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[Michael]

They pop up as an off-hand mention in Left-hand Path then more explicitly in Signs of Sorcery. Also, they're tangentially related to the story in the original 1e core....

[Michael]

I think it's just referring to generic negative modifiers from fatigue rather than a special system.

[Michael]

More or less. Plus, they still have access to the arcana in a somewhat stunted manner (presuming that doesn't change in 2e). I mean, Mage already has the idea of using ghosts as fixed defensive systems and as familiars, this just takes it a bit farther. Also, both Mummy and Geist already have the practice so it's not unprecedented.

Come to think of it, 1e mentioned this as something that the Atlanteans had... the Cenotaph of Sighs I think it was.



And to be honest, I think if I were seriously using this, I'd want it to be kinda dangerous. A way of giving...

[Michael]

Something I've long wondered what to do with is the presence of ghosts in the setting.

Mummy introduced the idea to me that a cult could have members who had died and stuck around, which got me thinking about whether Mages would have a similar practice?

Like, ghost mages are pretty powerful, and many would have wisdom that would be lost otherwise. In any case, by Diamond doctrine, they're not really the people they were, so who cares about them hanging around?

I mean, you can easily come up with reasons that they might not do such a thing, but I thought it...