Summoners

Summoners is a sourcebook for Mage: The Awakening. It expands on mages who summon creatures from other realms, as well as providing new character options.

Summary[]

From the Onyx Path catalog:

Conjuring From the Deeps

There are things not of this world. Things that lurk in the margins of the universe, lying in the layers between worlds. They can hear us, see us from afar. And they can be called. Will you be one of those who bind them to their service?

A Character Book for Mage: The Awakening™

An expanded focus on mages who summon unearthly entities as a path to power
Elaboration on ways to call on the Fallen, the Supernal, the Abyssal and things that may be even beyond such terms
Systems for otherworldly pacts, compacts, Legacies, Merits, spells and more

Contents[]

Prologue: The Wheel[]

Introduction[]

Lexicon

Chapter One: From Distant Shores[]

We discuss the numerous unusual beings that may be summoned from the various far corners of the Fallen World, itself; creatures that dwell in the Shadow Realm, Twilight, the astral reaches, and stranger places, still. Though native to the same world as the Awakened, many of these creatures are most assuredly inhuman in their thoughts and perspectives, and in what they desire in exchange for their services.

Spirits of Shadow
- Sample Spirits:
  - Silver-Skin – Stats
  - No Entry – Stats
  - Tanglespeak – Stats
  - 6^th and Lake – Stats
- Greater Mysteries – Spirit Royalty
  - Summon Royal Avatar (Spirit •••••)
    - Silver Ladder Rote: Descent of Kings
      - Sample Royal Avatar:
        The Thunderer – Stats
- Evolution's Exiles – Cryptids
  - Summon Cryptid (Life ••• + Space •• + Spirit •••)
    - Mysterium Rote: Fortean Bestiary
  - Sample Cryptids:
    - Chupacabra – Stats
    - Gray Alien – Stats
    - Sasquatch – Stats
- Restless Shades – Summoning Ghosts
  - Sample Ghosts:
    - Frightful Shade – Stats
    - Shock Troop - Stats
    - Hannibal Ford – Stats
  - Sample Ghost Mage:
    - Kuzunoha “Yamada Chiharu” – Stats
  - Ghost Familiars
    - Ghost Familiar Pact (Death ••••)
      - Mysterium Rote: Forlorn Pact
    - Grant Ghost Familiar (Death 5)
      - Silver Ladder Rote: Aid of the Departed
    - Merit: Ghost Familiar (•••); Prerequisite: Awakened
      - Sample Ghost Familiar:
        Lily Kenzie – Stats
        
        Heroin Johnny – Stats
  - Underworld Ghosts
    - Sample Ghost:
      - Reginald Lawton – Stats
      - Martha – Stats
      - Chlorderic – Stats
  - Chthonians
    - Summon Chthonian (Death ••••• + Prime ••• + Spirit •••)
      - Sample Chthonian:
        Worm within the Marrow – Stats
        
        That Which Is the Door – Stats
- Morpheans
  - Summon Morphean (Mind •••)
    - Free Council Rote: Calling Through the Looking Glass
  - Sample Morphean:
    - Positive Pole Oedipus Complex – Stats
    - Jimmy Fisk’s Test Anxiety – Stats
- Esoterics
  - Summon Esoteric (Mind •••)
    - Guardian of the Veil Rote: Arresting the Self
      - Sample Esoteric:
        Christie Wu’s Hunger – Stats
        
        Uther’s Bliss – Stats
  - Aletheians
    - Summon Astral Archetype (Mind ••••)
      - Silver Ladder Rote: Anima Mundi
    - Sample Aletheian:
      - Indivisible – Stats
      - Eco-Friendly – Stats
  - Dementias
    - Sample Dementia:
      - Vocalization – Stats
      - Paranoia – Stats
  - Exemplars and Iniquities
    - Sample Exemplar: Charity – Stats
    - Sample Iniquity: Vindictiveness – Stats
- Dwellers Within the Gauntlet
  - Look Within the Gauntlet (Space •••• + Spirit •••)
    - Free Council Rote: Worlds Between Worlds
  - Sample Gauntlet-Dweller:
    - Vergeling – Stats
- Denizens of the Lower Depths
  - Sample Lower Depths Entity:
    - The Decay – Stats

Chapter Two: From the Five Towers[]

Reveals the secrets of Supernal summoning, illuminating the odd entities and powerful secrets concealed within the higher world. Mages who long to know the hidden truths of the Watchtowers, however, are in for a rude shock, as these entities come not to speak of their homeland, but instead to test those who presume to rouse them and to bestow the gifts of the Supernal upon those who meet with their approval.

