A summoner-manerh (Do Doo Doododoo)

[electricblue109]

ok, so im brainstroming how to do a summoner like character for adam, here is what I have so far...

Soul-Rifted (-3 Refresh)

A soul-rifted is a person who has literally taken a part of their soul and created another creature with it. This process allows them to summon said creature at their own time and choosing, thus creating a potentially creating a powerful ally.

Creation
The creature created in this ritual, called a Eidolon, begins with attributes similar to that of it summoner. it begins with five less skills points and one less refresh point, and must share at least five skills with its summoner. in addition, they must have at least one point of Moshu. it must also possess a positive amount of refresh, going into a negative amount results in the soul link breaking due to the Eidolon having too much power, and escaping the summoner's control.

Advancement
Eidolons gain skill points and refresh points whenever their summoner does.

Soul-Link
If a either the summoner or the Eidolon take a consequence, they can opt to transfer this to the other party, who has no choice in the matter.

Summoning
Summoning an Eidolon takes one round of concentrated action, to which the Eidolon appears and acts in the next initiative turn. the summoning process requires four shifts of power. With the following possible changes.

And extra two shifts to allow the Eidolon to act this turn, using an initiative value equal to its own alertness.

An extra four shifts to allow the Eidolon to act in the turn it was summoned, before utilising its own initiative next turn.

An extra shift for every zone outside the summoner's own that the eidolon is summoned into.

an extra two shifts for every point of damage that the eidolon's arrival does to anyone in the zone in which it was summoned, (not limited to physical stress).


powers and stunts
'Beast change' changed to 'human form'

[tarkara]

*cough*deathtrap*cough*

But no seriously, this is a very good start, I'd suggest it have lower skill points and higher refresh then the user (or some other tinkering), otherwise you're basically just creating a doppelganger that's only moderately weaker, for only 3 refresh at character gen, but can use shifts from the summoner roll to be better anyway.
Or limit the skills it can take, scholarship, craftsmanship, other physically worldly and taught things wouldn't make sense for it to have unless copying it straight from the summoner, in which case the PC should be the one doing it. (An exception would be using the Eilodian to do something at range.)

Moving consequences would be neat but personally I'd have them share it as their linked by their souls.

(I loath to say this but look up Stands from Jojo's bizarre adventure for thematics, they basically function exactly how you've described)

ZA WARUDO

[electricblue109]

Hmm, good point, what about if the amount used to build the eidolon was the Summoner's own Skill points, minus seven, but the refresh was the summoners starting plus two, with at least half of those being spent on powers?

Also, they have to have at least one level in moshu, and do not need to haev the same skills as their summoner.

Thus we get more supernatural side to the eidolons, with some skills left to at least make them effective, whilst a the same time they are not simply just less powerful dopplegangers of their summoners.

[tarkara]

That looks good to me

[electricblue109]

Still not too sure what to do about transfering concequences, should I leave them as it is?

also, Bal has been pretty quiet about this considering its mostly his character. What do you think so far mate?

[tarkara]

I think that its more appropriate to share consequences as they're linked by their soul.

[Bal]

I must say I prefer it with the shift in terms of Skill Points vs. Refresh, it's kind of designed to be a mystical ability so it makes sense it would be more magically active than it is physically skilled. As James said, if I'm going to be using real world skills I should PROBABLY be doing that myself, haha!

Now to actually start trying to nail down an actual concept with which to use this whizzy power!

[tarkara]

I was of course just talking about general rulings, I never thought you'd abuse it Adam =P