I'm not saying you should not allow it. But the moment you need to invent rules you have a House Rule. No problem with an House Rule. You should only be honest about it: Yeah the rules are unclear about that, this is how I rule it.
The rules aren’t clear. Therefore a personal ruling isn’t a House Rule…it’s how you rule it. House Rules are, generally speaking, rules
changes, not filling in empty spots using the general rules (like the Thaumaturgy section).
I should note that I actually do diverge from the authors in a few areas, and have House Rules there, but really, I think on this one I’m doing the RAI, and not diverging from the RAW, and thus it’s not really a House Rule.
So you could say: The rules say you should make houserules when needed, but its still an House Rule.
Not precisely. But we’re arguing semantics here as much as anything.
Thats Harrys (an law-breaking Wizard!) perspective talking here.
True. And who better would know what the Wardens occasionally punish people for?
If Wardens could kill non-law violating Wizards without repercussions, only because they dont like his attitude...
And then there’s Bob talking about ‘convicting on suspicion’ and the actual evidence indicating that they might kill Harry merely for who his brother is. Wardens are given very broad latitude in their duties. They likely wouldn’t kill someone with a Bound Golem…but they might free the creature which is (to quote Harry in regards to demon summoners) ‘classic Coucil tactics’.
Then some Warden would do that and we would have an Civil War within the White Council. They cant have unlimited power, otherwise every powerhungry would be Warlock would try to get into the outfit.
Oh, if their Warden Commander finds a Warden abusing their power they can destroy their career if not kill them outright, so it’s risky. But I’m talking about an NPC Warden doing this to a PC here, not a PC getting away with it, necessarily.
Well you brought the mistreadment of Golems on the table. And its all in the eye of the beholder...
I bet those golems dont have an 38,5 hour work week. They dont get paid. Must fight to the dead...
True. Though considering their AIs are duplicate fragments of Ancient Mai’s own mind, what makes you think they are bound, or need to be?
Its dangerous, you dont do it if there isnt a clear law violation.
So the Senior Council is out of reach for the Wardens.
Yes, as a rule, it is indeed.
How about some random 400 years old Wizard, who is not on the senior Council?
(And who dont have the modern view of what is an abuse and what is normal.)
Um, again, I’m talking about NPC reactions to a PC’s actions. Unless you’re playing a 400 year old Wizard, this example is irrelevant. Wardens, like cops and soldiers everywhere, treat their superiors and important civilians quite a bit more carefully than they do some punk kid.
Yeah, got them confused.
No worries.
Here another try of an Summoning Character, this one with more justification for the social side of Summoning and Binding.
High Aspect: Mortal General for the War Department of the Chinese Hell as described in this books
Trouble: Stupid Orders
Other Aspects: Demons under my Command
Marked by Power -1
Item of Power: Scepter of Command (Spear) +2
Human Form +1
(when using the Item, the Gerneral shows full body (glowing) Tatoos which proclaim his allegiance to the War Department)
Ritual: Summoning and Binding -2
Refinement x 2 -2 (4 Extra Focus Item Slots = 6 Item Slots) +5 Complexity +1 Controll
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Total -1 Refresh
Refinement -1 (2 Focus Item Slots converted into 4 Enchanted Item Slots)
Physical Immunity (only against Mortal Magic) -3
Supernatural Recovery -4
Catch: Wood +3
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Total -1 Refresh
Lawbreaker First (multiple times) -2
Total Refresh Cost of Char. -9
Summoned Item Crafter:
-3 Thaumaturgy +1 Item Crafting Power (Focus Items +2 Wards Complexity)
-21 Refinement
+6 Item Frequency,
+5 Item Power,
+5 Wards Complexity
+4 Wards Controll, +4 Transformation Complexity
+3 Transformation Controll, +3 Divination Complexity
+2 Divination Controll, +2 Summoning Complexity, +2 Summoning Controll, +2 Conjuration Complexity
+1 Conjuration Controll, +1 Transportation Complexity, +1 Transportaion Controll, +1 Veils Complexity
-2 Inhuman Strenght
-2 Inhuman Thoughness
-2 Inhuman Recovery
+3 Catch: Wood
Skills:
Superb +5: Lore, Resourcess
Great +4: Discipline, Conviction
The General orders his Magic Items by this Demon (and his Home is warded by this Demon).
Tai Chi clothes of hellish Protection (Block +10 or Armor +5 / 7 uses per session).
Silk gloves of Sudden painfull Death (to hit with Guns, Damage +8 / 9 uses per session).
Kukri of Dimensional Rending (opens door into the NeverNever +6 effect / 11 uses per session).
Facemask of Skulking (Veil +8 / 9 uses per session)
Bodyguard/Guide in the NeverNever
-4 Supernatural Speed
-2 Supernatural Strenght
-4 Supernatural Recovery
+3 Catch: Wood
-8 Physical Immunity
Catch +2: Taoistic holy relicts
-1 Claws
-1 Flesh Mask
Skills:
Superb +5: Lore, Awareness
Great +4: Fists, Endurance
Heh. Yeah, just no. Technically legal in theory, but no GM in their right mind would allow the first summoned creature to be doing shit for any PC without payment (probably major and excessive payment), any more than they‘d let you have Thor as your personal bitch as an Emissary of Odin (which is also technically legal).
The second is a possibility, but it doesn’t help you much when they target you directly.