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 |jobtitle = Ghost
-|access = You can fly through walls
+|access = Everywhere
-|additional = N/A
+|additional = None
 |difficulty = None
-|superior = Nobody! You're finally free!
+|superior = None
-|duties = Whine, complain, be dead.
+|duties = Complain about the antags being boring, be dead, observe the round.
-|guides = Ghost around, <s>spook people</s>, complain about antags being boring, rotate chairs.
+|guides = This is the guide
 |quote = i ded plz restart
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-So you've tried to fight [[Shitcurity|THE MAN]] and lost, eh? Never fear, you are now a ghost! You've probably already noticed you can go through walls and jump to people and shit, pretty cool huh? Well, guess what, you can't do anything else. Yeah, to be honest, the only "good" thing about being a ghost is that you can randomly become an [[Alien]] when some silly gentleman has a bad encounter with a facehugger.
+==How Did I Become A Ghost?==
+There are two main ways to become a ghost: observe the round or die. You can observe the round from the title screen by choosing ''observe'', which will teleport you to a set location (above the [[Bridge]] on BoxStation). If you die you can leave your body by simply moving (wasd or arrow keys), which place you into ghost form.
+You can manually become a ghost using the OOC tab and then selecting ''ghost''. This will create a [[Terminology#Catatonic|catatonic]] version of your character and place you into ghost form. There is an admin version of this which can be only be accessed by administration staff, by going to the Admin tab and then selecting Aghost. Unlike normal ghosting, the admin version has no confirmation and allows you to reenter your body at any time.
+There are other ways to become a ghost, such as by using a [[Wizard#Defensive|Scrying Orb]], but these methods are rarely seen.
+==Revival==
+'''Note: If you return to the living via cloning, or your brain was removed whilst you are dead, you do not remember anything about your death.'''<br>
+If you do not want to be revived, then go to the ghost tab and select ''Do Not Resuscitate''.<br>
+There are two main ways to revive: defibrillation or cloning. Defibrillation is done by using a [[File:Defib.png]] [[Medical_items#Defibrillator|defibrillator]] (defib), which will shock your body back to life. You need to be inside your body, not in ghost form, for this to work. You will get an alert if someone is trying to defib you. Cloning is done by making a clone of your original body using a [[File:Scanner.gif]][[File:Cloningcomp.png]][[File:Clone.gif]]cloning machine (cloner). You need to be inside your body, not in ghost form, to get scanned by the cloner. You will get an alert if someone is trying to clone you. Once you begin cloning you can ghost around all you like as it will force you back into your body when the cloning cycle is complete.
+There are other ways of revival such as pod cloning, MMI, staff of healing, zombies and soulstones.
+==Ghost Roles==
+'''Note: If you respawn as one of these, you remember nothing about your previous life.'''<br>
+If your body has been destroyed or you had none to begin with, fear not! There are plenty of ways to get back into the round. The best way to get back into the round is to choose a ghost spawner from option on your ghost HUD. Failing that, you can wait for [[Random_events#Blob|a]] [[Random_events#Revenant|random]] [[Random_events#Spawn_Morph|event]] or a [[Positronic Brain]] or [[Drone]] to be made.
+It's possible to become a possessed blade ([[Chaplain]] nullrod), a [[Blood Cult|cult]] [[Clockwork Cult|construct]] or any animal from a sentience potion. Failing this, you can pray to become an animal. A God in a good mood may just make you [[Ian]]!
+==Ghost HUD==
+[[File:Hud-ghost.png|thumb|right|200px|HUD]]Every ghost, no matter how they became one, gets a special ghost HUD. The buttons are (from left to right): Jump to mob, orbit, reenter corpse, teleport, ghost role spawners, language menu and pAI candidate.
+'''Jump to mob''' brings up a list of mobs, both alive and dead, where selecting one teleports you to them.<br>
+'''Orbit''' brings up a list of mobs, both alive and dead, where selecting one teleports you to them and orbits them.<br>
+'''Reenter corpse''' places you back in your body. This cannot be used if your body is catatonic, destroyed in some way (gibbed, dusted) or you had no body to begin with.<br>
+'''Teleport''' brings up a list of areas, where selecting one teleports you to it.<br>
+'''Ghost role spawners''' brings up a list of ghost role spawners. You can read about them, jump to them or spawn as them.<br>
+'''Language menu''' brings up a list of known languages.<br>
+'''pAI candidate''' allows you to fill out a form for a pAI personality, which can be read by anyone living who uses a pAI.
