Arcane Tradition
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School of Ectomancy
Wizards who study in the school of ectomancy research the fabric of the Ethereal Plane, and its strange, spectral denizens. They quickly become experts in identifying ectoplasm, the residue that spirits leave behind on the material world, and by incorporating this substance in their spell components, can stretch their spells to other planes of existence.
Spectral Savant
Starting when you choose this tradition at 2nd level, you can see into the Ethereal Plane within 30 feet of you and your spells affect creatures on the Ethereal Plane as if you were on the same plane of existence.
Deathspeaker
At 2nd level, you can coax a single corpse into repeating its last words. Using your action, you can touch a corpse that has been dead for less than a century. If the corpse could speak at least one language in life, it repeats its final words in a hoarse rasp. Once you have used this ability, you can’t use it again on the same corpse.
Ectospell
Starting at 6th level, you can propel your spells through the Ethereal Plane to avoid obstacles. Your spells ignore cover.
Spectral Ally
By 10th level, you can call a restless spirit to your aid. You can use your action to summon a ghost, which is friendly to you and your allies. The ghost acts on your turn, and it obeys any commands you give to it (no action required). After 1 hour, or when the ghost is reduced to 0 hit points, it vanishes and returns to the Ethereal Plane.
Once you use this ability, you can’t use it again until you finish a long rest.
Incorporeal Undead
Beginning at 14th level, you can phase your body halfway into the Ethereal Plane, becoming weightless and ghostlike for 1 minute. You can use your action to gain resistance to nonmagical bludgeoning, piercing, and slashing damage, you can cast the spell blink without expending a spell slot or spell components, and you gain a flight speed equal to half your movement speed.
Once you use this ability, you can’t use it again until you finish a short or long rest.
Changelog: 10/28/17: Incorporeal Undead: Duration added
Ectospell: Typo fixed