New Flaw: Abyss-Marked
Summoned Creatures
- Summon Supernal Being (Any Arcanum •••)
The Aether
- Example Entities
  - Cherub: The Ophan – Stats
  - Cherub: The Beast Keeper – Stats
  - Seraph: Metatron – Stats
  - Seraph: Elemental – Stats
Arcadia
- Example Entities
  - Moira: The Weaver – Stats
  - Moira: The Vardøger – Stats
  - Anachronism: The Watchmaker – Stats
  - Anachronism: The Perdurantist – Stats
Pandemonium
- Example Entities
  - Imp: The Demon Bull – Stats
  - Imp: Eshu Latieye – Stats
  - Wraith: The Thousandth Cut – Stats
  - Wraith: The Memory of Hell -Stats
Primal Wild
- Example Entities
  - Atavism: The Carnivorous Plant – Stats
  - Atavism: The Ravenous Beast – Stats
  - Totem: The Blood of the Prey – Stats
  - Totem: The Cleansing Storm – Stats
Stygia
- Example Entities
  - Specter: The Salavager – Stats
  - Specter: The Harbinger – Stats
  - Apeiron: The Bird of Fortune – Stats
  - Apeiron: The Metal Smith – Stats

Chapter Three: From the Endless Dark[]

The Abyss gets its due. The Acamoth — Void-born prisoners of the earthly realm — are discussed, as well as their kin, the Gulmoth, and the means by which the latter sort of spirit may be called down from the Abyss and into the Fallen World. The investments offered by the Acamoth are explored and darker bestowments, still, await those who dare to pursue the quicker path of the Void, itself, by opening a door for the things that lurk within the Abyss.

Acamoth Investments
- Abyssal Invisibility
- Backlash Mitigation
- Cure a Derangement
- Enhanced Mana Capacity
- Feed on Pain
- Fortitude
- Inverted Agony
- Manifestation Immunity
- Paradox Sense
- Redouble Resolve
- Rote Specialty
- Void Demesne
Gulmoth
- Arublex – Stats
- The Maw of Long Sorrows – Stats
- The Courtesan – Stats
- The Third of Two – Stats
- The Gears of Chaos – Stats
- N’thraka, the Ninth Calamity – Stats
- The Echoing One – Stats
- The Prince in Tatters – Stats
- The Darkness That Thirsts – Stats
- The Thief of Names – Stats
- The Mirror at the End of All Things – Stats

Chapter Four: From Stranger Spheres[]

Lights the way into the unknown; proof that there is more in Heaven and Earth than is dreamt of in Awakened philosophy. Discussed within this chapter are creatures from outside the known realms and the means by which they intrude upon — or are invited into — this one. Some of these beings bear gifts and others, only death. Some, strangest of all, are little more than terribly dangerous curiosities; terrifying and compelling, all at once.

Summonings From Beyond
- Outer Channel (Space •••• + Spirit ••••)
  - Mysterium Rote: The Other Door
Men in Black
- Man in Black – Stats
Number Stations
- Operator – Stats
The Quincunx
- The Quincunx – Stats
Vouivre
- La Vouivre (“The Wyvern”) - Stats

Chapter Five: Otherworldly Compacts[]

Contains most of the systems appropriate to summoners and summoning. Perhaps most important is the system for pacting with otherworldly entities, though many other rules are included, such as Merits, Flaws, Derangements, spells, various sorts of objects of power, and Legacies that call upon the summoner’s craft (sometimes in very unusual ways). These systems add a great deal to the repertoire of the dedicated summoner and many of them are useful to any mage; even those who are only interested in dabbling in this hazardous school of mysticism.

