What Would It Take To Piss Off An Entity?, Just out of curiosity Options

In your dealings with the goetia, is there ever a time when something just turns them berserk?
How do they react to insults, disrespect and treating the whole ritual as a laugh?

I realize this topic has the potential to make me unpopular; (IMG:style_emoticons/default/tomato.gif) but if I ever get the chance to summon a goetic spirit, I don't want to screw anything up by accedentally insulting it.

In your dealings with the goetia, is there ever a time when something just turns them berserk?
How do they react to insults, disrespect and treating the whole ritual as a laugh?

Considering all the unusual things people do to summon spirits, it is almost guaranteed that at least some of it is amusing to them.

Foras was completely enraged at having been called at all, and stated that "if it were not for the names," he would do nothing at all, so I immediately requested 600 years of healthy mortal life. This made it even more upset. Eventually I got it to agree to cure a nasty fungal infection (not mine, but this occurred *instantly*) and a few other things that have time and again saved my life from severe injury.

Naphula mocked my "weak chain," and suggested that I am "desperate for a tailor." Beleth called me a fool outright. Purson practically spat at me for having the gall to sit on the ground while receiving audience. Amon, one of the most terrifying of the apparitions to date, gave the appearance of setting things on fire and was not the only one of them to describe how I ought to be killed and/or tortured for having the audacity to constrain their service.

On the other hand, some of the spirits had a tremendous amount of levity, and a few were almost comical.

These are powerful spirits and IMO ought to be received as dignitaries even if subjugated ones. Requesting things that stretch the limits of their office are fine, even if they are upset by it (maybe they're lazy?), but if they assent to doing something outside their office they are also not bound to do it correctly. Be on guard that you stick to the system parameters.

When things look grim, you have three options: raise the ring, lay your courage, or strike up the coals and conjure the fire. if all else fails, or if something odd occurs like uncontrollable vomiting, give license to depart. If you use a sword, the only function it serves is to mark the triangle and to dangle the box over the colas, don't get worried about having to fight brontosaurs when calling an angry Astaroth.

This post has been edited by Imperial Arts: Jan 30 2007, 12:40 AM