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Part I: The Usual Apparition
d12 |
The… |
1 |
skeletal… |
2 |
bloody… |
3 |
decayed… |
4 |
stark white… |
5 |
insubstantial… |
6 |
luminous… |
7 |
weeping… |
8 |
twitching… |
9 |
lumbering… |
10 |
floating… |
11 |
livid… |
12 |
shadowy… |
d20 |
figure of…. |
1 |
an old man… |
2 |
a young man… |
3 |
an old woman… |
4 |
a young woman… |
5 |
a boy… |
6 |
a girl… |
7 |
a soldier… |
8 |
a priest… |
9 |
a nun… |
10 |
a hunter… |
11 |
a coachman… |
12 |
twin children… |
13 |
a freak… |
14 |
an executed criminal… |
15 |
a maid… |
16 |
a footman… |
17 |
a beggar… |
18 |
a leper… |
19 |
a knight… |
20 |
a Druid (other pagan) priest… |
d10 |
wearing… |
1 |
rags, |
2 |
all white, |
3 |
armor, |
4 |
finery, |
5 |
all black, |
6 |
their funeral shroud, |
7 |
nothing, |
8 |
chains, |
9 |
only undergarments, |
10 |
nightclothes, |
d20 |
and carrying… |
1 |
their own severed head(s), |
2 |
a sword, |
3 |
a lantern, |
4 |
an hourglass, |
5 |
a gun, |
6 |
a candle, |
7 |
a bottle, |
8 |
a basket of hands, |
9 |
a sack, |
10 |
nothing, |
11 |
a lamp, |
12 |
a dagger, |
13 |
a skull, |
14 |
an infant, |
15 |
a whistle, |
16 |
a noose, |
17 |
a club, |
18 |
a bucket, |
19 |
a bloody heart, |
20 |
flowers, |
d6 |
will…. |
1 |
suddenly appear, |
2 |
drop from the ceiling (or the sky), |
3 |
drop down a chimney (or from a tree), |
4 |
rise up from the floor (or ground), |
5 |
fly through the air, |
6 |
walk out of a wall or door, |
d20 |
and then… |
1 |
beckon. |
2 |
move across the room. |
3 |
ask if someone knows their name. |
4 |
enact their own death. |
5 |
howl. |
6 |
point somewhere and scream. |
7 |
silently stare. |
8 |
try to hand something to a character. |
9 |
laugh. |
10 |
cry. |
11 |
plead for someone to help them. |
12 |
suddenly disappear. |
13 |
attempt to kiss the onlooker. |
14 |
remove their eyes. |
15 |
remove their heart. |
16 |
vomit a large quantity of blood. |
17 |
rot away. |
18 |
sing. |
19 |
pound on the walls and/or floor. |
20 |
dance. |
Part II: The Other Apparition(s)
d20 |
Sometimes, instead of a person, one sees a… |
1 |
severed hand… |
2 |
severed head… |
3 |
bloody skull… |
4 |
bleached skull… |
5 |
beating heart… |
6 |
white cat… |
7 |
black cat… |
8 |
black dog… |
9 |
white dog… |
10 |
raven… |
11 |
white raven… |
12 |
coffin… |
13 |
longcase clock… |
14 |
hourglass… |
15 |
child’s toy… |
16 |
ancient book… |
17 |
mass of dismembered body parts… |
18 |
flesh-less skeleton… |
19 |
flower… |
20 |
bottle… |
d8 |
that… |
1 |
floats in the air. |
2 |
skids across the floor. |
3 |
flies across the room. |
4 |
thumps the floor. |
5 |
is hurled at the onlooker. |
6 |
is always at the edge of one’s vision. |
7 |
drops from above (or down the chimney). |
8 |
arises from the floor. |
Part II: Further Spectral Activity
d100 |
Even when it does not show itself, one senses the presence of the spirit by… |
1 – 2 |
the smell of decay. |
3 – 4 |
the smell of freshly disturbed earth. |
5 – 6 |
the smell of blood. |
7 – 8 |
the intense smell of unwashed bodies. |
9 – 10 |
the sound of weeping. |
11 – 12 |
the sound of laughter. |
13 – 14 |
the sound of indistinct chatter. |
15 – 16 |
the sound of retching. |
17 – 18 |
