Color out of Space vs Undead! How?

[Masma Golek]

Howdy all!

So, I've been working on a homebrew campaign for Starfinder and have hit a bit of a bump. I was wondering how a Color out of Space might affect/interact with incorporeal undead. I want to do more than just apply the colorblighted graft to it, but am unsure exactly how I should proceed. Does anyone have any ideas?

[Masma Golek]

I feel I should mention that I did make one change to how the color works. Basically, I made it so that its influence causes mutations, as well as the colorblighted graft. For example, the moonflower no longer makes more moonflowers, and instead makes "Vine Blighted" creatures. (Just add plant properties to creatures in addition to the colorblighted graft). Also, the specific incorporeal undead that I'm using is the ghost from the Alien Archive 2, pg 58.

[NoxiousMiasma]

I think having a formerly-incorporeal undead creature strangled in messed-up cosmic abomination vines that are both tying it to this world metaphorically and in the sense that they're literally forced into tangibility is an interesting idea. Like, technically it's against the rules of how undead stuff works, but letting the Colour break some rules feels appropriate to it's whole thing.

[Masma Golek]

NoxiousMiasma wrote:

I think having a formerly-incorporeal undead creature strangled in messed-up cosmic abomination vines that are both tying it to this world metaphorically and in the sense that they're literally forced into tangibility is an interesting idea. Like, technically it's against the rules of how undead stuff works, but letting the Colour break some rules feels appropriate to it's whole thing.

I like that idea! I was thinking about how ghosts are defeated, and rules as written ghosts can only be permanently banished when they don't have a reason to stick around. The color making the ghost corporal is an interesting idea!

[Electric Wizard]

Masma Golek wrote:

Howdy all!

So, I've been working on a homebrew campaign for Starfinder and have hit a bit of a bump. I was wondering how a Color out of Space might affect/interact with incorporeal undead. I want to do more than just apply the colorblighted graft to it, but am unsure exactly how I should proceed. Does anyone have any ideas?

The Color Out of Space could change incorporeal undead in different ways. Their ghost bodies might flicker with colors and sometimes become partly solid. This could let them touch things sometimes but not always, making them unpredictable.

The Color might also affect minds. Undead near it could send out psychic waves that confuse or scare anyone nearby. This could make it harder for players to see or fight them because they might have strange visions or feel disoriented.

Another idea is that the undead might shift between ghost-like and solid at random. This would change what kinds of attacks hurt them and when they can move through walls. It would make fights with them more interesting because players never know what to expect.

Finally, the Color could give the undead new powers. Maybe they can shoot blasts of light that cause damage or madness. Or they might spread the Color’s corruption to other spirits. This could also make the undead act in new ways, adding story moments for your game.