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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Nail" data-source="post: 566216" data-attributes="member: 224">Depends on what the spirit grants the shaman, nicht var?I was thinking that the animist gains only spells from the spirits he makes his allies.  IOW, they don't come to the Prime Material Plane to fight for him.  In fact, in my cosmology, spirits usually don't have the power to enter the Prime Material Plane (PMP) ....that's why you don't see a bunch of spirits down at the pub taking in a pint and pinching the drink-wench!I'd like spirits to be "connected" to the PMP, but unable to affect it except in the most subtle ways.  Of course, some spirits are able to break through, for a short time, into the Ethereal Plane, and from there work their will in the PMP......it's the Animist's (Shaman's) job to protect their people should such a thing occur.As the Animist gains levels, I'm envisioning a power which would allow him to summon his spirit guardian into the PMP,.....though doing so exposes it to the risk of death/destruction.Are your shamans allowed to summon thier spirit allies?  What happens if one is destroyed?</blockquote>