IHA Character Creation Thread

The character's power is not always active; instead, they need to take a moment before battle to change forms. Further this form has a particularly disturbing aesthetic as the character appears to be a Wraith/Dementor/DarkGhost causing the character to simply seem "wrong" to everyone around them on a subtle (or not so subtle), psychological level as such the character's presence while in this form is unnerving. Converting to this ghostly form requires an action, but while one is not in their wraith-form it is impossible for anyone or anything to detect that they have a power at all.

Enhancements
Flight: In addition to the standard wraith-form, the character can use their ability to fly since walking can be rather problematic at times. If this is taken the character can only fly as they have no real legs and they use Will instead of Athletics to overcome obstacles or create advantages related to flying. Like normal flight the movement can be improved upon if desired by taking further enhancements (e.g. Master Flight or Supersonic Flight -- page 36). However, this movement requires mental effort on the part of the character, as such the character does not get the free zone move that comes normally with unrestricted movement.
Ghost Sight: Ghost do not have physical senses but they still sense their environments however their environments become as intangible as they are allowing them to sense through solid objects as if they were just shadows. A side effect to this is there is no color everything is always in shades of gray.
Horrifying to Behold: Something about your appearance is so unsettling that it actually hurts people to get close to you. Anyone who attacks you using Fight takes a mild mental consequence if they do not already have one.
Obvious Target: You do not need to work hard to get someone to want you dead. You gain +2 to Provoke when attempting to make a target attack or follow you.
Skin Ride: As a ghost you can actually step inside a creature and hop a ride. If the character's form touches that of the creature the character can make a Contested Will check and if successful they step inside the creature. While riding the character passively uses the creatures senses to perceive the world. However when skin-riding any harm caused to the host also gets directed at the rider. If the rider does not defend they they are simply immediately ejected from the host. However if the rider chooses to Defend and subsequently takes Stress or Consequences this also will cause them to be immediately ejected from the creature they are riding.
Back Seat Driver: (Requires: Skin Ride) While skin riding the character and exert their Will making a contested check to cause their ride to do something or go somewhere of the riders choice. However, the ride will not do anything that would obviously cause them harm. This is a limited form of Influence (page 42).
Possession: (Requires: Back Seat Driver) The character makes a contested Will check and if successful they can completely take over the creature they are riding, subsuming the creatures persona and pushing it into hibernating or unconscious state.

Common Power Synergies
Harm: The corruption in you can suck the life force from others with but a little contact (page 39).
Phasing: When in wraith-form, the character becomes intangible and can use their normal movement Skill to move through walls and other physical barriers. Further their Intangible rating acts a bonus modifier to overcome obstacles one is passing through but it also works as a threshold that must be overcome to physical interact with objects.
Regeneration: The character is basically just a life force and as such they can use the life force of others to replenish their own (page 55).
Super Toughness: When in wraith-form, the character becomes intangible which acts like a form of armor in that physical things just simply pass harmlessly through them (page 65).

Drawbacks
• No explanation needed for this one: Noticeably Corrupted.
• Aura of Corruption: Animals and folk particular sensitive are attuned to the vibes that emanate from the character even when not in Wraith-Form and they will react accordingly (e.g. Dogs bark, animals shy away dramatically, folks just dislike them for unknown reasons, etc...). Thus the character gives off: Bad Vibes.
• The character cannot affect the physical world—thus they cannot physically interact with or be physically interacted with, however, they can still be harmed via physical means. Basically this mean the cannot pick up physical objects, open doors, etc... but conversely they cannot be physically held either. Thus the character is considered: Out of Touch
• The corrupted form does not just dislike direct Sunlight; the character becomes Weakened by direct Sunlight and may take physical damage from prolonged exposure to it. Thus the character has: Sunsentivity.
• The wraith-form is so powerful that one cannot dive into it instantly; the character suffers from: Extended Transformation Sequence.
• The character's normal and super selves are not the same person—they have distinct minds and personalities that happen to share a body. They do not hate one another, but they are still: Often Arguing with Themselves.

Collateral Damage Effects
Harm: If the character does not mind killing a lot of people, they can use their corruption to suck the life force from everything in their zone. This immediately kills any nameless NPCs, while named NPCs and PCs must make a Physique roll against a Fair (+2) difficulty to avoid taking a moderate physical consequence (typically the Shivers). (Venture City Stories page 9)