{"id":"mage/power/rote/initial-contact","type":"power","system":"rote","line":"mage","name":"Initial Contact","sources":[{"source":"HDYDT","page":94}],"entries":["The initial contact between the summoner and the summoned depends a great deal upon the relationship they expect to share. A newbie magician calling up his very first spirit will probably find himself dealing with an amused creature who’s eager to test the amateur’s skill; an experienced shaman will receive a degree of respect from the entity; and a skilled magus may earn fearful homage from a spirit who has heard of his prowess from other entities. Reputation means a lot in this sort of thing, and the mage with a few successful summoning and bargains under his belt will have an easier time than one who’s new to this sort of thing. (See the Spirit Bargaining chart for potential modifiers.)"],"tags":["hdydt","feat"],"_qa":{"flags":[],"parser":"headed_entries","confidence":0.9,"extracted":"2026-10-12","job":"hdydt-feats"},"level":null,"_links":{"self":"/api/v1/records/mage/power/rote/initial-contact","html":"/records/mage/power/rote/initial-contact","parent":null,"children":"/api/v1/records/mage/power/rote/initial-contact/children","sources":[{"abbr":"HDYDT","page":94,"folio":94,"title":"How Do You DO That?"}]},"_db":{"title":"Initial Contact","props":[],"parent_id":null,"level":null,"category":null,"summary":"The initial contact between the summoner and the summoned depends a great deal upon the relationship they expect to share. A newbie magician calling up his very first spirit will probably find himself dealing with an","tags":["feat","hdydt"],"children":[]}}