[Runequest] Humakt's spell: Neutralize Undead
David Cake
dave at difference.com.au
Thu Apr 23 05:25:02 UTC 2009
I take ghosts as not being undead, they are just dead. The
only difference between a ghost and a spirit of the dead is location
(a ghost is a spirit of the dead that happens to be in this world,
for whatever reason -- a Bind Ghost spell is one possible reason, but
not the only one).
Wraiths, however, I don't see as natural as ghosts. The
Undead rune is also called the Hunger rune in some places, and one of
the characteristics of 'true' undead is a lack of POW. Wraiths, then,
to me are a chaotic hungering equivalents of ghosts, sort of like a
vampire without a body. I don't see whether they have a physical form
or not as being relevant - there are spirits that I would regard as
'alive'.
Essentally, I see a wraith as an undead spirit, a ghost as a
dead spirit.
Cheers
David
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