paizo.com Recent Posts in Imprisoning Souls via Turning Them Into Tattoos?paizo.com Recent Posts in Imprisoning Souls via Turning Them Into Tattoos?2015-06-12T00:05:45Z2015-06-12T00:05:45ZRe: Forums: Homebrew and House Rules: Imprisoning Souls via Turning Them Into Tattoos?ErisAcolyte-Chaos jesterhttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs2sbvx?Imprisoning-Souls-via-Turning-Them-Into-Tattoos#262015-06-25T00:02:23Z2015-06-25T00:02:23Z<p>Consuming souls would be an inherently evil act, and you would likely suffer a save against madness, but otherwise i don't see why not. after all, a villain could easily be made more terrifying and threatening if they simply consumed a few souls to keep them selves in the fight. it then becomes a case of killing the monster before the party lose any chance of saving any of the trapped souls. or in the case of evil characters, before the massive amount of free power is lost to the bastard you are fighting. What good is killing the guy that had all those souls (which could be crucial in bartering with that Demon you want on your side) if there is the a~%#&%~ uses them all to murder you and your posse. At the end you have one measly soul, where there was maybe 50 or 100 before.</p>Consuming souls would be an inherently evil act, and you would likely suffer a save against madness, but otherwise i don't see why not. after all, a villain could easily be made more terrifying and threatening if they simply consumed a few souls to keep them selves in the fight. it then becomes a case of killing the monster before the party lose any chance of saving any of the trapped souls. or in the case of evil characters, before the massive amount of free power is lost to the bastard you...ErisAcolyte-Chaos jester2015-06-25T00:02:23ZRe: Forums: Homebrew and House Rules: Imprisoning Souls via Turning Them Into Tattoos?Goddityhttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs2sbvx?Imprisoning-Souls-via-Turning-Them-Into-Tattoos#252015-06-24T23:32:41Z2015-06-24T23:32:41Z<p>I am only for this if I can then consume the souls for power. But otherwise this is amazing.</p>I am only for this if I can then consume the souls for power. But otherwise this is amazing.Goddity2015-06-24T23:32:41ZRe: Forums: Homebrew and House Rules: Imprisoning Souls via Turning Them Into Tattoos?Thorazeenhttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs2sbvx?Imprisoning-Souls-via-Turning-Them-Into-Tattoos#242015-06-21T06:34:12Z2015-06-21T06:34:12Z<p>If you end up doing this, and I do like the idea, perhaps have some negative consequence. The more souls you have trapped in tattoo form the harder it is to ignore their cries for release. Perhaps even having to make the occasional save vs madness. Or even possibly the tattoos cause you to do something reckless so you get killed and they can find release. Some instances could be attacking a group of guards, walking off a cliff, to stop fighting mid combat. Just a thought is all.</p>If you end up doing this, and I do like the idea, perhaps have some negative consequence. The more souls you have trapped in tattoo form the harder it is to ignore their cries for release. Perhaps even having to make the occasional save vs madness. Or even possibly the tattoos cause you to do something reckless so you get killed and they can find release. Some instances could be attacking a group of guards, walking off a cliff, to stop fighting mid combat. Just a thought is all.Thorazeen2015-06-21T06:34:12ZRe: Forums: Homebrew and House Rules: Imprisoning Souls via Turning Them Into Tattoos?Goth Guruhttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs2sbvx?Imprisoning-Souls-via-Turning-Them-Into-Tattoos#232015-06-13T00:12:53Z2015-06-13T00:12:53Z<div class="messageboard-quotee">ErisAcolyte-Chaos jester wrote:</div><blockquote> <div class="messageboard-quotee">Goth Guru wrote:</div><blockquote><p> If it can be used like in Naruto, I'm in.</p>
<p>Binding a major outsider in someone with a seal tattoo is still evil.
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Every use of the tattoo allows them an attempt to posses, the level of the spell or power adds to the spirits will score. It's still evil, but an inquisitor is allowed to do what's necessary. </blockquote><p>Then expect some paladins to come for you, because there are some that might disagree with you on that. that and one very, very vicious anti-paladin, who does not stand for that kind of thing.
