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Ghost Story Book Club - Chapters 46-FINISH **MAJOR SPOILERS**
TheCuriousFan:
--- Quote from: kalten on March 18, 2012, 02:44:25 PM ---According to Ghost Story, however, once a practitioner dies, their power is limited to the ability of whatever new body they inhabit, which was why Corpsetaker wanted Mortimer when she switched with Luccio she was still alive. Cowl took DuMorne because he was the stronhest available body.
It would have been easy, too - the Council has only just now given more than cursory attention to defense against mind attacks/possesion.
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What the heck are you talking about?
Locnil:
--- Quote from: TheCuriousFan on March 18, 2012, 04:18:52 PM ---What the heck are you talking about?
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Providing more fuel for the Cowl is DuMorne theory. Well, not quite, but you get what I mean.
Oirthir:
--- Quote from: kalten on March 18, 2012, 02:44:25 PM ---According to Ghost Story, however, once a practitioner dies, their power is limited to the ability of whatever new body they inhabit, which was why Corpsetaker wanted Mortimer when she switched with Luccio she was still alive. Cowl took DuMorne because he was the stronhest available body.
It would have been easy, too - the Council has only just now given more than cursory attention to defense against mind attacks/possesion.
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Incorrect, when the ghost of a practitioner takes over a new body it only has the level of magical power that body has, which is why Corpsetaker required more than just the minor talents that she had gathered in her big hood gang. When a live practitioner does a body jump their power comes with them, minus the hardware changes using magic over time has caused. I think this has something to do with still having a soul.
This hard and fast rule can be circumvented by the ghost of the practitioner eating a bunch of other ghosts (gaining enough energy) before trying to take over a new body, but it would have to be a boatload of powerful ghosts.
TheCuriousFan:
--- Quote ---Incorrect, when the ghost of a practitioner takes over a new body it only has the level of magical power that body has, which is why Corpsetaker required more than just the minor talents that she had gathered in her big hood gang. When a live practitioner does a body jump their power comes with them, minus the hardware changes using magic over time has caused. I think this has something to do with still having a soul.
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No not quite, Corpsetaker (according to Harry in Dead Beat) had power levels similar to Harry, but she only needed to possess someone of, say, Mort or Molly tier powers to get her full strength back.
And I'm fairly certain that was Corpsetaker's actual spirit, not her ghost.
Oirthir:
--- Quote from: TheCuriousFan on March 20, 2012, 06:12:39 PM ---No not quite, Corpsetaker (according to Harry in Dead Beat) had power levels similar to Harry, but she only needed to possess someone of, say, Mort or Molly tier powers to get her full strength back.
And I'm fairly certain that was Corpsetaker's actual spirit, not her ghost.
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Assumes a firm definition between the terms spirit and ghost, all we have is a definition between spirit and soul.
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