Conjuring

Key facts

Attribute

magic

Overview

Conjuring is the magician's other half. Where Sorcery throws spells, Conjuring calls something with its own opinions: a spirit summoned for a few services, bound for longer, or banished when it belongs to the opposition. Summoned spirits are the closest thing a runner team has to reinforcements. They scout, fight, carry, and absorb the damage nobody else wants. The catch is that the summoning pushes back, and a magician who overreaches wears the drain personally.

How it works

Linked Attribute: Magic Dice Pool: Magic plus Conjuring, with hits on 5 or 6. Requires Magic: Only Awakened characters use it, and Magic runs 0 to 6, so raw Magic caps the ceiling as hard as the ranks do. Cost: Summoning and banishing both push drain back at the caster, which is why Willpower matters to a conjurer as much as Magic does.

Tips and playstyle

Best for: Mages and aspected magicians who want force multipliers rather than direct damage. Character concepts: A shaman who negotiates with city spirits, a hermetic who treats spirits as contracted labor, a summoner who owes a favor to something. Synergies: Astral spots the spirit before it acts, Sorcery covers the situations no spirit fixes, and Willpower absorbs the drain.

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