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For Xia without recourse to such spells, ''Social Conflict'' is the best bet, persuading the ghost into leaving them alone. Being the ghosts of knowledge, ghosts don't really respond to human social cues though. They might agree to leave in exchange for offerings of burnt knowledge, but would be hard to frighten or plead with. A successful ''Social Conflict'' will persuade the ghost to leave, though it may return again another night. | For Xia without recourse to such spells, ''Social Conflict'' is the best bet, persuading the ghost into leaving them alone. Being the ghosts of knowledge, ghosts don't really respond to human social cues though. They might agree to leave in exchange for offerings of burnt knowledge, but would be hard to frighten or plead with. A successful ''Social Conflict'' will persuade the ghost to leave, though it may return again another night. | ||
− | A better option can be to engage in scholarly debate with the ghost, or to challenge it to a test of intellect, and thus draw it into a ''Mental Conflict''. | + | A better option can be to engage in scholarly debate with the ghost, or to challenge it to a test of intellect, and thus draw it into a ''Mental Conflict''. Parchment Eating Phantoms, being the ghosts of libraries, aren't easy to defeat in this way, but should a sage do so, then the ghost will fade away with a smile on its face, as its own wretched existence is turned to bliss by the reminder of contact with truly great minds. |
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− | Parchment Eating Phantoms, being the ghosts of libraries, aren't easy to defeat in this way, but should a sage do so, then the ghost will fade away with a smile on its face, as its own wretched existence is turned to bliss by the reminder of contact with truly great minds. | ||
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Note that if the phantom is invisible when he makes the attack, the gnashing teeth still appear, but the phantom does not. | Note that if the phantom is invisible when he makes the attack, the gnashing teeth still appear, but the phantom does not. | ||
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