<p>and every cult that deals with the undead, death and afterlife thing. the thing is not just about evil, its also about peoples SOULS... And some might say your trying to help, that you do what is necessary, but many are wondering "what if the next one is an innocent, or just trying to feed their family and ends up crossing the line?" they see you as a monster that takes souls, good or bad and locks them away. and what if after, the inquisitor falls, goes corrupt and falls down the dark path... who has to stop them then? </blockquote><p>As a GM, I would place other inquisitors to deal with them if they go from an asset to a menace. I was thinking of allowing this to players. You cannot always get 4 or more players who want to play non evil. A spy campaign has idiot NPCs who think suicide pills will prevent interrogation. That's another situation where a character will do the unthinkable. I will have to buy the book with the Inquisitor in it, very hard with all these bookstores closing lately.
<p>This is the homebrew section of Pazio, so if you want to mess with the rules of the class, that's fine at your table.</p>ErisAcolyte-Chaos jester wrote:Goth Guru wrote:If it can be used like in Naruto, I'm in.
Binding a major outsider in someone with a seal tattoo is still evil.
Every use of the tattoo allows them an attempt to posses, the level of the spell or power adds to the spirits will score. It's still evil, but an inquisitor is allowed to do what's necessary.
Then expect some paladins to come for you, because there are some that might disagree with you on that. that and one very, very vicious...Goth Guru2015-06-13T00:12:53ZRe: Forums: Homebrew and House Rules: Imprisoning Souls via Turning Them Into Tattoos?ErisAcolyte-Chaos jesterhttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs2sbvx?Imprisoning-Souls-via-Turning-Them-Into-Tattoos#222015-06-12T21:02:52Z2015-06-12T21:02:52Z<div class="messageboard-quotee">Goth Guru wrote:</div><blockquote><p> If it can be used like in Naruto, I'm in.</p>
<p>Binding a major outsider in someone with a seal tattoo is still evil.
<br />
Every use of the tattoo allows them an attempt to posses, the level of the spell or power adds to the spirits will score. It's still evil, but an inquisitor is allowed to do what's necessary. </blockquote><p>Then expect some paladins to come for you, because there are some that might disagree with you on that. that and one very, very vicious anti-paladin, who does not stand for that kind of thing.
<p>and every cult that deals with the undead, death and afterlife thing. the thing is not just about evil, its also about peoples SOULS... And some might say your trying to help, that you do what is necessary, but many are wondering "what if the next one is an innocent, or just trying to feed their family and ends up crossing the line?" they see you as a monster that takes souls, good or bad and locks them away. and what if after, the inquisitor falls, goes corrupt and falls down the dark path... who has to stop them then?</p>Goth Guru wrote:If it can be used like in Naruto, I'm in.
Binding a major outsider in someone with a seal tattoo is still evil.
Every use of the tattoo allows them an attempt to posses, the level of the spell or power adds to the spirits will score. It's still evil, but an inquisitor is allowed to do what's necessary.
Then expect some paladins to come for you, because there are some that might disagree with you on that. that and one very, very vicious anti-paladin, who does not stand for...ErisAcolyte-Chaos jester2015-06-12T21:02:52ZRe: Forums: Homebrew and House Rules: Imprisoning Souls via Turning Them Into Tattoos?ErisAcolyte-Chaos jesterhttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs2sbvx?Imprisoning-Souls-via-Turning-Them-Into-Tattoos#212015-06-12T20:51:24Z2015-06-12T20:51:24Z<div class="messageboard-quotee">RogueMortal wrote:</div><blockquote><p> I can imagine this from a couple of other angles as well. Like a True Primitive Barbarian with a slightly reworked Fetish Trophy ability, perhaps changed to (Su) and acting as a tattoo instead of being added to gear. Or a Tattooed Sorcerer whose spell tattoos all come from killing sentients and adding tattoos from their blood. "Oh, my fireball spell? Used to be some ifrit chick until I bound her! Still tries to struggle sometime, like when I used her to burn down her elf friend and use 'em to power Cat's Grace!"</p>
<p>•Edit: spelling </blockquote><p>My antipaladin would not care about the fundimentals of good and evil, of self gain, corruption, any of that. What happens when your foe has reached that point is you are no longer considered a human of the divine plane of things.