the sound of singing. |
19 – 20 |
a banging sound. |
21 – 22 |
a tapping sound. |
23 – 24 |
the tolling of an invisible bell. |
25 – 26 |
the sound of music. |
27 – 28 |
a buzzing sound. |
29 – 30 |
a low hum. |
31 – 32 |
the flapping of invisible wings. |
33 – 34 |
the soft touch of invisible fingers. |
35 – 36 |
the feel of a sudden slap across the face. |
37 – 38 |
the touch of an icy cold, but invisible hand. |
39 – 40 |
the touch of a burning hot, but invisible hand. |
41 – 42 |
the feel of an icy kiss from invisible lips. |
43 – 44 |
the feel of a kiss, delivered by warm but invisible lips. |
45 – 46 |
a tingling sensation. |
47 – 48 |
a sensation like being poked with needles. |
49 – 50 |
the sudden pain of being cut by a knife. |
51 – 52 |
the sudden chill in the air. |
53 – 54 |
the sudden warmth. |
55 – 56 |
the deepening gloom of the room. |
57 – 58 |
a strange luminescence in the air. |
59 – 60 |
a disturbance in the air, like someone walking past. |
61 – 62 |
the persistent feeling of being watched. |
63 – 64 |
a choking dryness in the air. |
65 – 66 |
static electric shocks, like before a thunderstorm. |
67 – 68 |
puddles of water that mysteriously appear and disappear. |
69 – 70 |
puddles of blood that mysteriously appear and disappear. |
71 – 72 |
puddles of slime that mysteriously appear and disappear. |
73 – 74 |
the appearance of bloodstains on furniture and curtains. |
75 – 76 |
the appearance of bloody footprints. |
77 – 78 |
the appearance of muddy footprints. |
79 – 80 |
a shiver up your spine. |
81 – 82 |
a sudden ache in the bones. |
83 – 84 |
a sudden shortness of breath |
85 – 86 |
a sudden attack of indigestion. |
87 – 88 |
the taste of spoiled food in your mouth. |
89 – 90 |
the taste of ashes in your mouth. |
91 – 92 |
the taste of dirt in your mouth. |
93 – 94 |
the taste of wine in your mouth. |
95 – 96 |
a bitter taste in your mouth. |
97 – 98 |
a sweet taste in your mouth. |
99 – 100 |
the smell of perfume. |
Part IV: The Phantom’s Release
d20 |
The spirit will be laid to rest if… |
1 |
their lost body is found and properly buried. |
2 |
the body of someone they loved is properly buried. |
3 |
their murder is solved, and the culprit exposed. |
4 |
another family assumes ownership of the property. |
5 |
their forgotten name becomes known. |
6 |
the house is razed to the ground. |
7 |
the family line ends. |
8 |
a family member obtains something the spirit was denied in life. |
9 |
the person they loved in life openly declares reciprocal feelings. |
10 |
some item removed from the house is restored to it. |
11 |
the person they harmed in life proclaims that the ghost is forgiven. |
12 |
a disinherited member of the family is restored to their birthright. |
13 |
a work of art they left unfinished in life is skillfully completed. |
14 |
the money they were cheated of in life is buried with their body. |
15 |
an object they hated in life is destroyed. |
16 |
an ornate monument is placed over their grave. |
17 |
an elaborate dinner party is held, with an empty seat left for the ghost. |
18 |
a certain monster is destroyed. |
19 |
an animal kept in captivity is let free. |
20 |
the room or cottage they once inhabited is blessed. |