Eidolon

''This article is about the superpower. For other uses of Eidolon, see Eidolon (disambiguation).''

Eidolons are psychic projections of someone's soul, and the core feature of the tabletop roleplaying game EIDOLON: Become Your Best Self. They are similar to Stands from JoJo's Bizarre Adventure and Personas from the Persona series, in that they wield supernatural powers and reflect the psyche of those who summon them.

Sealed
In this state, a person's Eidolon is inaccessible and the person may not realise they even have an Eidolon in the first place. In the EIDOLON setting, everyone has an Eidolon, but most are Sealed.

Ready
Most Eidolons encountered are Ready, which means their user is aware of them and is able to control them.

Severed
If a person loses access or control of their Eidolon after it has become Ready, it is Severed. This may happen for a variety of reasons, including another person's Eidolon ability or the Eidolon going berserk from the Phantom Clock striking twelve. If Severed, an Eidolon may either fade or act independently until it is no longer Severed.

Types of Eidolon
(See also: Playbooks)

In EIDOLON, there are ten types of Eidolon: Nine Playbooks for player characters, plus non-player character Eidolons which do not need to follow any Playbook.

● Alchemist Eidolons are able to transmute things into other things.

● Beast Eidolons help animals meet their instinctive desires.

● Infiltrator Eidolons can hide inside objects.

● Inhuman Eidolons represent the powers of beings from The Undertow, with a blurry line between Eidolon and user.

● Navigator Eidolons can detect things around them.

● Vanguard Eidolons are combat-oriented.

● Veteran Eidolons are the older versions of Eidolons for experienced users.

● Virtuoso Eidolons are physical objects that their users have mastery of.

● Wildcard Eidolons can shift between any other Playbook.

● Non-player character Eidolons can be anything.

Obtainment
There is no singular set way to obtain an Eidolon within the EIDOLON rules. However, below is a few examples of obtainment methods used in Eidolon Playtest:

● The blood of someone already with an Eidolon. (e.g. Demons, Masters of the Estate)

● Personal confrontation in a room in The Estate.

● Innately as a Shade.