Flaws and Derangements
- Flaws
  - Bad Bargain
  - Soul-Scarred
- Derangements
  - Abyssal Compulsion (severe)
  - Depersonalization (mild)
  - Dissociation (severe; follows Depersonalization)
Merits
- Guise of Death (••••); Prerequisites: Gnosis 5, Stamina 4
- Otherworldly Lore (••••); Prerequisite: Gnosis 3
- Slayer (•••); Prerequisites: Awakened, Occult 4, Brawl 4 or Weaponry 4
- Summoning Circle (• to •••); Prerequisites: Sanctum (Size) 1 dot or more
- Summoner’s Soul (•••); Prerequisite: Awakened
- Supernal Anchor (•••••); Prerequisite: Gnosis 5
- Supernal Companion (•••••); Prerequisite: Awakened
- Void-Scourged (•• or ••••); Prerequisite: Awakened
Legacies
- Choir of Hashmallim
  - Attainments
    - 1^st: Aetherial Cleansing; Prerequisites: Gnosis 3, Prime 2 (primary), Occult 2
    - 2^nd: Aetherial Avatar; prerequisites: Gnosis 5, Forces 3, Prime 3
    - 3^rd: Aetherial Exaltation; Prerequisites: Gnosis 7, Prime 4, Forces 4
- The Concord of Serpents
  - Attainments
    - 1^st: Virtue’s Pact; Prerequisites: Gnosis 3, Mind 2 (primary), Space 1, Empathy 2
    - 2^nd: Inharmonious Rhapsody: Prerequisites: Gnosis 5, Mind 3
    - 3^rd: Manumissions’ Fetter; Prerequisites: Gnosis 7, Mind 4
- Katsinam Suukya
  - Attainments
    - 1^st: Understanding the Katsina; Prerequisites: Gnosis 3, Spirit 2 (primary), Occult 2
    - 2^nd: Calling the Katsina; Prerequisites: Gnosis 5, Spirit 3
    - 3^rd: Becoming the Katsina; Prerequisites: Gnosis 7, Spirit 4, Life 4
- The People of the Hour
  - Attainments
    - 1^st: Fifty-Fifty; Prerequisites: Gnosis 3, Time 2 (primary), Fate 1
    - 2^nd: Catch As Catch Can; Prerequisites: Gnosis 5, Time 3
    - 3^rd: Stacking the Deck; Prerequisites: Gnosis 7, Time 4
- Stygian Heralds
  - Attainments
    - 1^st: Heroic Armament; Prerequisites: Gnosis 3, Death 2 (primary), Matter 1
    - 2^nd: Heroic Presence; Prerequisites: Gnosis 5, Death 3
    - 3^rd: Heroic Soul; Prerequisites: Gnosis 7, Death 4
- The Legion
  - Attainments
    - 1^st: Pound of Flesh; Prerequisites: Gnosis 3, Life 2 (primary), medicine or Occult 2
    - 2^nd: Abyssal Metamorphosis; Prerequisites: Gnosis 5, Life 3
    - 3^rd: Body and Soul; Prerequisites: Gnosis 7, Life 4
Spells
- Friendly Face (Fate •)
  - Guardians of the Veil Rote: Locate the Unwilling
- Destroy Spirit (Forces ••••, Prime ••••)
  - Adamantine Arrow Rote: Oblitertion
- Detect Alien Mind (Mind • + Prime •)
  - Guardians of the Veil Rote: Seeking the Hidden
- Don Spirit Mask (Mind •• + Death •• and/or Spirit ••)
  - Guardians of the Veil Rote: Wearing the False Face
- Gauge Essence (Prime • + Death •, Life •, and/or Spirit •)
  - Silver Ladder Rote: Know Thy Enemy
- Ephemeral Postcognition (Prime • + Time ••)
  - Mysterium Rote: Whence It Came
- Hostile Space (Space ••• + Mind ••)
  - Mysterium Rote: Enmity of the Land
- Ephemeral Co-Location (Space •••• + Spirit •••)
  - Adamantine Arrow Rote: Warrior of Many Worlds
- Create Potentiality (Time ••••)
  - Free Council Rote: Short-Term Gain
Artifacts
- Abyssal Blood (Artifact •••••• dots); Mana Capacity: None
- Chthonian Quill (Artifact •••••••); Durability 3, Size 1, Structure 4; Mana Capacity: 12
  - P’tak - Stats
- Seal of Solomon (Artifact •••••••••••); Durability 5, Size 1, Structure 6; Mana Capacity: 15
- Symbol of Negation (Artifact •••••••); Durability 4, Size 1, Structure 6; Mana Capacity: None
- Writs (Imbued Item ••••••); Durability 1, Size 1, Structure 2; Mana Capacity: None
Supernal Echoes
- Arcadian Ivy; Durability 3, Size 5, Structure 8
- Celestial Lightning Rod; Durability 5, Size 4, Structure 9
- Nightmarish Statue; Durability 4, Size 3, Structure 7
- Mental Flaw: Nightmares
- Primal Totem; Durability 4, Size 2, Structure 6
- Stygian Coffer; Durability 5, Size 2, Structure 7
Numnia
- Accelerate
- Astral Sojourn
- Binding Vow
- Create Anomaly
- Derange
- Essence Conversion
- Fortify Material
- Gauntlet Control
- Ghostly Presence
- Psychic Torment
- Spirit Crown
- Trial
- Underworld Gate
- Usurp Vice
- Versatile Energies

