[mtfeeney = Baron]

I used to be hesitant to use them. Then I realized how useful and powerful that were, and I started keeping one with me at all times.  They can use as many powers a their magic score.

[Aryeonos]

I'll probably have them assist me implant memories and keep my pets restrained until they don't need to be. In another game I was able to handle a single person without difficulty, and after about 5 hours he had a good 24 or so new memories. But if they're stronger or I have to keep allot people detained I might look to conjuring up a few to help out. I specialized in spirits of man because it was the only thing as a psionicist I could reason out.

[mtfeeney = Baron]

Remember that you can only have 1 unbound spirit at a time. You can have as many bound as your charisma site. They have tons of useful powers, like movement and concealment.

[Aryeonos]

To bind a spirit it costs karma though, and they still run out of services, if I recall correctly.

[RHat]

Binding costs ritual materials, which cost nuyen.  Karma is only involved in Long Term Binding, where the spirit ceases to be counted against your spirit total and is kept at a specific service for a year and a day.

[Aryeonos]

aah, well that's fair enough. I probably won't be binding all too often then, Ritual + Science =/= Psyionics.

[All4BigGuns]

aah, well that's fair enough. I probably won't be binding all too often then, Ritual + Science =/= Psyionics.

You could consider the 'ritual materials' to be crystals and whatnot with the actual 'ritual' being a period of meditation.

[RHat]

That's the thing - the exact form it takes varies based on tradition so that it's appropriate.  There's a very loose framework of "consumes stuff worth this much, and takes this much time".

[Aryeonos]

I was thinking about new wave hipty dipty stuff, so, should it occur it would take a similar form to that. Probably in specially attenuated materiel. Or TESLA COILS

[All4BigGuns]

I was thinking about new wave hipty dipty stuff, so, should it occur it would take a similar form to that. Probably in specially attenuated materiel. Or TESLA COILS

I mainly suggested crystals because crystals and psionics kind of go together like oil and vinegar.

[Aryeonos]

Indeed, along with magnets, copper things, and spoons.

[All4BigGuns]

Indeed, along with magnets, copper things, and spoons.

There is no spoon.

[mtfeeney = Baron]

Indeed, along with magnets, copper things, and spoons.

I'm sold.  Your new binding materials are spoons.  You have to sacrifice a sufficient number of spoons to manifest an entity.  Make it so.  *gets in his captain's chair*

[Aryeonos]

Aye Aye captain, jumping to conclusions ... NOW *Booowwweeeeee*

[RHat]

Indeed, along with magnets, copper things, and spoons.

I'm sold.  Your new binding materials are spoons.  You have to sacrifice a sufficient number of spoons to manifest an entity.  Make it so.  *gets in his captain's chair*

It is not the spoon that is sacrificed, but you.

That said, the notion of a binding somehow consuming 3000 nuyen worth of spoons is, in a word, hilarious.