<p>they are just another monster to be slain, and there are probably a billion demons that want to take a bite out of a soul like that.</p>
<p>It doesn't matter is it ends up being a good act or not. if people love you for what you did to spare them, its just another debt they have to pay back at some point. and that comes later, when you are not at risk of losing your life and getting stuck in a sodding tattoo.</p>RogueMortal wrote:I can imagine this from a couple of other angles as well. Like a True Primitive Barbarian with a slightly reworked Fetish Trophy ability, perhaps changed to (Su) and acting as a tattoo instead of being added to gear. Or a Tattooed Sorcerer whose spell tattoos all come from killing sentients and adding tattoos from their blood. "Oh, my fireball spell? Used to be some ifrit chick until I bound her! Still tries to struggle sometime, like when I used her to burn down her elf...ErisAcolyte-Chaos jester2015-06-12T20:51:24ZRe: Forums: Homebrew and House Rules: Imprisoning Souls via Turning Them Into Tattoos?Goth Guruhttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs2sbvx?Imprisoning-Souls-via-Turning-Them-Into-Tattoos#202015-06-12T02:09:16Z2015-06-12T02:09:16Z<p>If it can be used like in Naruto, I'm in.</p>
<p>Binding a major outsider in someone with a seal tattoo is still evil.
<br />
Every use of the tattoo allows them an attempt to posses, the level of the spell or power adds to the spirits will score. It's still evil, but an inquisitor is allowed to do what's necessary.</p>If it can be used like in Naruto, I'm in.
Binding a major outsider in someone with a seal tattoo is still evil.
Every use of the tattoo allows them an attempt to posses, the level of the spell or power adds to the spirits will score. It's still evil, but an inquisitor is allowed to do what's necessary.Goth Guru2015-06-12T02:09:16ZRe: Forums: Homebrew and House Rules: Imprisoning Souls via Turning Them Into Tattoos?RogueMortalhttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs2sbvx?Imprisoning-Souls-via-Turning-Them-Into-Tattoos#192015-06-11T13:32:08Z2015-06-11T13:32:08Z<p>I can imagine this from a couple of other angles as well. Like a True Primitive Barbarian with a slightly reworked Fetish Trophy ability, perhaps changed to (Su) and acting as a tattoo instead of being added to gear. Or a Tattooed Sorcerer whose spell tattoos all come from killing sentients and adding tattoos from their blood. "Oh, my fireball spell? Used to be some ifrit chick until I bound her! Still tries to struggle sometime, like when I used her to burn down her elf friend and use 'em to power Cat's Grace!"</p>
<p>•Edit: spelling</p>I can imagine this from a couple of other angles as well. Like a True Primitive Barbarian with a slightly reworked Fetish Trophy ability, perhaps changed to (Su) and acting as a tattoo instead of being added to gear. Or a Tattooed Sorcerer whose spell tattoos all come from killing sentients and adding tattoos from their blood. "Oh, my fireball spell? Used to be some ifrit chick until I bound her! Still tries to struggle sometime, like when I used her to burn down her elf friend and use 'em to...RogueMortal2015-06-11T13:32:08ZRe: Forums: Homebrew and House Rules: Imprisoning Souls via Turning Them Into Tattoos?Legowaffleshttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs2sbvx?Imprisoning-Souls-via-Turning-Them-Into-Tattoos#182015-06-11T06:02:48Z2015-06-11T06:02:48Z<p>[Spoiler omitted]</p>[Spoiler omitted]Legowaffles2015-06-11T06:02:48ZRe: Forums: Homebrew and House Rules: Imprisoning Souls via Turning Them Into Tattoos?Third Mindhttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs2sbvx?Imprisoning-Souls-via-Turning-Them-Into-Tattoos#172015-06-11T04:29:06Z2015-06-11T04:29:06Z<div class="messageboard-quotee">Tels wrote:</div><blockquote><p>Imprisoning a soul is forcing it to act against the natural order. Once you've turned it into a soul gem, you can actually utterly destroy the soul so that it doesn't exist. There is no coming back from this short of a Gods intervention (and sometimes, not even then). Sure, you've reflavored it into a tattoo, but part of reflavoring is that it is still, mechanically, identical to the original spell.</p>
<p>Think of a soul gem not unlike a battery used to power things, except when the battery runs out, the soul is depleted/destroyed. Evil or not, you have taken a soul out of the naturel order of it's life cycle, twisted and destroyed it. This is Evil. Just taking the soul out of it's natural cycle is considered an evil act in most campaign settings as it's an act against the natural order of the universe.</p>
<p>If your GM says it's not an evil act in your campaign, more power to you, but most campaign settings play it as being an evil act.</blockquote><p>Understandable and a good point. It wouldn't take much re-flavoring for the new ability to eliminate some of the evil aspects as you suggest though. According to the rulings on the spell itself, all it takes is a solid resurrect spell. As far as the battery idea goes, the soul in the neutral monsters case could just be imprisoned. Not fueling anything, just simply trapped until the creature is killed, in which case it's released back into the afterlife. No destroying involved... unless that's the flavoring one wishes to go for.
