Hello all...
As I understand it, when you attempt a summoning you must first prepare the ward (well the containing), then the actual summoning and finally, as an option, you could try a binding.
That third part is optional as you can simply negociate with the being to get what you need.
But if you want to go forward and actually bind the summoned creature, you seem to have two options:
- Use a spell to control the being with a full contest. This requires a LOT of shifts as you essentially need to take out the being.
- Use the being's TRUE NAME you can "attack" the being using your Discipline or Spirit evocation.
Now, what's the real difference between the two? Don't you have to '"take out" the being on both cases? And should the method using the TRUE NAME be a lot "easier" considering the strong link (plus normally TRUE NAME are supposed to grant major power over a being)?
I just don't see how using the TRUE NAME method is more powerful/easier then using direct spell casting.
Is it because using TRUE NAME is available even to non-casters and therefore their only real option to actually bind a spirit?
Thanks for the clarification guys!