[RPG] How to always see ethereal and incorporeal creatures

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I am trying to adapt a character who can see spirits continuously to Pathfinder.

I looked all over the d20pfsrd site for a feat or supernatural ability that lets a character continuously see ethereal or incorporeal beings as if seeing normally rather than having to cast a spell. The closest things I can find are the Ghost Sight trait from Wayfinder, but it seems pretty vague and more like just knowing a ghost or spirit is still there; and the medium's Spirit Sense (from Purple Duck Games) and the Aetherurgist oracle archetype (from Rite Publishing), but these seem to need to be cast rather than being an innate sense like Darkvision.

I don't know if anyone has tried this before but basically think of characters that don't really choose to find ghosts, they just see them when they are there (like in the movies The Sixth Sense and ParaNorman). I don't know if it counts as overpowered either.

Best Answer

There is a 2nd Level Wizard spell called "See Invisible" which can be made Permanent through the Permanency Spell. To get this done at the earliest levels, you'd have to purchase two scrolls:

A CL 10 Permanency Scroll: 1,250 gp
A See Invisibility Scroll: 150 gp
Diamond Dust Material Components: 5,000 gp
Total: 6,400 gp

You also need to be able to cast the scrolls (DC 30 UMD check for non-wizards).

However that's really expensive. It can also be made as a wondrous item at your GM's discretion as a constant effect for 12,000 gp (6,000 gp if crafted by a fellow player who has the Craft Wondrous Item feat).

Unfortunately, that's even more expensive (and still just as expensive if someone crafts it at half-cost).