Talk:Rituals/@comment-167.57.1.168-20150204062412/@comment-26447309-20150721205524

there are ways to trap a spirit in a weapon (souls are for non-self-aware objects in most systems), but you would have to invite the spirit or be powerful enough to keep control over it. If you program that spirit to do a certain task, like amplify your magic or make it more efficient, then you MAY get that thing done. But remember, the spirit you call will try to kill you if you force it (two people saying the same thing are worth listening to in this situation, so be careful!). as for the actual ritual... it's different based on your summoning abilities and how amenable the spirit you're calling is to you and your request. you might need more or less protection, more or less power in the spell, probably a magick circle (which you would have to program properly, of course), etc.