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	Summons as ~~a system~~ are altered from vanilla Third Edition sources in ''The Domains of Dread''. Any ~~[[Spells\|~~spell]] or spell-like ability tagged as a ''summon'' are subject to the following, however companions granted to [[Classes and Archetypes\|class]] archetypes ~~which are explicitly not summons~~ such as [[Artificer]] homunculi and golems or [[Hunter]]/[[Druid]]'s animal companions are not governed by the ~~below mechanics~~, existing outside of any summons ~~that~~ character ~~may~~ also have.		Summons and their summoning as systems are altered from vanilla Third Edition sources in ''[[The Domains of Dread]]''. Any spell or spell-like ability tagged or described as a summon are subject to the following, however companions which are granted to some [[Classes and Archetypes\|class]] archetypes such as [[Artificer]] homunculi and golems or [[Hunter]]/[[Druid]]’s animal companions are not governed by the provided rules, existing outside of any summons a character might also have.

	== Summoning ==		== Summoning ==
	At no time does a character ever summon a creature from another plane in the Realms of Terror ~~using~~ automatic mechanics such as those from spells, spell-like abilities or ~~other class archetype~~ features. It may be assumed these creatures are being taken from somewhere within the inhabited ~~[[domain]]~~ or across the demiplane without interfacing with anywhere beyond the Dread Material. As such true Outsiders may be summoned only through events as chaperoned by the [[Staff, Requirements and Applications\|Game Masters]] in response to prolonged and costly rituals, ~~should the character or characters' call be~~ answered at all let alone ~~answered~~ to their benefit.		At no time does a character ever summon a creature originating from another plane into the Realms of Terror from automatic mechanics such as those from conjuration spells, spell-like abilities or similar features. It may be assumed that these creatures are being taken from somewhere within the inhabited domain’s ecology or across the demiplane without interfacing with anywhere beyond the Dread Material. As such true Outsiders may be summoned only through events chaperoned by the [[Staff, Requirements and Applications\|Game Masters]] in response to prolonged and costly rituals, assuming those characters’ calls are answered at all let alone to their benefit.

	Conjurations are summons, as well as acts of necromancy ~~that~~ coalesce spontaneous unlife. All ~~summons~~ in ''The Domains of Dread'' ~~last~~ until dismissed or destroyed. ~~Summons~~ are flavored to the inhabited domain ~~ecology~~ where feasible, ~~potentially~~ altering depending on whether the caster is in [[Barovia]], [[Borca]] or [[Cordova]].		Conjurations are always considered summons, as well as acts of necromancy which coalesce spontaneous unlife. All entities summoned in ''The Domains of Dread'' persist until dismissed or destroyed. They are flavored to the inhabited domain where feasible, possibly altering what is summoned depending on whether the caster is located in [[Barovia]], [[Borca]] or [[Cordova]].

	== Summoning Points ==		== Summoning Points ==
	How many summons a character can ~~have out~~ at any one time depends on their current spellcasting ability, taking from the highest spell circle ~~they are capable of casting~~ at a <code>1:1</code> ratio before any other ~~modifiers - for~~ example, a [[Wizard]] who has 3rd Circle ~~spells~~ unlocked has <code>3</code> ''summoning points,'' or SP, to work with when using summoning spells. A summon takes a number of SP equal to the associated spell circle cast, so this hypothetical Wizard would empty their SP to <code>0</code> from casting ''[[Summon Monster III\|summon monster III]]~~'' once~~'','' or ''[[Summon Monster I\|summon monster I]]'' 3 times. SP is restored ~~as would any~~ other class archetype ~~feature~~ after successfully [[Recovery and Rest Cycles\|resting]]. Resting ~~will unsummon~~ any active summons.		How many summons a character can maintain at any one time depends on their current spellcasting ability, taking from the highest spell circle unlocked at a <code>1:1</code> ratio before any other modifiers—for example, a [[Wizard]] who has 3rd Circle spellcasting unlocked has <code>3</code> ''summoning points'' or SP available to work with when using summoning spells. A summon takes a number of SP equal to the associated spell circle cast, so this hypothetical Wizard would empty their SP to <code>0</code> from casting ''[[Summon Monster III\|summon monster III]]'', or ''[[Summon Monster I\|summon monster I]]'' 3 times. SP is restored with other class archetype features after successfully [[Recovery and Rest Cycles\|resting]]. Resting dismisses any active summons.

	SP is depleted from ~~summoning using~~ a spell slot, as a ritual, spell-like ability or ~~from~~ a scroll. Class archetypes ~~that~~ may be able to access spellcasting ~~from scrolls~~ using [[Handle Magical Device]] as ~~might a~~ [[Rogue]] will not be able to ~~use~~ scrolls ~~of summoning~~ unless they ~~have the associated spellcasting levels to~~ have the SP required to complete the summon.		SP is depleted when summoning from a spell slot, as a ritual, spell-like ability or a scroll. Class archetypes which may be able to access scrolls without associated spellcasting levels using [[Handle Magical Device]] as some [[Rogue]] archetypes will not be able to summon using those scrolls unless they have the SP required to complete the summon.

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Summons as a system are altered from vanilla Third Edition sources in ''The Domains of Dread''. Any [[Spells|spell]] or spell-like ability tagged as a ''summon'' are subject to the following, however companions granted to [[Classes and Archetypes|class]] archetypes which are explicitly not summons such as [[Artificer]] homunculi and golems or [[Hunter]]/[[Druid]]'s animal companions are not governed by the below mechanics, existing outside of any summons that character may also have.

== Summoning ==
At no time does a character ever summon a creature from another plane in the Realms of Terror using automatic mechanics such as those from spells, spell-like abilities or other class archetype features. It may be assumed these creatures are being taken from somewhere within the inhabited [[domain]] or across the demiplane without interfacing with anywhere beyond the Dread Material. As such true Outsiders may be summoned only through events as chaperoned by the [[Staff, Requirements and Applications|Game Masters]] in response to prolonged and costly rituals, should the character or characters' call be answered at all let alone answered to their benefit.

Conjurations are summons, as well as acts of necromancy that coalesce spontaneous unlife. All summons in ''The Domains of Dread'' last until dismissed or destroyed. Summons are flavored to the inhabited domain ecology where feasible, potentially altering depending on whether the caster is in [[Barovia]], [[Borca]] or [[Cordova]].

== Summoning Points ==
How many summons a character can have out at any one time depends on their current spellcasting ability, taking from the highest spell circle they are capable of casting at a <code>1:1</code> ratio before any other modifiers - for example, a [[Wizard]] who has 3rd Circle spells unlocked has <code>3</code> ''summoning points,'' or SP, to work with when using summoning spells. A summon takes a number of SP equal to the associated spell circle cast, so this hypothetical Wizard would empty their SP to <code>0</code> from casting ''[[Summon Monster III|summon monster III]]'' once'','' or ''[[Summon Monster I|summon monster I]]'' 3 times. SP is restored as would any other class archetype feature after successfully [[Recovery and Rest Cycles|resting]]. Resting will unsummon any active summons.

SP is depleted from summoning using a spell slot, as a ritual, spell-like ability or from a scroll. Class archetypes that may be able to access spellcasting from scrolls using [[Handle Magical Device]] as might a [[Rogue]] will not be able to use scrolls of summoning unless they have the associated spellcasting levels to have the SP required to complete the summon.

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