EX-006: Summons and Pets

## Summons Rules

There are 2 types of summons that can be obtained:

* **Jutsu Summons**: These are summons that are created through specific jutsu. The user is required to purchase the jutsu containing the summon as well as have a Proficiency in that jutsu type. Jutsu Summons will always be 5 Chakra to summon (D - A Rank) and will be 10 Chakra to summon at S Rank. The user may not customize these summons at all.
* **Contract Summons**: These are summons that the user must go out of their way to get. The user is required to have the Summoner Feature, undergo the Contract Summon Trial, which is a long roleplay where the user must fulfill a certain trait (which will be stated in the summon). The user must also own the Contract Summoning Jutsu and use that in order to summon their Contract Summon. These Contract Summons will always cost 10 Chakra, regardless of Rank and will be highly customizable.

### Summon Stat Points

Every rank, just like shinobi, the Summons will have a certain amount of Stat Points. Jutsu Summons will have a static stat distribution while Contract Summons will be given an X amount of Stat Points (SP) to distribute at every rank. For Jutsu Summons, these numbers will be used as a reference for the developers.

 **Contract Summons** | 65 SP

### Summon Stats

**Jutsu Summons**: Jutsu Summons will only have 1 offensive stat (NIN, TAI, GEN) and will have all other stats (BDY, MND, SPD)

**Contract Summons**: Meanwhile, Contract Summons will have have 2 offensive stats (NIN, TAI, GEN) and will have all other stats (BDY, MND, SPD)

### Other Summon Rules

1. The user may only have 1 Summon out at a time. The user may cast another summon to replace the user's current summon. However, nothing will replace a Contract Summon -- not even an S Rank Bloodline/Kinjutsu Summon.
2. If a Summon reaches 0 HP or 0 Chakra, it withdraws from the battle and cannot be summoned for the rest of the thread.
3. If a Summon is "Unsummoned", it will retain it's current HP/Chakra/Status/Etc. However, in order to return the summon out to the field, the user may "Resummon" that same summon for half the Chakra cost (round down).
4. Contract Summons from the same Family will NOT attack one another, nor will they attack the contract holder.
5. Once Summons have entered the field, they will suffer a Summoning Sickness -- They are not capable of performing any Standard Actions the round they are summoned. Their Initiative will be rolled that round.
6. Summons, regardless of type, do not have a duration. They will, however, disappear once their HP or Chakra reaches 0.

### Customization Options

Jutsu Summons do not have any means of customization. They are summoned with the skills and abilities that they have. Contract Summons, however, are highly customizable. See the Contract Summon rules for more details on how to customize your contract Summon.

## Pet Rules

There are two types of pets a user is capable of obtaining:

1. Store Bought Pets: These pets cannot be customized and will not rank up with the user.
2. Bloodline Pets: These pets can be highly customized and will rank up with the user.

### Pets in Battle

Unlike Summons, pets will not be summoned into battle. Pets will actually start the battle with you (even if you enter combat late). Once you and your Pet(s) enter battle, both of your initiatives will be rolled. Pets will work independently from the user. However, in order to flee, the pet must make it's own separate fleeing attempt. If a pet reaches 0 HP in battle, it will begin rolling Death Saves. Upon 3 Failed Death Saves, the pet is considered dead. If it is a Shop-Bought Pet, it will be removed from the user's Character Sheet. If it was a Bloodline Pet, the user will not get another Bloodline Pet for 1 OOC Month in which it will be replaced (which the user is capable of giving new stats, features, etc).

### Pet Stat Points

Like summons, pets have their own stats. Shop-Bought Pets stats are used as reference for the developers meanwhile Bloodline Pets can have their SP allocated upon rank-up.

 **Contract Summons** | 62 SP

### Pet Stats

**Store-Bought Pets**: Store-Bought Pets will only have 4 stats: TAI, BDY, MND, SPD

**Bloodline Pets**: Meanwhile, Bloodline will have 5 Stats: TAI, NIN, BDY, MND, SPD. However, some Bloodline Pets are better suited to using either TAI or NIN -- Inuzuka Ninken are better suited for TAI while Raikuro Panthers are better suited for NIN.

### Other Pet Rules

1. Bloodline Pets may have an inventory they are capable of having on them.
2. Shop-Bought Pets will take up an Inventory Slot in order to bring into battle. Bloodline Pets, however, do not. In the case of Inuzuka, they are 100% standard additions to battle, meanwhile the Raikuro must bring a certain Bloodline Ability into battle with them.
3. If a Shop-Bought Pet dies in battle, the pet will be removed from the user's Character Sheet.
4. If a Bloodline Pet dies in battle, the user will have to wait 1 OOC Month and then write a 1000 word RP obtaining a new Bloodline Pet.