Summoning

Attributes & Skills Needed

• Magic – Used to create your summoning dice pool

• Willpower – Used to resist Drain

• Summoning Skill – Increases your dice pool

• Optional: Mentor Spirit modifier, Summoning Focus rating

Summoning Variables

• Spirit Type – Choose the type of spirit to summon

• Force – Desired Force of the spirit

• Mentor Spirit Bonus – If applicable

• Summoning Focus – Optional, can add hits or reduce Drain

• Wound Modifier – Subtract from dice pool

• Spirit Hits – Rolled by GM

• Your Hits – Rolled by you

• Drain Damage Value (DV) – Calculated based on spirit’s hits

Summoning Steps

Step 1: Build Your Summoning Pool

1. Choose Spirit Type and Force.

2. Add Magic Attribute to your dice pool.

3. Add Summoning Skill to your dice pool.

4. Add Mentor Spirit modifier if it applies.

5. Optionally, add Summoning Focus rating if not saved for Drain resistance.

6. Subtract any Wound Modifiers.

Step 2: Roll the Pool

• Roll your dice pool.

• Count your hits.

• Notify GM if you glitch.

Step 3: Compare to Spirit

• GM rolls spirit’s Force for hits.

• Subtract spirit’s hits from your hits:

  • Hits ≤ 0 → Summoning fails, spirit does not appear

  • Hits > 0 → Each remaining hit = a service the spirit owes you

Step 4: Calculate Drain

• Drain DV = Spirit Hits × 2 (minimum 2)

Step 5: Resist Drain

• Start a new dice pool: Willpower + Drain Resistance Attribute

• If Summoning Focus wasn’t used earlier, add it now

• Roll your dice pool

• For each hit, subtract 1 from the Drain DV

Step 6: Apply Drain Damage

• If DV > 0 after resistance:

  • Apply to Condition Monitor:

    • Physical if Spirit Force > Magic

    • Stun otherwise

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