Call Spirit: Difference between revisions

Latest revision as of 08:58, 30 January 2025

Name	Call Spirit
Length	Short (2 Minutes)
Range	Special
Duration	10 minutes
Cost	2 magic points
Material Cost	1 unit of chalk, a token offering
Key Words	Spiritual
Description	In the course of this rite, the caster prepares a suitable space, makes a token offering (e.g. lighting incense, burning a herb, offering food etc.) and calls the attention of an active free spirit within 1 mile of the rite. Any one spirit in the area may respond to the rite; and will usually do so within 1 hour. Once the spirit responds, the offering is destroyed. For the next 10 minutes, the caster and the spirit can see each other and converse freely, even if the caster is normally unable to see and hear spirits or the spirit is unable – or unwilling – to materialise or otherwise become perceptible. The spirit’s attitude to the caster may vary depending on the caster’s reputation or performance, or the spirit’s circumstances and history.
Skills	None (i.e. this skill must be researched or acquired in play)

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 | Cost || 2 [[Magic#Magic Points|magic points]]
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-| Material Cost|| 1 unit of chalk
+| Material Cost|| 1 unit of chalk, a token offering
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 | Key Words|| Spiritual
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+| Description || In the course of this rite, the caster [[Rites#Preparing the Space|prepares a suitable space]], makes a token offering (e.g. lighting [[Crafting Designs#Magical Tools|incense]], burning a [[Alchemy#Raw Ingredients|herb]], offering food etc.) and calls the attention of an active free spirit within '''1 mile''' of the rite. Any one spirit in the area may respond to the rite; and will usually do so within '''1 hour'''.
-| Description || The caster calls the attention of an active free spirit in the vicinity. If the caster clearly identifies a target spirit in the area, that spirit is called (if the indicated spirit is not in the area or is dormant, the rite has no effect); if the caster does not specify a target spirit, the rite calls the nearest active free spirit.
-For the duration of the rite, the caster and the spirit can converse freely, even if the caster is normally unable to see and hear spirits or the spirit is unable – or unwilling – to materialise or otherwise become perceptible.
+Once the spirit responds, the offering is [[Equipment and Resources#Damaged and Broken Items|destroyed]]. For the next '''10 minutes''', the caster and the spirit can see each other and converse freely, even if the caster is normally unable to see and hear spirits or the spirit is unable – or unwilling – to materialise or otherwise become perceptible.
-By default, the spirit is willing to talk and interested in what the caster has to say, although this may vary depending on the spirit’s circumstances and history.
+The spirit’s attitude to the caster may vary depending on the caster’s reputation or performance, or the spirit’s circumstances and history.
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 | Skills || None (i.e. this skill must be [[Research|researched]] or acquired in play)