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Description and lore
A summoned guardian gives the caster's intentions a visible attendant.
The guardian waits for direction, its silence turning attention toward the person responsible for its next move.
A plain conjured form has no weathered equipment or old scars to suggest a life before this summons.
At a glance
A summoned guardian gives the caster's intentions a visible attendant.
Techniques and Spells · Alpha v44 reference
Requires: Casting Skill: Crafting. Affinity: Intellect. Requirements: Intellect d10; Crafting d10. one learned slot.
Use: Action to summon; a Bonus Action commands it, including on this turn · 30 feet · one empty 5-foot space · Persistent · 3 Mana
Effect - Resolution: none to summon; the guardian’s Action attack rolls Agility d4 + one supplemental d6 Weapon Die.
Effect - Defense: its target uses one source-permitted Evade + Agility, Block + Might or Withstand + Vitality; never stack them.
Effect: Summon one guardian: Resolve 8, Movement 20 feet, Aim d6, Withstand d6, other Skills d4, Affinities d4; its completed attack pool deals Wound (bludgeoning) damage. It acts immediately after the caster; a command takes the caster’s Bonus Action, including on the summoning turn. Without a command it may defend its space but makes no attack.
Duration: up to 1 minute, until 0 Resolve, or dismissal.
Ending or recovery: one Host per caster; no command means it takes no attack Action.
Critical: only the guardian’s Agility triggers its attack critical chain; its defensive Vitality triggers its Withstand critical chain. No automatic carryover.
Exception: It cannot learn, cast or carry loot away. Its only permitted defensive Reaction establishes Withstand + Vitality as its one defense.
A conjured guardian takes shape and awaits your direction.
The guardian turns toward the caster, waiting for the next command.