ProjectGorgon:Corpse Talking

Corpse Talking
Ability to commune telepathically with nearby dead bodies. Higher skill grants higher chances of persuading recalcitrant spirits, as well as higher comprehension rates when learning from the dead.
Skill Type:	Other Skill
Max Level:	70
Requirements:	20 Necromancy
Skill Trainers:	Jumjab, Aralorn, Grakelsput

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Ability to commune telepathically with nearby dead bodies. Higher skill grants higher chances of persuading recalcitrant spirits, as well as higher comprehension rates when learning from the dead.

Corpse Talking Overview

Corpse Talking allows you to commune with the dead when you encounter an uncovered grave. Normally, one can choose to dig up a corpse, rebury it, or if in possession of some

 

Uncrossing Oil

, purify it. Using one or more

 

Fetish Bag

, a Corpse Talker may be able to listen to the thoughts, memories, and knowledge of the buried soul. Depending on your experience, you have a chance of learning about the life of the deceased (gaining experience in a random skill), obtaining a boon (handed an item), or learning forgotten knowledge (learning skills like Gender Studies and Demon Anatomy).

In-Game Description

Ability to commune telepathically with nearby dead bodies. Higher skill grants higher chances of persuading recalcitrant spirits, as well as higher comprehension rates when learning from the dead.

Training Corpse Talking

• Jumjab teaches Corpse Talking to [friends] with 20 levels of Necromancy. You will need at least 35 Goblinese to understand him, and he may demand a fee of 1000 Councils.
• Daniel Murderdark teaches Corpse Talking 51-60
• Aralorn and Grakelsput unlock Corpse Talking 61-70

Connected Skills

Sub-Skills:

• None - Corpse Talking is a Sub-Skill of Necromancy.

Secondary Skills:

• None

Related Skills:

• Compassion

Synergy Levels:

There are no bonus Synergy Levels for Corpse Talking.

Corpse Talking Mechanics

Uncovered Graves

As an old continent home to many conflicts, many unexpected burial sites exist around Alharth. Almost every actively inhabited region has forgotten, unmarked graveyards. Sometimes, changing conditions can uncover graves, bringing forth restless spirits and undead.

Grave Name	Locations	Level	Experience
Shallow Grave	Serbule Hills	1	25
Shallow Grave	Serbule	1	25
Shallow Grave	Central and Southeast Eltibule	1	50
Very Old Grave	Eltibule near Casino and near Hogan's Keep	19	125
Exposed Grave	Kur Mountains	35	200
Ancient Exposed Grave	Northeastern Kur Mountains, near Orc Camps	43	250
Exposed Grave	Ilmari Desert	<52	250
Ancient Exposed Grave	Ilmari Desert	>59	300
Exposed Grave	Rahu	<52	250
Ancient Exposed Grave	Rahu	56	300
Exposed Grave	Gazluk	>59	300
Ancient Exposed Grave	Gazluk	>59	?

Grave Sharing

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Keep in mind that you can share corpse-talking shallow graves - so you can, for example, hold the grave you found open for a friend who also wants that corpse's expertise. It will despawn eventually, or if you desecrate it.

— Srand, 2/13/2017

Example Graves

Corpse Talking graves can train many skills.

Click Expand to view a list demonstrating a sample of Exposed Graves collected in Kur Mountains over a 20-minute period.

• Bard - 12
• Battle Chemistry - 12
• Bear and Bugbear Anatomy - 25
• Carpentry - 10
• Cheesemaking - 27
• Cow - 4
• Crone-Kin Phrenology - 2
• Elven Anatomy - 3
• Fae Anatomy - 7
• Fire Magic - 28
• First Aid - 13
• Foraging - 11
• Fungoid Anatomy - 2
• Plant Anatomy - 12
• Psychology - 7
• Ruminant Anatomy - 25
• Safecracking - 10
• Spider -11
• Surveying - 15

Corpse Talking Experience Table

Click Expand to view the Experience Table for Corpse Talking

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