Created a proc that sets the ghosts timeofdeath to a time 30 minutes before round start, this does not effect the ghosts original body, just the ghost mobs.

Since ghosts may not respawn within 30 minutes of death this allows mods/admins to bypass it for ghosts and sends the player a message letting them know they can respawn now
as well as reminding them to roleplay correctly.

Before this admins were editing the variable directly.

code/modules/admin/admin_verbs.dm

@@ -69,7 +69,8 @@ var/list/admin_verbs_admin = list(
 	/client/proc/check_customitem_activity,
 	/client/proc/man_up,
 	/client/proc/global_man_up,
-	/client/proc/response_team // Response Teams admin verb
+	/client/proc/response_team, // Response Teams admin verb
+	/client/proc/allow_character_respawn    /* Allows a ghost to respawn */	
 )
 var/list/admin_verbs_ban = list(
 	/client/proc/unban_panel,

code/modules/admin/verbs/randomverbs.dm

@@ -221,6 +221,50 @@ proc/cmd_admin_mute(mob/M as mob, mute_type, automute = 0)
 	message_admins("\blue [key_name_admin(usr)] has spawned [ckey] as a filthy xeno [alien_caste].", 1)
 	return 1
 
+/*
+Allow admins to set players to be able to respawn/bypass 30 min wait, without the admin having to edit variables directly
+Ccomp's first proc.
+*/
+
+/client/proc/allow_character_respawn()
+	set category = "Special Verbs"
+	set name = "Allow player to respawn"
+	set desc = "Let's the player bypass the 30 minute wait to respawn."
+	if(!holder)
+		src << "Only administrators may use this command."
+	var/any = 0
+	var/list/mobs = list()
+	var/list/ghosts = list()
+	var/list/sortmob = sortAtom(mob_list)    			// get the mob list.
+	for(var/mob/dead/observer/M in sortmob)	 
+		mobs.Add(M) 						//filter it where it's only ghosts
+		any = 1							//if no ghosts show up, any will just be 0
+	if(!any)
+		src << "There doesn't appear to be any ghosts for you to select."
+		return
+
+	for(var/mob/M in mobs)
+		var/name = M.name
+		ghosts[name] = M					//get the name of the mob for the popup list
+
+	var/target = input("Please, select a ghost!", "COME BACK TO LIFE!", null, null) as null|anything in ghosts
+	if(!target)
+		src << "Hrm, appears you didn't select a ghost"		// Sanity check, if no ghosts in the list we don't want to edit a null variable and cause a runtime error.
+		return
+
+	var/mob/M = ghosts[target]					
+	M.timeofdeath=-19999						/* time of death is checked in /mob/verb/abandon_mob() which is the Respawn verb.
+									   timeofdeath is used for bodies on autopsy but since we're messing with a ghost I'm pretty sure
+									   there won't be an autopsy.
+									*/
+	M:show_message(text("\blue <B>You may now respawn.  You should roleplay as if you learned nothing about the round during your time with the dead.</B>"), 1)
+	log_admin("[key_name(usr)] allowed [key_name(M)] to bypass the 30 minute respawn limit")
+	message_admins("Admin [key_name_admin(usr)] allowed [key_name_admin(M)] to bypass the 30 minute respawn limit", 1)
+
+	 
+
+
+
 /*
 If a guy was gibbed and you want to revive him, this is a good way to do so.
 Works kind of like entering the game with a new character. Character receives a new mind if they didn't have one.