Unique Helm: Ghost Helm

Ghost Helm

A ghost helm is a major helm with the ability to phase
the whole ship into a non-corporeal state. The
helmsman can activate the "ghost" effect once per
shift. It takes one turn per ton to phase corporeal
matter into non-corporeal state. The ship can phase to
a non-corporeal state and maintain this state even if
the helmsman leave the helm. Everything inside the
ship's air envelope will would turn into "ghost." The
ghost ship does not have the real ghost ability to
aged creatures viewing them.

The ship would turn ethereal to anyone viewing the
ship from the outside of the ship's air envelope when
it phased to non-corporeal state.  Anyone inside the
ship, when it phased into a ghostly state, everything
remain the same since the crew also became
non-corporeal. Since the crew are also phased into a
ghost-like state, they view the ship as normal matter.
Any real ghost or ethereal creature that gets on board
the ship is viewed as normal creature (normal matter
body, no ethereal, ghost based attacks) and can be
attacked normally (magical item not required).

Anyone from the outside trying to board the ship would
just pass through the "ghost" ship and float away in
space. Anyone with the ability to phased into ethereal
form can phased into the ship and be able to board it
as "normal" ship. Anyone boarding the ship in this
manner must be careful where and when they phase into
ethereal form. Anyone phasing when between "ghost"
decks, walls or material will be take damage and be
ejected into empty space adjacent to the object. If
the person phased while in the same space as a "ghost"
crew, both will take damage and separated.

The ghost ship can travel and be able to pass through
solid matter, except ethereal prohibitive material,
like ghost steel. If the ship phased back into reality
while inside or partially into a solid object, it
would take damage equal to the percentage of the ship
in the solid matter. spelljammer shock, ship shaken
and disintegration also applied when appropriate.

**NOTE: A ghost inside a phased ship is treated as a
normal creature. Okay, a very ugly undead, but can be
attacked with normal weapons and does not exhibit
ghost aging attacks.




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