-===Travelling to the Astral Plane===
+==Interaction With The Dead==
-The "ghost" command allows you to become a ghost, whether you are dead or alive. '''CAUTION'''! Ghosts can re-enter their body (assuming their body isn't gibs or ashes) if they ghosted after death, allowing that body to be cloned if anyone ever finds it. However, if you ghost before you die, your body will appear as "catatonic" and can't be re-entered or cloned.
+All other ghosts can see and hear you. To talk to other ghosts, type as you normally would. Instead of getting transferred to the living chat, it will go to dead chat instead. Dead chat is considered to be both [[OOC]] and [[IC]], so you can discuss round events as much as you'd like. Use dead chat to release your salt, not OOC chat!
-Once you're a ghost, odds are you're going to stay a ghost until the end of the round. But never fear! Besides being chosen to be an [[alien]], ghosts may also become [[pAI]]s or [[adamantine golem]]s if the right mortal beings seek you out (and your game settings allow it)! If the [[admin|gods]] are especially playful, you might even get the chance to become something else!
+==Interaction With The Living==
+Ghosts normally cannot interact or be seen by the living. Special circumstances will change this.
-===Revision 4876===
+[[File:Spirit_board.png]]A '''spirit board''' is an item found in the [[Chapel]], occasionally used by the [[Chaplain]]. The chaplain will ask a question and it is your job to reply to them. By interacting with the spirit board, you can select a single letter to be seen by whoever is using the board. Use this to spell out your answer. Take note that multiple ghosts can use the board at once, so discuss beforehand and select one ghost to relay the message.
-This revision completely changed the game forever. Before this revision, ghosts could interact with the living realm. They had the ability to use the "Boo!" verb which flickered lights on and off, and speech would leak into the world, although in a muffled in-cohesive manner. However, this was considered too fun for the station and was removed due to it being abused by players to acquire meta information.
-===Hey, Chaplain, Hey Chaplain, why can't you hear me?!===
+[[File:Spectral blade.png]]The '''spectral blade''' is an item that can be gained from killing an [[Megafauna#Loot|Ashdrake]]. When a living player uses it, ghosts will get an orbit alert. Ghosts orbiting the blade and any pointing they do will become visible to the living, but they cannot be heard still.
-Quite some time ago, ghosts were easily able to be heard by the living. Unfortunately, this increased staff turnover as often the ghosts made the living go homicidal. And so, Nanotrasen added a "no listening to crazy ghost" clause to their contract of employment. Sorry ghosts, you can't be heard by the living any more, try <s>twiddling chairs.</s> not dying.
-It is rumored that ghosts can commune with certain [[Wizard|practitioners]] of the [[Cult|dark arts]] should they use specific magics, but of course such things would never happen on a [[Beyond the impossible|tightly controlled Nanotrasen station]].
+At the '''end of the round''' all ghosts become visible to the living.
-===Dead Chat===
+'''G-G-G-Ghosts! event''' is an admin-only event that allows ghosts to be seen by the living. They still cannot hear you, but they can see you. You will get the message "''You suddenly feel extremely obvious...''" if this event becomes active.
-Dead chat is considered to be both [[OOC]] and [[IC]], so feel free to <s>talk about anything</s> bitch about that shitty-ass player you hate here.
-===Oh the chatter, MAKE IT STOP!!===
+'''Possessing G-G-G-Ghosts! event''' is an admin-only event that gives ghosts the power to flicker lights. This is available in the ghost tab by selecting ''Boo!'' near a light. You will get the message "''You suddenly feel a welling of new spooky powers...'' if this event becomes active.
-There are several verbs for you to use so you can filter the living people.
-* '''Toggle Darkness:''' Turn darkness on or off.
+==Useful Text Settings==
+There are several verbs for you to use so you can filter the living people, from the preferences or ghost tab.
+* '''Toggle Darkness:''' Toggle through darkness settings.
 * '''Toggle Inquisitiveness:''' Examine by clicking.
 * '''Show/Hide GhostEars:''' Hear everyone's speech.
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 * '''Show/Hide GhostWhispers:''' Hear everyone's whispers.
+==Ghost Customisation==
+You can change your ghost appearance by donating to [[BYOND]]. Go to the ghost tab, then ''Ghost Customization'' to choose a new look, color and orbit.
-===GHOST IAN GHOST IAN WHO'S A GOOD GHOST IAN===
+Choose ''Ghosts of Others'' to change how you view other ghosts.
-[[BYOND]] subscribers can change the color or appearance of their ghost sprites!
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