Maxium number of spirits/elementals?, how many at once? Options Track this topic Email this topic Print this topic Download this topic Subscribe to this forum Display Modes Outline Switch to: Standard Switch to: Linear+

[lordsah]

So, this might be a total newb question...
One of my players wants to know how many spirits he can summon/keep control of at one time. Near as I can tell, SR3 doesn't list any sort of cap based on Magic or Cha, nor does it impose a penalty for summoning more spirits based on the number you've summoned already.

What's stopping him, prior to a fight, from summoning spirits every round for 10 minutes (100 spirits), put them on standby, and then spend every round of a combat telling two spirits to attack the baddies?

Is this another example of GM-discretion-is-needed, even though it probably should be covered in the main rules?

If it is, what is a sensible solution? Should max spirits == Magic x 2. Perhaps make the drain test harder by adding (Total Force of All Spirits on Standby) / 2 to the drain target number or somesuch.