1) Pick a location to perform your ritual.

• The depths of a forest.
• The edge of a beach.
• The middle of town.
• My home.
• The peak of a tall mountain.
• The base of a dormant volcano.

2) Do you have assistance?

• A couple friends, none super skilled magically but equally excited.
• Just one friend; they helped gather materials, but are just spectating.
• A loved one, willing to take my side and help out if things go wrong.
• A familiar, or other such magical assistant.
• A complete stranger; it's a long story.
• I'm performing the ritual alone.

3) Decide your circle's shape.

• A complex pattern from a spellbook.
• A sigil I created myself.
• A pentagram.
• A plain circle.
• A constellation.
• Something more freeform.

4) Choose a material to make the circle.

• Salt.
• Sand.
• Ash.
• Chalk.
• Dirt.
• Bonemeal.

5) Do you know what you're summoning?

• A guardian, to show me the way.
• A friend or loved one, taken too soon.
• An adversary, to prove my strength.
• A bodyguard, to protect me and my not-so-great deeds.
• I just want to know if it's possible.
• I'm just flexing my skills.

6) Choose an item of power to strengthen your spell.

• A holy object in their name.
• A potion to pour into the circle.
• The spellbook/tome I'm referencing.
• A spiritual tool, like a planchette or rosary.
• A relevant tarot/oracle card.
• An enchanting tool, like a knife or crystal ball.

6) Choose a tether to keep the circle's structure.

• River stones.
• Enchanted crystals.
• Tree bark.
• Bones.
• Clay.
• Metal pieces.

7) Choose a sacrifice.

• Drops of my own blood.
• A serving of my most recent meal.
• A cut of my wage.
• Sworn lifelong devotion, abandoning all previous god/s.
• A handcrafted item, made specifically as a gift.
• A life; your own or someone else's.

8) Which element are you more in tune with?

• Fire.
• Wind.
• Earth.
• Water.
• Electricity.
• Light.
• Shadow.
• Energy.
• Spirit.
• Blood.

9) Use your incantation to start the ritual.

• A chant passed through generations, written in a near-extinct language.
• A simple rhyme I wrote myself.
• A worship song for my deity of choice.
• A firm demand for the spirit to appear before me.
• Something improvised.
• A short phrase to be repeated until their arrival.

10) The circle begins to glow, the earth shakes, and you see a figure taking shape before you.

• I'm completely ready.
• Wow, so it IS possible..
• I feel like I may regret this, but that's for later-me to deal with.
• I'm actively having regrets.
• I'm just.. feeling so much at once..
• YIPPEE!

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