Background Information[]

At the back of the book is an ad for the Storytelling Adventure System, featuring Lines of Power (Available Mar. 08)

Memorable Quotes[]

Characters[]

Heliodromus, Mystagogue and Summoner - Backcover
- Prologue: The Wheel
  - Kale
  - Jimmy
  - Niko
- Chapter One: From Distant Shores
  - Ikon, Fredrick Thomas Alcott – Moros Mage
  - Charon – Former Mage. Fredrick’s Dad, Ghost
  - Ascalon – Mage, Died
  - Giselle – Hierarch
  - Rose Kenzie - Lily’s Mother, Anchor
  - William Kenzie - Lily’s Father, Anchor
  - Lucia – Mastigos Guardian
  - Uther – Thyrsus, Adamantine Arrow
  - Slingshot – Acanthus Libertine
- Chapter Two: From the Five Towers
  - Billy - Mage
  - Farron – Mage
  - Gelileo - Obrimos
  - Kaon – Mage
  - Lydia – Mage
  - Harden - Mage
  - Asmodeus – Mage
  - Cernunnos “Craig” – Mage
  - Lisa – Mage
  - Amanda – Lisa’s Sister, Died
  - Alexander Huntley
- Chapter Three: From the Endless Dark
  - Naimah – Mage, Died, Raised from the dead
  - Candence – Moros
  - Shakti – Mage
- Chapter Four: From Stranger Spheres
  - Clotho – Mage
  - Zephyr – Mage
  - Danu - Mage
  - Munin – Mage
  - John Fromm – Leader of the Cult of Karaperamun, Thyrsus Mage
  - Sarmeiento de Castro – Leader of the Naked Cult of Solomon
  - Nox - Mage
- Chapter Five: Otherworldly Compacts
  - Malice – Mage
  - Alessandro Grimaldi – Adamantine Arrow
  - Ahota “Restless One” – Hopi théarch
  - Lady Peacock – Mage, Libertine
  - Ildanach – théarch
  - Julian – Mage
  - Acallar – Guardian of the Veil, Consilium of Logroño
  - Phosphorous - Adamantine Arrow
  - “Dapper” Dave – Mage
  - Robert Baron - Guardians of the Veil
  - Anaïs – Mastigos, Adamantine Arrow
  - “The Gentleman” – Libertine Enchanter

Terminology[]

Lexicon: Acamoth, Aetherial, Aletheian, Alien, Anachronism, Angel, Apeiron, Arcadian, Atavism, Beast, Boon, Cherub, Chthonian, Cost, Daimonic, Dementia, Demon, Esoteric, Exemplar, Fae, Forfeiture, Gulmoth, Imp, Iniquity, Manifest, Moira, Morphean, Pact, Primal, Recondite, Request, Royal Avatar, Seraph, Shade, Specter, Spirit, Stygian, Term, Tithe, Totem, Trial, The Void, Wraith; 1920, 1947, 1958, 1967, Abyss, Anchor, April 16, April 20, Artifacts, Cargo/Atakai Cults (The Cult of Karaperamun, The Naked Cult of Solomon, The Prophet's Cult), Choir of the Hashmallim, The Concord of Serpents, Dragon’s Voice, Dreamtime, Fallen World (Shadow, Underworld, Astral Realm, Material), Gauntlet, Ghost Familiar, Ghost Mage, Great Refusal, Harbingers, Investments, Katsinam Suukya, July 7, The Legion, March 9, March 17, The Men in Black, Numbers Stations, Numen/Numnia, Oneiros/Oneiroi, The People of the Hour, Quiescence, The Quincunx, Scarlet Mummers, Soul Disintegration, Spells, Stygian Heralds, Summoner, Summoning, Supernal, Supernal Echoes, Supernal Realms (Primal Wild, Arcadia, Aether, Pandemonium, Stygia), Supernal Summoning, Temenos, Twilight, Verge, Vouivre,

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