<p>As you said though, it's up to the DM like anything else. And since it's just a concept, it's easy to make it what one wants and reflavor it as needed. Maybe I'll try to write out some of the creatures in various alignment forms and their differences for fun later. But probably not... as time is not my friend.</p>Tels wrote:Imprisoning a soul is forcing it to act against the natural order. Once you've turned it into a soul gem, you can actually utterly destroy the soul so that it doesn't exist. There is no coming back from this short of a Gods intervention (and sometimes, not even then). Sure, you've reflavored it into a tattoo, but part of reflavoring is that it is still, mechanically, identical to the original spell.
Think of a soul gem not unlike a battery used to power things, except when the...Third Mind2015-06-11T04:29:06ZRe: Forums: Homebrew and House Rules: Imprisoning Souls via Turning Them Into Tattoos?Telshttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs2sbvx?Imprisoning-Souls-via-Turning-Them-Into-Tattoos#162015-06-11T04:14:38Z2015-06-11T04:14:38Z<div class="messageboard-quotee">Third Mind wrote:</div><blockquote> <div class="messageboard-quotee">Tels wrote:</div><blockquote>Comitting Evil doesn't become less evil because you're using it on an Evil being. Just like starting a backfire to help contain a wildfire doesn't change the fact I started a fire.</blockquote><p>Fair enough. But what makes it an evil act besides the spell descriptor? Keeping a soul from moving on? If the soul was evil, then it may have been punished in the after life anyways, or at the very least not comfortable. Seems like one kind of hell for another they were going to get anyways. Except this hell (the imprisonment of souls on ones person) makes it a bit harder for the evil jerks to be resurrected by their minions / followers.
<p>Doesn't really matter either way. Just thoughts, concepts and ideas. </blockquote><p>Imprisoning a soul is forcing it to act against the natural order. Once you've turned it into a soul gem, you can actually utterly destroy the soul so that it doesn't exist. There is no coming back from this short of a Gods intervention (and sometimes, not even then). Sure, you've reflavored it into a tattoo, but part of reflavoring is that it is still, mechanically, identical to the original spell.
<p>Think of a soul gem not unlike a battery used to power things, except when the battery runs out, the soul is depleted/destroyed. Evil or not, you have taken a soul out of the naturel order of it's life cycle, twisted and destroyed it. This is Evil. Just taking the soul out of it's natural cycle is considered an evil act in most campaign settings as it's an act against the natural order of the universe.</p>
<p>If your GM says it's not an evil act in your campaign, more power to you, but most campaign settings play it as being an evil act.</p>Third Mind wrote:Tels wrote:Comitting Evil doesn't become less evil because you're using it on an Evil being. Just like starting a backfire to help contain a wildfire doesn't change the fact I started a fire.
