Ideas Related to Tokyo ghoul


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Liberty's Edge

This might be something of a personal question, or a minor fan-style thing. But I have to get this off my chest. Does anyone have any ideas on how to recreate mechanically some thing resembling the ghouls/ghouls abilities from within Tokyo ghoul. Ghouls are here, their abilities are here.

With the pathfinder system, I imagine it would be possible to recreate this using elements from the white haired witch archetype(done as its own thing though, not as part of the witch), but after that more help and work would need to be done. Any thoughts and comments below, and feedback is appreciated.


I wouldn't give such ghoulish powers to players. But to ghouls...

This could be a Kagune Template for ghouls/ghasts.

The template could provide the following:
+1 CR version for ghouls


  • DR 5/good
  • 2 additional secondary tentacle attacks (1d4 dmg) with a 10 foot reach. These tentacles sprout from the ghouls lower back and can be retracted or grown as a free action.

+2 CR version for ghasts


  • DR 10/good
  • 4 additional secondary tentacle attacks (1d4 dmg) with a 10 foot reach. These tentacles sprout from the ghouls lower back and can be retracted or grown as a free action.


Step 1 is to play Double Cross
Step 2 is to realize that Double Cross does the concept than any d20 game on the market ever will.


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The aberrant archetype of Dreamscarred Press's Aegis class could be nearly perfect for this. Tentacles, enhanced physical capabilities, just about everything except kakuja and cannibalism.

Liberty's Edge

Avianfoo wrote:

I wouldn't give such ghoulish powers to players. But to ghouls...

This could be a Kagune Template for ghouls/ghasts.

The template could provide the following:
+1 CR version for ghouls


  • DR 5/good
  • 2 additional secondary tentacle attacks (1d4 dmg) with a 10 foot reach. These tentacles sprout from the ghouls lower back and can be retracted or grown as a free action.

+2 CR version for ghasts


  • DR 10/good
  • 4 additional secondary tentacle attacks (1d4 dmg) with a 10 foot reach. These tentacles sprout from the ghouls lower back and can be retracted or grown as a free action.

This could be really cool, though if i was to allow the player to have this, i would probably use a lesser varient on the power, and limit it to a half-undead (half-ghoul) style race. (similar to the one eyed ghoul, but also with a similar curse to the ghouls in tokyo ghoul(namely their extreme reliance on the flesh and blood of sentient races(like humans), and their inability to process anything other than that (with exception to potions, and maybe some drinks).

Failure to do so, leads to starvation+deteriation of the mental stats(until they go complely insane). Also, ghouls are one of the few races whoes true nature is shunned, so all interactions with knowing non-ghouls is generally hostile at worst, and agressive at best(unless you convince them other wise).

If they want the power and abilities of the Kagune ghoul, they have to take the downside that being in part a ghoul entails. and a ghouls life is anything but rosy.


Synthesist Summoner would be your best bet as long as you don't get overly cheesy with it

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