be controlled of wizards, sorcerers, liches, etc. In this case the ghost was finally put to rest when destroyed on the material plane or the master of the ghost died. This was usually uncommon though, because to raise a ghost used a lot more magic than raising a regular undead. A ghost's weapons usually consisted of whatever weapons they carried in their mortal life, and maybe a spell or two if they were a wizard or sorcerer.

Appendix

Appearances

Adventures
Dungeon #29: "'Til Death Do Us Part" • Dungeon #30: "Elminster's Back Door" • Dungeon #67: "Witches' Brew"
Novels
The Paladins
Card Games
AD&D Trading Cards • Dragonfire (Sword Mountains Crypt)

Further Reading

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Mike Mearls, Jeremy Crawford, Christopher Perkins (2014-09-30). Monster Manual 5th edition. Edited by Scott Fitzgerald Gray. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 147. ISBN 978-0786965614.
  2. ↑ Mike Mearls, Stephen Schubert, James Wyatt (June 2008). Monster Manual 4th edition. (Wizards of the Coast), pp. 116–117. ISBN 978-0-7869-4852-9.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Skip Williams, Jonathan Tweet, Monte Cook (July 2003). Monster Manual v.3.5. (Wizards of the Coast), pp. 116–118. ISBN 0-7869-2893-X.
  4. ↑ Doug Stewart (June 1993). Monstrous Manual. (TSR, Inc), p. 130. ISBN 1-5607-6619-0.
  5. ↑ Gary Gygax (December 1977). Monster Manual, 1st edition. (TSR, Inc), p. 43. ISBN 0-935696-00-8.
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