Fair enough. But what makes it an evil act besides the spell descriptor? Keeping a soul from moving on? If the soul was evil, then it may have been punished in the after life anyways, or at the very least not comfortable. Seems like one kind of hell for another they were going to get...Tels2015-06-11T04:14:38ZRe: Forums: Homebrew and House Rules: Imprisoning Souls via Turning Them Into Tattoos?Tin Foil Yamakahhttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs2sbvx?Imprisoning-Souls-via-Turning-Them-Into-Tattoos#152015-06-11T03:09:11Z2015-06-11T03:09:11Z<p>I love this idea, I would be interested in what you come up with</p>I love this idea, I would be interested in what you come up withTin Foil Yamakah2015-06-11T03:09:11ZRe: Forums: Homebrew and House Rules: Imprisoning Souls via Turning Them Into Tattoos?Third Mindhttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs2sbvx?Imprisoning-Souls-via-Turning-Them-Into-Tattoos#142015-06-11T02:47:24Z2015-06-11T02:47:24Z<div class="messageboard-quotee">Tels wrote:</div><blockquote>Comitting Evil doesn't become less evil because you're using it on an Evil being. Just like starting a backfire to help contain a wildfire doesn't change the fact I started a fire.</blockquote><p>Fair enough. But what makes it an evil act besides the spell descriptor? Keeping a soul from moving on? If the soul was evil, then it may have been punished in the after life anyways, or at the very least not comfortable. Seems like one kind of hell for another they were going to get anyways. Except this hell (the imprisonment of souls on ones person) makes it a bit harder for the evil jerks to be resurrected by their minions / followers.
<p>Doesn't really matter either way. Just thoughts, concepts and ideas.</p>Tels wrote:Comitting Evil doesn't become less evil because you're using it on an Evil being. Just like starting a backfire to help contain a wildfire doesn't change the fact I started a fire.
Fair enough. But what makes it an evil act besides the spell descriptor? Keeping a soul from moving on? If the soul was evil, then it may have been punished in the after life anyways, or at the very least not comfortable. Seems like one kind of hell for another they were going to get anyways. Except...Third Mind2015-06-11T02:47:24ZRe: Forums: Homebrew and House Rules: Imprisoning Souls via Turning Them Into Tattoos?Telshttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs2sbvx?Imprisoning-Souls-via-Turning-Them-Into-Tattoos#132015-06-11T01:33:30Z2015-06-11T01:33:30Z<div class="messageboard-quotee">Third Mind wrote:</div><blockquote><p> It probably will be something like Create Soul Gem. Thanks everyone! </p>
<p>That said, the person I'm brainstorming this with and I are contemplating making the creature a bit more neutral in that they were imprison only evil souls on their person. Not a good thing to do obviously, but not necessarily evil. Could easily see this on a bunch of evil characters though haha. </blockquote><p>Comitting Evil doesn't become less evil because you're using it on an Evil being. Just like starting a backfire to help contain a wildfire doesn't change the fact I started a fire.Third Mind wrote:It probably will be something like Create Soul Gem. Thanks everyone!
That said, the person I'm brainstorming this with and I are contemplating making the creature a bit more neutral in that they were imprison only evil souls on their person. Not a good thing to do obviously, but not necessarily evil. Could easily see this on a bunch of evil characters though haha.
Comitting Evil doesn't become less evil because you're using it on an Evil being. Just like starting a backfire...Tels2015-06-11T01:33:30ZRe: Forums: Homebrew and House Rules: Imprisoning Souls via Turning Them Into Tattoos?Third Mindhttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs2sbvx?Imprisoning-Souls-via-Turning-Them-Into-Tattoos#122015-06-11T00:31:02Z2015-06-11T00:31:02Z<p>It probably will be something like Create Soul Gem. Thanks everyone! </p>
<p>That said, the person I'm brainstorming this with and I are contemplating making the creature a bit more neutral in that they were imprison only evil souls on their person. Not a good thing to do obviously, but not necessarily evil. Could easily see this on a bunch of evil characters though haha.</p>It probably will be something like Create Soul Gem. Thanks everyone!
