βThe chalk? I always use that chalk, itβs never been a problem.β
βAh - yes. This stuff will work just fine for most circles, but, uh - here, take a look with my loupe. You see the off-color flecks? Canβt hardly see them with the naked eye, but those are impurities. Silicates, might even be some iron in here, to be honest. Usually wonβt cause a problem, but - you said you hadnβt tried this particular summons before?β
βFirst time trying a 5th level, yeah.β
βThose silicates will make your scribing a little fuzzy when viewed from the astral plane. You see, for example, these three fine lines here? With this chalk, on the astral that looks like one thick line with fuzzy edges. They canβt tell exactly what you want, and theyβre picky lilβ critters so they just wonβt do anything in response.β
βReally? Oh. I always thought the expensive chalk was just fancy to be fancy.β
βMaking pure chalk is difficult, you need a dedicated production line or dust gets in the finished product. To be honest, you donβt need to bother with it for most things, but 5th and up, 5th level and up, it actually is necessary. Anything with lines within about two millimeters of each other.β
βSo I need to start over?β
βUnfortunately yes. Youβll have to erase all this, but with some good chalk it should work just fine. Next new moon your summons should go off without a hitch.β
βDang. At least itβs not my sigils, I was worried it was my sigils.β
βNah Your sigils look good. Even and balanced. You know what youβre doing, itβs just an equipment problem.β
βThanks for the help, sorry to make you come all the way out here.β
βNo problem! Itβs my job.β