I get asked this question a lot "What kind of preconjure should I be looking for?" and things like "I'm not really need a warrior preconjure, what does a warrior offer to me and my keep if I'm not having to defend myself often."
I wanted to take a moment and give some thoughts on that. Warrior preconjures are straight forward. The powers they use for attacking a foe, can be put toward removing barriers in ones life path, destroying obstacles to wealth and happiness, or blasting through barriers to luck and prosperity.
Guardians are the other side of that coin, they protect what you have. This isn't always just from attacks from hostile beings. In the planes a concentrated mass of negative luck or fate, chaotic energies you aren't ready for, death or destruction energies, or all manner of other things could influence your spiritual and then mundane life. Guardians create a barrier against this, using their phenomenal powers to stop the source of such things in the other realm.
Guides are not just for your guidance, but provide immeasurable benefits to a larger keep. Those who have high focus in the Guide area, often make others stronger through guidance, help coordinate efforts across a wide range, or provide support in other ways with their vast wisdom. While guides can help you find your way and path, help you find the road to what you are looking to achieve, they can also help your keep in sorting things out better. A good guide is a powerful thing, not to be discounted.
Healers seem initially to be only focused on helping the physical body. While they are great at balancing the spiritual energies that cause physical illness, they are also good at healing situations, cleansing areas, providing boosts of power to those around them. Healing is a catch all term for positive energy works that provide a benefit against erosive situations or energies. When times are tough, a healer has great potential to heal not just a body, or an emotional state, or even just a mind, but also situations, damaged roads, relationships, and all manner of things.
Mystics initially seem to be the "best" category when people hear the term, but understanding what all a mystic brings to the table is important. Mystics aren't just a "being with magick" most of them have SOME kind of magick working they do, some innate powers or abilities. No mystics are more than this. These are scholars, deep researchers. Their keen minds make them amazing planners, and their wide range of magicks means they are never without solutions. While helpful for us in practicing the arts to learn more, a Mystic brings with them an arsenal of learned knowledge, and they are ALWAYS gaining more. That is their passion and drive. A mystic amplifies not just their keeper, but their keep, with a wide range of spells. Does your keep have a crafter or two? If they are having trouble finding something to create to solve a problem, a Mystic may have the insight to inspire them, or may even be able to amplify their working by layering spells unto their creations. Is there a barrier no one else could move in your life? Every mystic takes on different approaches to their study, so a new mystic in your keep could be just what is needed to take that barrier away.
Lastly we have Generalists and Specialists. Two sides of a coin.
Generalists have such a wide range of abilities, that they are "good at everything" but focus on that generality as part of who they are. They have more versatility than any focused conjure in another area, and even if they lack a focus in a particular area, they are able to fill that role admirably. A good example would be a familiar spirit with the Mystic and Generalist tag. Even if their Warrior rating is a 5 or under, that doesn't mean they can't engage in a straight up fight, or take a direct approach to solving problems. Instead it means they are generalized, and focus on general growth and mysticism, not direct fighting. Because they are so skilled in many areas, they could apply a dozen boosts of power to themselves through various arts and rituals, arm themselves with magick weapons and armaments, and draw on their diverse powers before heading weapon first into battle. Just because that isn't where they find their joy and purpose, doesn't mean they can't do that.
Specialists are the other side of that coin. Specialists focus on one thing, and they focus on it to the extreme. If they are Mystics, they learn other arts to amplify or work with their chosen methods. If they are Warriors they hone a specialized set of techniques toward unimaginable proficiency. Many Specialists don't fit into ANY other category, yet their unique powers make them very capable in a vast array of areas. Someone who specializes in Solar Energy as an innate ability for example could create powerful shields, remove blockages, fire amazing intense blasts, cleanse areas, potentially heal injuries, and more through that one ability. Difference is in how much they focus and hone ONE skill, to do many things, vs having many skills to do many things or one thing well as the Generalist does.
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