A personal retooling of the fear-inducing Ghost Form Spell mod by Charihazard, turning what was just a bit of fun into something properly integrated into gameplay. A cool spell for illusionists and evil-inclined mages. See that mod's page for example images. Download it and endorse it too while you're at it!

This mod was inspired by the desire to see Illusion magic be more explicit in what it means for its subjects rather than just a glow on people. Plenty of big spell packs and overhauls add three zillion new spells but that's too much for a mod control freak like me.

Since the spell may become a regular part of your character's arsenal, here's an explanation for the presence of this spell in the game... How about Wyndelius was using the spellbook to reverse-engineer his potion. He was more of an alchemist than an illusionist so he didn't just use the spell directly.

My edits:
-Changed the name from Ghost Form to Haunting Visage. Some technical artifacts from Charihazard's name remain but don't appear in-game.
-Changed the ghostly effect to one technically separate from the Philter of the Phantom to reduce potential problems with other mods
-Changed the school from Alteration to Illusion. You're not fading your physical form, you're doing the Library Ghost from Ghostbusters thing
-Changed the spellbook to look like other Illusion spellbooks. Consistency is key.
-Changed the spell cost from 0 to around 800. This is near to the level of Master spells, for reasons that will become clear below.
-Changed the identical-to-master entries to the Dragonsreach cells, or rather removed them. The original author probably planned on putting the book there.

The cost is so high because the spell's fear effect has practically no level cap. It uses the Battlecry spell from the Nord racial bonus to achieve its area of effect spookage. Since the spell is more easily available and spammable than Hysteria I needed some way to balance it out. That said, the spell is probably overpowered still. Use responsibly.

If anyone has any suggestions for number tweaking to balance the mod out, I'm prepared to listen. If I'm made aware of any super popular mod changes the Battlecry effect, I can make an update that removes any conflict with that. I have near-0 scripting experience so any requests for different implimentation of the spellbook will be politely declined.

For a similar extrapolation of Illusion spells, check out...
The manageable Arcane Miscellanea spell pack mod by Hypebringer - https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/46792
Or maybe True Illusions by Sebngarde - https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/23820

As per Charihazard's permission settings, they are credited and this mod is not opted-in to Donation Points.