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<blockquote data-quote="Cleon" data-source="post: 8215232" data-attributes="member: 57383"><p><span style="color: blue">How about 2d6 plus another 2d6 per reduction of the summoning rank?</span></p><p><span style="color: blue"></span></p><p><span style="color: blue">i.e. 2d6 <em>summons V</em>, 4d6 <em>summons IV</em>, 6d6 <em>summons III</em>, 8d6 <em>summons II</em> or 10d6 <em>summons I</em>?</span></p><p><span style="color: blue"></span></p><p><span style="color: blue">Oh, the split summons should summon the same numbers of low-rank creatures as a uniform summons does, so it should increase by 1d6 per rank instead of 2d6. Better remember to keep that in mind.</span></p><p><span style="color: blue"></span></p><p><span style="color: blue">It seems easiest to express this with a rank IX summoning chart and say lower rank summonings just reduce the summon ranks, like so:</span></p><p></p><p>A caprine can summon a uniform group of the same creature or a mixed group of two different creatures.</p><p></p><p>When summoning a uniform group, a caprine with rank IX sylvan summoning can summon any selection from the following table:</p><p></p><p><strong><em>Sylvan Summons Table for Uniform Group</em></strong></p><p>1 rank IX creature</p><p>1d3 rank VIII creatures</p><p>1d4+1 rank VII creatures</p><p>2d4+2 rank VI creatures</p><p>4d6 rank V creatures</p><p>6d6 rank IV creatures</p><p>8d6 rank III creatures</p><p>10d6 rank II creatures</p><p>12d6 rank I creatures</p><p></p><p>When summoning a mixed group, a caprine with rank IX sylvan summoning can summon one selection from Column A plus one selection from Column B of the following table:</p><p></p><p><strong><em>Sylvan Summons Table for Mixed Group</em></strong></p><table style='width: 100%'><tr><td><strong>Column A</strong></td><td><strong>Column B</strong></td></tr><tr><td>1 rank VIII creature<br /> 1d4+1 rank VI creatures<br /> 2d6 rank V creatures<br /> 3d6 rank IV creatures<br /> 4d6 rank III creatures<br /> 5d6 rank II creatures<br /> 6d6 rank I creatures</td><td>1d3 rank VII creatures<br /> 1d4+1 rank VI creatures<br /> 2d6 rank V creatures<br /> 3d6 rank IV creatures<br /> 4d6 rank III creatures<br /> 5d6 rank II creatures<br /> 6d6 rank I creatures</td></tr></table><p></p><p>A caprine whose sylvan summoning ability is lower than the rank IX maximum simply adjusts the rank of the summoned creatures downwards by however many ranks they are below IX. For example, a caprine with rank VI sylvan summoning who summoned a uniform group of rank III creatures summons the same number as a rank IX sylvan summoner summoning rank VI creatures, namely 2d4+2.</p><p></p><p><span style="color: blue">I think that's a fine start.</span></p><p><span style="color: blue"></span></p><p><span style="color: blue">Might cut out the "creatures" in the tables and think about how to tidy away the repetition of summons/summoning/summoner/summoned in the last paragraph.</span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Cleon, post: 8215232, member: 57383"] [COLOR=blue]How about 2d6 plus another 2d6 per reduction of the summoning rank? i.e. 2d6 [I]summons V[/I], 4d6 [I]summons IV[/I], 6d6 [I]summons III[/I], 8d6 [I]summons II[/I] or 10d6 [I]summons I[/I]? Oh, the split summons should summon the same numbers of low-rank creatures as a uniform summons does, so it should increase by 1d6 per rank instead of 2d6. Better remember to keep that in mind. It seems easiest to express this with a rank IX summoning chart and say lower rank summonings just reduce the summon ranks, like so:[/COLOR] A caprine can summon a uniform group of the same creature or a mixed group of two different creatures. When summoning a uniform group, a caprine with rank IX sylvan summoning can summon any selection from the following table: [B][I]Sylvan Summons Table for Uniform Group[/I][/B] 1 rank IX creature 1d3 rank VIII creatures 1d4+1 rank VII creatures 2d4+2 rank VI creatures 4d6 rank V creatures 6d6 rank IV creatures 8d6 rank III creatures 10d6 rank II creatures 12d6 rank I creatures When summoning a mixed group, a caprine with rank IX sylvan summoning can summon one selection from Column A plus one selection from Column B of the following table: [B][I]Sylvan Summons Table for Mixed Group[/I][/B] [TABLE] [TR] [TD][B]Column A[/B][/TD] [TD][B]Column B[/B][/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]1 rank VIII creature 1d4+1 rank VI creatures 2d6 rank V creatures 3d6 rank IV creatures 4d6 rank III creatures 5d6 rank II creatures 6d6 rank I creatures[/TD] [TD]1d3 rank VII creatures 1d4+1 rank VI creatures 2d6 rank V creatures 3d6 rank IV creatures 4d6 rank III creatures 5d6 rank II creatures 6d6 rank I creatures[/TD] [/TR] [/TABLE] A caprine whose sylvan summoning ability is lower than the rank IX maximum simply adjusts the rank of the summoned creatures downwards by however many ranks they are below IX. For example, a caprine with rank VI sylvan summoning who summoned a uniform group of rank III creatures summons the same number as a rank IX sylvan summoner summoning rank VI creatures, namely 2d4+2. [COLOR=blue]I think that's a fine start. Might cut out the "creatures" in the tables and think about how to tidy away the repetition of summons/summoning/summoner/summoned in the last paragraph.[/COLOR] [/QUOTE]
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