Summon Taniwha

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Summon Taniwha

Effect Description

Recognizing the convenant of natural and the supernatural, you can communicate with the elemental demiurges of the islands to help you.

Add +1 Mark to Supernatural
Add 1 Mark to your Supernatural Skill.

If you re-train this Gift, you also lose the extra Mark.

Summon Taniwha

You can summon a spirit to help you.

As a special “summon” action, tap this gift, and then roll your Will, Supernatural, and bonus d12 from Mystic: Tawas. Each 4 or better that you roll is one success.
You can then choose one and only one result from the table below, one that you have enough successes to obtain. (If you scored 2 successes, you can choose any 2, 1, or none result… and not any result of 3 or higher.)

How soon you can recharge the gift depends on the outcome of your summoning.
If you failed to summon anything, you can recharge at the start of the next scene (about five minutes).
If you summoned a taniwha to answer questions, you may recharge at the next respite.
If you summoned a taniwha to help you in a non-violent manner (move things, deal with environmental hazards, etc.), you may recharge at the start of the next chapter.
If you summoned a taniwha to help you for violence, the outcome varies on the result. If your taniwha didn’t suffer anything worse than Hurt or Afraid, you may recharge at the start of the next chapter. If your taniwha was Injured or worse, you will need to make some sort of sacrifice. The worse the taniwha suffered, and the greater its power was, the greater the sacrifice will be. If the taniwha was destroyed, you may not be able to make a large enough sacrifice to recharge this gift.

The summoned taniwha appears Near you (within 4m), in an appropriate space. Whenever you recharge this gift, for any reason, your summoned taniwha will go away.

Taniwhas are not puppets – they are living, willful creatures with their own agendas. They will serve to the best of their ability, but abuse of this magic may eventually result in the supernatural world closing their ears to the call, making this gift useless.

Will, Supernatural,
Mystic’s d12 ≥4 Choose one result
No successes No effect, but your gift of “Summon Taniwha” will recharge at the start of the next scene.
1 success or more Summon a random taniwha and ask it three questions, which it will answer to the best of its ability.
2 successes or more Summon a taniwha of random type (Te Ahi, Te Hau, Te Wai, Te Whenua) which will help you and will fight for you, for one scene. If the taniwha is unharmed, you can recharge at the next respite (see below).
3 successes or more Summon a taniwha of a type that you choose (Te Ahi, Te Hau, Te Wai, Te Whenua) which will help you and will fight for you, for one scene. See below for how to recharge.
4 successes or more Summon a taniwha Pontianak of random type (Te Ahi, Te Hau, Te Wai, Te Whenua) which will fight for you (and that’s all it will do) for one scene. See below for how to recharge.
5 successes or more Summon a taniwha spellcaster of a type that you choose (Te Ahi, Te Hau, Te Wai, Te Whenua) which will help you and will fight for you for one scene. See below for how to recharge.
6 successes or more Summon a taniwha Mangō of random type (Te Ahi, Te Hau, Te Wai, Te Whenua) which will fight for you (and that’s all it will do) for one scene. See below for how to recharge.
7 successes or more Summon a taniwha Tuakana of random type (Te Ahi, Te Hau, Te Wai, Te Whenua) which will give you audience and possibly defend you. See below for how to recharge.

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