Demonic Possession

Basic Information

Demonic possession occurs when a character's body or mind is taken over by a demon or similar evil entity.

Of course, if you happen to be a shaman or otherwise part of a spiritualist religion then possession may be a normal part of your religious practice and everything may hinge on what you consider to be a demon.

See Also

• Body Snatcher
• Split Personality Takeover
• The Puppet Masters
• The Virus

Sources

Bibliography

1. TV Tropes Wiki entry

2. Wikipedia entry

Game and Story Use

• A staple of supernatural horror campaigns, though preferably this should only happen to NPCs unless the PC in question does something really stupid, as most players will resent losing control of their characters.
  • Though if you have a willing and convincing role-player in your group, you could let him play the demonic entity and see how long it takes the other characters to figure it out.
  • You could start the campaign with one of the PCs as demonically possessed.
  • It could even be an integral part of the character concept - such as Greg Keyes' Fool Wolf, or, more prosaically, a voodoo bokor who is frequently or continually ridden by one of the darker loas.
  • The "demon" could actually be the PC, allowing him the interesting (but squicky) possibility of changing bodies when he gets bored with the current one (or when it dies). Potentially a very good way of infiltrating somewhere…