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‎What You Can Summon

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‎What You Can Summon

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‎Choosing What You Summon

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‎What You Can Summon

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‎Spirits May or May Not Be Friendly

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‎Spirits May Not Be Friendly

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‎Summoning Has Universal Elements

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 In some ways, defining different spirits by planes is a recursive definition. Spirits are partly defined by their native planes, and many planes are partly defined by the spirits who are native to them.
-(These types are inspired by WotC canon and some Unearthed Arcana.)
+(These types are inspired by Dungeons and Dragons canon and some of their Unearthed Arcana.)
 == Choosing What You Summon ==

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 Regarding ''spiritual life'', a spirit might begin its existence fully mature and capable. It may crave or even require unusual sustenance, such as lava or fear. It may live for hours or centuries.
-Regarding ''spiritual movement'', consider how a spell like ''Conjure Animals'' (Level 3) might transport a fey spirit to a magic user from their native plane of Arborea and then send them back. That's an immense metaphysical distance traveled in a very short time, using relatively-low magical power. The spirit's essential nature helps make it work. In contrast, the magic required to transport the caster would need to be much more powerful, like ''Plane Shift'' (Level 7).
+Regarding ''spiritual movement'', consider the difference between summoning a spirit versus traveling to another plane. For example, a mage of modest power can summon a Fey spirit from their native plane of Arborea and then send them back. That's an immense metaphysical distance traveled in a very short time, using relatively-low magical power. The spirit's essential nature helps make it work. In contrast, the magic required to transport the mage to Arborea needs to be much more powerful.
 In many paradigms, spirits are one of three kinds of beings: mortals, gods (or "divinities"), and spirits. Most spirits can easily create or adopt a corporeal form.

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 == Choosing What You Summon ==
-If a spell doesn't give you precise control over what's summoned, you can still express a preference. As a DM, I'll usually honor that preference, but I reserve the right to choose something else.
+If a spell doesn't give you precise control over what's summoned, you can still express a preference. As a GM, I'll usually honor that preference, but I reserve the right to choose something else.
 == Sharing Control of Summoned Beings ==

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 # ''Spiritual form:'' Their natural form is incorporeal.
-# ''Spiritual life:'' Their metabolism, mortality, and life cycle are different.
+# ''Spiritual life:'' Their metabolism, mortality, and life cycle are different than flesh-and-blood humanoids and beasts.
 # ''Spiritual movement:'' They can move around the multiverse in unusual, sometimes-inscrutable ways. This may include flying, passing through walls, and/or traveling between planes.

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   '''Is the spirit in real danger?'''<br/>
   While away from their native plane, a spirit is usually effectively immortal. If their corporeal form is destroyed, they can naturally return to their native plane and reform. However, all spirits know or can intuit when they're facing more substantial risk. This is especially true when spirits face their metaphysical opposites. For example, if you ask a celestial to fight a devil, both spirits know they might incur lasting injuries or even permanent death.<br/>
-  An elemental can face a similar danger. This includes facing an opposing elemental, such as a water elemental fighting a fire elemental, magma elemental, or ash elemental. It can instead include facing an opposing primordial phenomenon, such as an erupting volcano).<br/>
+  An elemental can face a similar danger. This includes facing an opposing elemental, such as a water elemental fighting a fire elemental, magma elemental, or ash elemental. It can instead include facing an opposing primordial phenomenon, such as an erupting volcano.<br/>
-  If a spirit is facing a substantial risk, they may still aid you. But the real danger will affect their attitude towards you, and may impel them to seek their freedom.
+  If a spirit is facing a substantial risk, they may still aid you. But the real danger will affect their attitude towards you, and it may impel them to seek their freedom.
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 Lorewise, such sharing is eminently compatible with Edgewar. The PCs are usually linked through the Chain, and the caster is linked to their summoned beasts.
-== Spirits May Not Be Friendly ==
+== Spirits May or May Not Be Friendly ==
 The following is a from IC book called ''Spirits: How to Get Closer to Our Fabulous Friends'' by Victor Bronzeborn.

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 However, summoning is a special case. Regardless of paradigm, when you use summoning magic (e.g., a spell, a magic item), you're bringing one or more spirits to you and enlisting their aid. Your paradigm can strongly influence many aspects of what happens, but you are definitely dealing with real, living beings.
-One way your paradigm can influence summoning is whether you accidentally or intentionally summon the same spirit(s) more than once. This may be influenced by how your treat them (see below).
+One way your paradigm can influence summoning is whether you can accidentally or intentionally summon the same spirit(s) more than once. This may be influenced by how your treat them (see below).
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 Magic is very diverse in Edgewar. There are many ways to use magic. Different magic users perceive the possibilities and limitations in different ways, based on their [[paradigm]]. Thus, most magic is inherently subjective: the beliefs of the magic user directly influence the possibilities and limitations.
-However, summoning is a special case. Regardless of paradigm, when you use summoning magic (e.g., a spell, a magic item), you're bringing one or more spirits to you and enlisting their aid. Your paradigm can strongly influence many aspects of what happens, but you are definitely dealing with real spirits.
+However, summoning is a special case. Regardless of paradigm, when you use summoning magic (e.g., a spell, a magic item), you're bringing one or more spirits to you and enlisting their aid. Your paradigm can strongly influence many aspects of what happens, but you are definitely dealing with real, living beings.
 == What You Can Summon ==