An index of various tropes that involve summoning or causing something to appear.

Related to TeleportationTropes.

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!!Tropes:
* BalkingSummonedSpirit: A summoned spirit balks at the requests made of them.
* BlowThatHorn: Blowing a horn to summon aid.
* CallOnMe: An ally summoned by calling their name.
* EatTheSummoner: A monster, on being summoned or released, devours its would-be caller.
* EnemySummoner: An enemy that summons other enemies.
* FrivolousSummoning: A character is summoned for something they probably didn't need to be summoned for.
* {{Hammerspace}}: Characters pulling improbably large or numerous items out of thin air.
* ImprovisedGolems: Building golems or other constructs out of whatever junk's on hand.
* InconvenientSummons: A character is annoyed at being summoned while doing something embarrassing or private.
* MonsterCloset: Monsters hidden in otherwise empty and unused hidden rooms that open up when you pass by.
* MookMaker: An object that creates steady streams of enemies.
* SummonBackupDancers: A character pulls backup dancers out of who knows where for a musical number.
* SummonBiggerFish: If a monster is attacking you, summon a worse one to deal with it.
* SummonBinding: Supplementary magic to make sure the things you summon do what you want them to do.
* SummonEverymanHero: An average person from our world is called into another for adventure.
* SummonMagic: Magic that summons monsters (usually) under your control.
* SummonToHand: An item that can be called on to come directly to your hand.
* SummoningArtifact: Artifacts that can be used to summon entities.
* SummoningRitual: Using a ritual to summon something.
* TeleportingKeycardSquad: Taking an item calls in an instant swarm of enemies.
* WeaponizedOffspring: A creature gives birth to large amounts of weak enemies as a defense mechanism.
* WithMyDyingBreathISummonYou: The BigBad has just enough strength to summon something worse before they die.
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