That said, the person I'm brainstorming this with and I are contemplating making the creature a bit more neutral in that they were imprison only evil souls on their person. Not a good thing to do obviously, but not necessarily evil. Could easily see this on a bunch of evil characters though haha.Third Mind2015-06-11T00:31:02ZRe: Forums: Homebrew and House Rules: Imprisoning Souls via Turning Them Into Tattoos?Legowaffleshttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs2sbvx?Imprisoning-Souls-via-Turning-Them-Into-Tattoos#112015-06-10T14:05:56Z2015-06-10T14:05:56Z<p>. . . I love this idea. Sadly, I doubt the DM would be willing to run an evil campaign so I could have such a character.</p>
<p>For some reason, all those goodly types would probably complain about my trophies.</p>
<p>I do agree, reflavoring Create Soul Gem is probably the best idea.</p>. . . I love this idea. Sadly, I doubt the DM would be willing to run an evil campaign so I could have such a character.
For some reason, all those goodly types would probably complain about my trophies.
I do agree, reflavoring Create Soul Gem is probably the best idea.Legowaffles2015-06-10T14:05:56ZRe: Forums: Homebrew and House Rules: Imprisoning Souls via Turning Them Into Tattoos?Telshttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs2sbvx?Imprisoning-Souls-via-Turning-Them-Into-Tattoos#102015-06-05T17:34:12Z2015-06-05T17:34:12Z<div class="messageboard-quotee">Cyrad wrote:</div><blockquote><p> Yeah, an altered create soul gem would work. Instead of putting a soul into a gem, it creates a tattoo on the caster's body. I wanted to make a similar spell that did the same with a harrow card.</p>
<p>Man, this thread is giving me great villain ideas. </blockquote><p>I was invited to play in an evil campaign and encouraged to play an arcane caster. Had no real thoughts on any, but now I've got an idea for a necromantic Witch that decorates her body with the souls of her foes.Cyrad wrote:Yeah, an altered create soul gem would work. Instead of putting a soul into a gem, it creates a tattoo on the caster's body. I wanted to make a similar spell that did the same with a harrow card.
Man, this thread is giving me great villain ideas.
I was invited to play in an evil campaign and encouraged to play an arcane caster. Had no real thoughts on any, but now I've got an idea for a necromantic Witch that decorates her body with the souls of her foes.Tels2015-06-05T17:34:12ZRe: Forums: Homebrew and House Rules: Imprisoning Souls via Turning Them Into Tattoos?Cyrad (RPG Superstar Season 9 Top 16)https://paizo.com/threads/rzs2sbvx?Imprisoning-Souls-via-Turning-Them-Into-Tattoos#92015-06-05T16:45:03Z2015-06-05T16:45:03Z<p>Yeah, an altered create soul gem would work. Instead of putting a soul into a gem, it creates a tattoo on the caster's body. I wanted to make a similar spell that did the same with a harrow card.</p>
<p>Man, this thread is giving me great villain ideas.</p>Yeah, an altered create soul gem would work. Instead of putting a soul into a gem, it creates a tattoo on the caster's body. I wanted to make a similar spell that did the same with a harrow card.
Man, this thread is giving me great villain ideas.Cyrad (RPG Superstar Season 9 Top 16)2015-06-05T16:45:03ZRe: Forums: Homebrew and House Rules: Imprisoning Souls via Turning Them Into Tattoos?Telshttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs2sbvx?Imprisoning-Souls-via-Turning-Them-Into-Tattoos#82015-06-05T16:32:39Z2015-06-05T16:32:39Z...Tels2015-06-05T16:32:39ZRe: Forums: Homebrew and House Rules: Imprisoning Souls via Turning Them Into Tattoos?Dragonchess Playerhttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs2sbvx?Imprisoning-Souls-via-Turning-Them-Into-Tattoos#72015-06-05T15:16:24Z2015-06-05T15:16:24Z<p>Reflavoring <a href="http://www.dxcontent.com/SDB_SpellBlock.asp?SDBID=1426" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"><i>create soul gem</i></a> could work.</p>Reflavoring create soul gem could work.Dragonchess Player2015-06-05T15:16:24ZRe: Forums: Homebrew and House Rules: Imprisoning Souls via Turning Them Into Tattoos?Thanis Kartaleonhttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs2sbvx?Imprisoning-Souls-via-Turning-Them-Into-Tattoos#62015-06-05T13:39:35Z2015-06-05T13:39:35Z<p>Reminds me of Ray Bradbury's <i>The Illustrated Man</i>...