Phantasmal Hunters confront what lies beyond the veil—spirits, curses, and echoes of the dead. Trained in rites both sacred and forbidden, they wield relics, invocations, and intuition to unravel hauntings or banish what should not linger. Their prayers double as wards, their symbols as weapons, their voices as binding cords that can command or soothe the restless. In abandoned places and dream-soaked ruins, they listen where others fear to tread, reading signs in whispers, shadows, and shivers in the air.
Attune to spiritual presence, energy residues, and thin Veil zones using instinct and focus. (Note: Information for this skill can be found in notecards around the sim, in sim wide events, or from another player).
Simple Task - SPIRIT SENSE: Basic awareness of ghostly or spiritual activity nearby.
Novice level success: Chill, whispers, or static, basic detection.
Intermediate level success: Pinpoint direction/location or general emotional state.
Expert level success: Sense spirit’s type, movement, or intent.
Difficult Task - SOULPRINT ECHO: Read past spiritual events or trauma imprints on people/places and objects.
Novice level success: Glimpses of lingering emotions (e.g., guilt, love).
Intermediate level success: Able to get a clearer understanding of the situation and tone of an event
Expert level success: Reconstruct a specific event or emotional burst.
Challenging Task - PIERCE THE VEIL: Perceive beyond the current plane, see what others cannot.
Novice level success: Glimpse unseen spirits or latent Veil tears.
Intermediate level success: Sustain vision of the spirit, track movement or interaction.
Expert level success: Lock onto hidden entities despite concealment or masking.
Focused on purging or resisting spiritual invasion in people or objects. (NOTE: these items have to be prepared beforehand by a Freemason or a Witch, depending on their nature. The information from the entity should be obtained from an NC given by the possessed player or a Storyteller in a sim-wide event.
Simple Task - ANCHOR TOUCH: ESTABLISH A TEMPORARY CONNECTION TO A POSSESSED INDIVIDUAL.
Novice level success: Moment of interaction/speak with the entity to gather information and determine the intent of the entity. The entity must respond to the level of truth it offers, which might be questionable.
Intermediate level success: Weakens spirit’s hold. This allows the host to interact and speak for a brief time. The victim will have some general knowledge of the entity's intent but their knowledge might be limited.
Expert level success: Breaks control temporarily. Moment of clarity. The victim is able to perform an action uncontrolled by the possessive entity.
Difficult Task - VEIL LOCK: Read past spiritual events or trauma imprints on people/places and objects.
Novice level success: Glimpses of lingering emotions (e.g., guilt, love).
Intermediate level success: Able to get a clearer understanding of the situation and tone of an event
Expert level success: Reconstruct a specific event or emotional burst.
Challenging Task - EXPULSION: Trap or slow invading entity during possession.
Novice level success: Halts spirit’s action briefly, protecting a person or object for a brief time.
Intermediate level success: Ends possession; residual energy remains. The entity has the chance to enter another person or object.
Expert level success: Full expulsion of an entity from the area with temporary immunity for the victim.
Skills for creating safe spaces or imprisoning hostile ghosts and banes.
Simple Task - SALT AND SIGIL DISTRACTION: Use chalk, salt, iron, holy symbol, or other traditional deterrents.
Novice level success: Distracts the entities for 1 post.
Intermediate level success: Distracts the entities for 2 posts.
Expert level success: Distracts the entities for 3 posts.
Difficult Task - WARDING DOME: Create a protective radius using wards drawn on the floor using chalk, salt, or items that could be found around.
Novice level success: Protects a single target for 1 post.
Intermediate level success: Can trap a spirit or hold it at bay for 2 posts.
Expert level success: Affects the entire scene; the hunter and up to 3 allies inside are shielded for 3 posts.
Challenging Task - CONTAINMENT RITES: Use a specialized vessel or construct to trap an entity. It has to be prepared before the scene by a Freemason or a Witch. This must be done with STer guidance, approval, or awareness.
Novice level success: Entity retreats into the vessel but may escape for 1 post.
Intermediate level success: Captured temporarily with effort, but still can actively influence things to a lesser degree for 2 posts.
Expert level success: Entity bound until properly released or destroyed.
Mastery over supernatural tools, relics, and detection devices. Relics must be acquired or crafted by a Freemason or a Witch. Relics or tools are only usable by the bonded hunter. This information will be obtained through notecards around the sim or from a ST in a sim-wide event.
Simple Task - SPIRIT SENSE CALIBRATION (detection): Use devices like dowsing rods, tuning forks, EM sensors, or whisper jars to locate spiritual activity.
Novice level success: Sense nearby spiritual presence or residue.
Intermediate level success: Detect spirit type (e.g., ghost, demon, fae) or recent passage.
Expert level success: Pinpoint source or determine strength/intention of spiritual activity.
Difficult Task - RELIC WARDING (resistance and protection): Use or wear relics specifically designed to guard against supernatural influence.
Novice level success: Passive relic (e.g., protective charm or amulet) offers brief resistance to possession or fear.
Intermediate level success: Activate relic to shield yourself or an ally from a spiritual attack or manipulation.
Expert level success: Create a temporary spiritual barrier using the relic, negates incoming effects for a short time or deflects mental control.
Challenging Task - SPIRIT ARSENAL (offensive/intervention): Bonded relics can be used to attack or disrupt entities. These are often rare, volatile, or made specifically for the hunter.
Novice level success: Release a burst of spiritual force (e.g., light, sound, or energy) that disrupts spectral entities nearby.
Intermediate level success: Use the relic to sever a spirit’s tether to a location or object, forcing it to flee or weaken.
Expert level success: Directly strike or bind an entity mid-attack (e.g., mirrored dagger traps ghost; obsidian rod pins demon in place).