[PosChengband] Archon w/ Daemon magic

[Mordling]

I have a Archon Ranger with Nature and Daemon Magic at level 30. Despite having a 23% fail rate I can't Summon Manes or Dominate Demon no matter how many times I cast the spells. Is there something to this like the Biblical polarity of Angels and Demons that won't let Archons fully use Daemon magic? Has any one experienced this?

[chris]

I have a Archon Ranger with Nature and Daemon Magic at level 30. Despite having a 23% fail rate I can't Summon Manes or Dominate Demon no matter how many times I cast the spells. Is there something to this like the Biblical polarity of Angels and Demons that won't let Archons fully use Daemon magic? Has any one experienced this?

Alignment. A good player cannot summon evil monsters, and vice versa. Archons, as a racial 'bonus', are usually locked into being good. You'll need to do a lot of work with your virtues to overcome this!

There is a birth option to disable virtues if you find these sorts of mechanics annoying.