Magic: Summoning

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Summoning

This school of magic deals with calling forth creatures to do the bidding or wish of the caster. Unlike other magic disciplines, the focus here is not on the spell list, but rather on creatures and asking them to assist you. This magic can in theory be used with any advanced summon (read: Not materia, esper or guardian force), and generally involves the process of finding and approaching the summon, then requesting a pact with it. The person with this pact may be expected to perform in a certain way to maintain the contract.

These spells emphasize the bond between summoner and summoned, and allow for the caster to maintain the creature on this plane or in this location for a longer time than most would believe possible. At the highest levels, it is said that some casters will never be seen without their summoned assistant.
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Creation Summoning
Cost: 15 SP
Required Skill Level: 2
Untrained: No.
Type: Action
Effect: Allows summoning of multiple instances of simple monsters such as chocobo, porings, skeletons, etc. These spells must be learned and you may summon a maximum of your skill level/5 monsters at any given time. These summons disappear in 1d3 rounds.

Summon Compatibility I
Cost: 30 SP
Required Skill Level: 3
Untrained: No.
Type: Action
Effect: Allows summons to reach Compatibility 2 (**). A more compatible summon performs better, may cost less MP to summon, or may perform additional tasks.

Sustainable Summoning
Cost: 60 SP
Required Skill Level: 4, Creation Summoning
Untrained: No.
Type: Bonus
Effect: This increases the duration creation summoned monsters remain around from 1d3 to 1d5 rounds.

Summon Compatibility II
Cost: 120 SP
Required Skill Level: 6, Summon Compatibility I
Untrained: No.
Type: Action
Effect: Allows summons to reach Compatibility 3 (***). A more compatible summon performs better, may cost less MP to summon, or may perform additional tasks.

Summon Compatibility III
Cost: 200 SP
Required Skill Level: 8, Summon Compatibility II
Untrained: No.
Type: Action
Effect: Allows summons to reach Compatibility 4 (****). A more compatible summon performs better, may cost less MP to summon, or may perform additional tasks.

Improved Sustainable Summoning
Cost: 200 SP
Required Skill Level: 8, Sustainable Summoning
Untrained: No.
Type: Bonus
Effect: An improvement upon previous sustained summoning allows your summon to remain on field for up to 1d8 rounds before needing to return.

Summon Alignment (Summon Compatibility IV)
Cost: 400 SP
Required Skill Level: 10, Summon Compatibility III
Untrained: No.
Type: Action
Effect: Allows summons to reach Compatibility 5 (*****). A summon at this level generally is locked at this level and will not decrease unless you offend the summon.

Master Summoner
Cost: 400 SP
Required Skill Level: 10, Improved Sustainable Summoning
Untrained: No.
Type: Bonus
Effect: The created summons of a master summoner may never leave. These summons remain until dismissed or knocked unconsious, at which point they dissipate.

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