</p>Reminds me of Ray Bradbury's The Illustrated Man...Thanis Kartaleon2015-06-05T13:39:35ZRe: Forums: Homebrew and House Rules: Imprisoning Souls via Turning Them Into Tattoos?Distant Scholarhttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs2sbvx?Imprisoning-Souls-via-Turning-Them-Into-Tattoos#52015-06-05T12:18:04Z2015-06-05T12:18:04Z<div class="messageboard-quotee">Third Mind wrote:</div><blockquote><p> Ok. So. There's an ability I'm looking for help on creating wording wise. The idea is that the creature takes a being's soul and imprisons them by turning them into a tattoo or encapsulating them in a tattoo on their body. </p>
<p>I was thinking perhaps a tweaked version of Death Knell, just a bit stronger perhaps. Like, Death Knell with a longer duration and the things it takes the souls of can't be resurrected. Any suggestions? Does this work?</blockquote><p>So, kind of like <a href="http://www.d20pfsrd.com/magic/all-spells/s/soul-bind" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">soul bind</a>?Third Mind wrote:Ok. So. There's an ability I'm looking for help on creating wording wise. The idea is that the creature takes a being's soul and imprisons them by turning them into a tattoo or encapsulating them in a tattoo on their body.
I was thinking perhaps a tweaked version of Death Knell, just a bit stronger perhaps. Like, Death Knell with a longer duration and the things it takes the souls of can't be resurrected. Any suggestions? Does this work?
So, kind of like soul bind?Distant Scholar2015-06-05T12:18:04ZRe: Forums: Homebrew and House Rules: Imprisoning Souls via Turning Them Into Tattoos?Amanuensis (RPG Superstar 2015 Top 8)https://paizo.com/threads/rzs2sbvx?Imprisoning-Souls-via-Turning-Them-Into-Tattoos#42015-06-05T12:06:36Z2015-06-05T12:06:36Z<p>Bonus points if the tattoos are transferred from the creature when it is slain to whomever defeated it. Which GM doesn't want to see their player's character's being haunted by restless souls affixed to their own skin?</p>Bonus points if the tattoos are transferred from the creature when it is slain to whomever defeated it. Which GM doesn't want to see their player's character's being haunted by restless souls affixed to their own skin?Amanuensis (RPG Superstar 2015 Top 8)2015-06-05T12:06:36ZRe: Forums: Homebrew and House Rules: Imprisoning Souls via Turning Them Into Tattoos?DM_aka_Dudemeisterhttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs2sbvx?Imprisoning-Souls-via-Turning-Them-Into-Tattoos#32015-06-05T10:41:35Z2015-06-05T10:41:35Z<p>The old Ghostwalk book had a spell that did this. It was a punishment for errant ghosts.</p>The old Ghostwalk book had a spell that did this. It was a punishment for errant ghosts.DM_aka_Dudemeister2015-06-05T10:41:35ZRe: Forums: Homebrew and House Rules: Imprisoning Souls via Turning Them Into Tattoos?ErisAcolyte-Chaos jesterhttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs2sbvx?Imprisoning-Souls-via-Turning-Them-Into-Tattoos#22015-06-05T10:05:58Z2015-06-05T10:05:58Z<p>That is possibly the most epic and potentially horrifying idea. Your enemy knows how many lives they have taken, their skin a history of their long carrier of violence, death and sin. Each design a soul trapped. Even my chaotic evil characters would never do that. To them, a simple death is enough. And besides, killing them nets some serious possible glory, having killed a foe with that much of a reputation. Kill a man, you are a murder. Kill a murderer of many, any you might just become more feared than he was.</p>That is possibly the most epic and potentially horrifying idea. Your enemy knows how many lives they have taken, their skin a history of their long carrier of violence, death and sin. Each design a soul trapped. Even my chaotic evil characters would never do that. To them, a simple death is enough. And besides, killing them nets some serious possible glory, having killed a foe with that much of a reputation. Kill a man, you are a murder. Kill a murderer of many, any you might just become more...ErisAcolyte-Chaos jester2015-06-05T10:05:58Z