Spice Ghost/Old

Spice ghost

By using scintillating powder you establish a connection with a spice ghost.

You can then summon it from the first round of combat after getting the jump on it; it will aid you throughout the fight.

Combat messages

• When summoning it:

You conjure up a swirling cloud of spicy dried couscous, and there is a crackle of psychokinetic energy as <name> possesses it.

• Message after summoning when you have already summoned a pastamancer combat ghost 7 or 8 times today:

Your brain feels tired.

• Message after summoning when you have already summoned a pastamancer combat ghost 9 times today:

You are mentally exhausted by the effort of summoning <name>.

• When it hits an opponent:

• <name> raises his power bands and fires a cloud of confusing spice at your opponent.
• <name> engulfs your opponent's head, raising a choking cloud of spice.
• <name> asks your opponent if she is getting enough oxygen, which is pretty much guaranteed to be "no," because of the choking cloud of spice around her head.

• When it levels up:

<name> looks stronger...

• After combat, first summoning of the day only:

<name> shakes loose a considerable quantity of spice. You conjure up a canister and collect it.

You acquire an item: spices

Name

The spice ghost can have one of the following names:

• Hickhock
• Mixmux
• Cropcrip
• Gangon
• Gungon
• Bukbak
• Jinkjunk
• Bufbef
• Hemhim
• Puckpack
• ...

Notes

• The name "spice ghost" comes from the name of the image, "spiceghost.gif".
• Drops spices after the first combat of each day in which it is summoned.
• One of the three Pastamancer combat ghosts.

References

• The name "Spice Ghost", the image of the ghost, and some of the combat messages are references to the cartoon character Space Ghost. The line about "getting enough oxygen" refers to one of Space Ghost's catchphrases on Space Ghost Coast to Coast, "Are you getting enough oxygen, citizen?"