Dungeons And Dragons Online: DDO News: MMORPG.com Q&A #2

MMORPG.com has posted their second Q&A, this time with Mr. Eckelberry. Topics include death, implementing feats, and racial abilities. Here's a snippet:

When a character dies in D&D Online, a few things happen. First, their body falls to the ground and soon vanishes. In its place the character drops a stone on the ground, what we call a soulstone, onto the ground below. Meanwhile, the character himself becomes a ghost that is invisible to living characters. The ghost can't affect things in its state, and it can't wander very far from the soulstone that is its anchor in the world. Moving too far away automatically leashes the ghost back to his soulstone. Another character, however, can pick up the soulstone, in which case the ghost is now leashed to the player, and can stay with his living companions, though not interact with them. Finally, an XP penalty is assessed.

I wonder if we'll be able to type ominous things like, "OooooOoOoo!" when anchored to another player. You know, just to keep the ghost motif going. Anyway, here is your link to the article. *Rattles chains*