Game Master reference / Monster
Description and lore
A possessive spirit wears an unattended corpse as a borrowed disguise. The body's history and the inhabiting presence need not tell the same story.
The corpse wears another person's manner. A calm gesture sits strangely beside the clothes and belongings left with the dead.
Someone waiting outside the room may recognize the face. The presence wearing it has another purpose entirely.
At a glance
A possessive spirit wears an unattended corpse as a borrowed disguise. The body's history and the inhabiting presence need not tell the same story.
| Vitality | Intellect | Might | Tact | Agility | Spirit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| d6 | d6 | d6 | d6 | d8 | d8 |
Affinities: Vitality d6, Might d6, Agility d8, Intellect d6, Tact d6, Spirit d8.
Skill overrides: Evade d6.
Resolve 14; Stamina 7; Mana 8. Movement 25 feet.
Player Book idea: Possessive undead spirit.
Use: Basic attack · Spirit Touch: Might + supplemental d8 Rend (Unholy); defender uses Ward + Spirit.
Effect - Signature: Glamour; Phase. Action + 2 Mana can animate one unattended corpse as a disguise; uses the Vetala’s existing profile, Resolve and action economy, never an extra unit.
Counterplay: Expose its disguise or remove available bodies; PC possession is not automatic.
Relationship: Independent spirit; negotiate purpose or separate it from remains.
The corpse sits up with surprising composure. Its gaze passes over the mourning clothes as though seeing them for the first time.
“You have recognized the body. You have not recognized the guest.”
“Tell me who is waiting for this face, and why.”