Amicable Summons

[jdounis]

Hello, i need some clarifications with the Summon power.

 

A)As per 6E1 290 an Amicable summoned creature performs a number of tasks based on the bought Amicable level before it leaves, does this means

that after this predefined number of tasks you lose automatically control of the creature and you don't get an EGO vs EGO roll to gain more tasks

like in the case of an non-Amicable summon?

 

b ) Is it rules legal to have a Time Limit Limitation on a Summon so the creature vanishes after a predefined measure of time?

 

C) The condition where an Amicable Summoned creature vanishes/self destructs when it performs its predefined number of tasks(and if you can't control it

anymore like in question A) deserves an extra limitation? for example an Necromancer Summons an slavish amicable automaton(zombie),after performing its number of

tasks the zombie melts to non-existence, is this included in the "it leaves" part of Summon or deserves extra limitation?

 

Thank you for you time and attention!

[Steve Long]

1.  After an Amicable Summoned being performs its number of “free” tasks, the character who Summoned it can compel it to stay and perform another EGO/5 number of tasks by defeating it in an EGO Versus EGO Contest. This can continue in the standard fashion multiple times, with the character suffering penalties to his EGO Roll in each successive Contest, per the standard rules. But of course, dramatically speaking, if a character forces a being to perform a lot of tasks this way, it may not be quite as Amicable the next time he Summons it, regardless of the Advantage.

 

2.  Time Limit would be a valid Limitation on Summon only if it were of short enough duration that it were highly likely that the Time Limit would expire, and the Summoned being would vanish, before the character could make him complete all his tasks a significant percentage of the time. Otherwise it’s not particularly restrictive, and thus not a valid Limitation (or one that you should reduce in value appropriately).

 

3.  That’s up to the GM based on the circumstances and the campaign, but generally speaking that doesn’t qualify for an additional Limitation (or Advantage, for that matter). It seems to me that there are both benefits and drawbacks to having a Summoned being vanish/self-destruct/go away forever, and they more or less balance out.