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// Day 18 - Unique #2 Vote
// Day 19 - Unique Discussions

Day 1 & FAQ - https://www.reddit.com/r/spiritisland/s/E4sFFzncQl
Spirit of Creation Discord - https://discord.com/channels/707232612355276913/1531100116801421332
Second Wave Discord - https://discord.com/channels/846580409050857493/850771754275438603 
BGG - https://boardgamegeek.com/thread/3746398/spirit-summit-2026 
Spirit Builder - https://www.spiritislandbuilder.com/

So many exciting paths to take, but we can’t do everything. You’ll recognize some of the favorites from yesterday and a strong showing of new ideas! Multiple votes allowed - pick whichever powers excite you.

Current Pool:
A) Crocodile Ambush: For every Beast in target land, 1 Damage to a different Invader in target or an adjacent land. -Threshold- Push each Beast to the land it does damage. (or Push 1 Beast for each destroyed Invader).
B) For each Beast, 1 Invader does not participate in Ravage.
C) Alligator Attack // In target land with Beast, Destroy 2 Explorers.
D) Peace and Camaraderie // In land w/ Dahan. During Ravage Actions, 1 Explorer fights alongside Dahan.
E) Entwined Blood and Soul // Target Spirit’s presence may count as Beast. Gather 1 Beast into one of your lands. For each Beast present, Target Spirit may Add 1 Destroyed Presence or Gather 1 Beast into one of your lands. (Combined going forward at creators request)
F) Add 1 Beast. Add 1 Wilds. 1 Fear if Invaders are present.
G) Boon of Relaxation // Target Spirit may make one of their unused fast powers slow. If they do, they gain 2 Energy and may play an extra card. You gain 1 Energy. 
H) Bazaar of <Something> // Exchange 1 Power Card between yours and target spirit’s hand or discard (must be the same for both spirits) with Presence at your sacred site. If you do, you gain 1 Energy.
I) You and target spirit exchange a card from hand. You may each play it now by paying its energy cost.
J) Gather 1 Dahan. If you do, and if there are now Invaders present, Gather 1 Explorer.
K) Gather 1 Dahan. It may only bring Dahan/Beast (from SR1). For each Beast present, Dahan have +1 Health. Blight added does not destroy presence. 
L) Gather 1 Dahan/Explorer/Beast(/Town?). If the target land now has X+ Da/Inv/Be, Gather 1 more.
M) Target Spirit may Add 1 Destroyed presence to your land, even if they normally could not due to land type. If they do, Add 1 Wilds to one of their lands.
N) In land without blight, Gather 2 Explorers. Push 1 Dahan. 
O) For each set of Ex/To/Ci, 1 Fear and 1 Strife (max 3).
P) 1 Damage for every 2 Presence in target land.
Q) Target Spirit moves up to 1 of their presence to one of your lands. If they do, Add 1 Wilds to the land the presence came from. 
R) Gather 1 Exp/Town, Bringing 1 Blight. 

Thank you for your participation <3

// Day 17 - Unique Discussion
// Day 18 - Unique #2 Votes

The island is pushing back against the settlers! Replacing Blight with Beast is an idea that got suggested early on in the Summit and we’re glad to see it found its place in the spirit. We’ve given it a higher cost - this is something we’ve seen a lot of people talking about as a way to balance how effectively it can help the spirit’s gameplan. Reminder that cards may change during balancing.

Results:

A - 7
B - 16
C - 5
D - 12
E - 7
F - 8
G - 2
H- 5
I - 3
J - 9
K - 8
L - 5
M - 11
N - 4
O - 7
P - 7
Q - 10
R - 7
S - 5
T - 8
U - 8

Total Votes: 154
Average: 7.33
All ideas that gained 7+ votes are returning to the pool. Removed similar powers.

Current Pool:
A&U) Crocodile Ambush: For every Beast in target land, 1 Damage to a different Invader in target or an adjacent land. -Threshold- Push each Beast to the land it does damage. (or Push 1 Beast for each destroyed Invader) (combined due to similarities)
D) For each Beast, 1 Invader does not participate in Ravage.
E) Alligator Attack // In target land with Beast, Destroy 2 Explorers.
F) Peace and Camaraderie // In land w/ Dahan. During Ravage Actions, 1 Explorer fights alongside Dahan.
J&K) Entwined Blood and Soul // Target Spirit’s presence may count as Beast. Gather 1 Beast into one of your lands. For each Beast present, Target Spirit may Add 1 Destroyed Presence or Gather 1 Beast into one of your lands. (Combined going forward at creators request)
M) Add 1 Beast. Add 1 Wilds. 1 Fear if Invaders are present.
Q) Boon of Relaxation // Target Spirit may make one of their unused fast powers slow. If they do, they gain 2 Energy and may play an extra card. You gain 1 Energy. 

R) Bazaar of <Something> // Exchange 1 Power Card between yours and target spirit’s hand or discard (must be the same for both spirits) with Presence at your sacred site. If you do, you gain 1 Energy.
T) You and target spirit exchange a card from hand. You may each play it now by paying its energy cost.

Today we continue our discussion on unique power cards. Popular ideas have been returned to the pool, we encourage you to suggest new ideas, amendments to existing ideas, and discuss what else this spirit needs. Tomorrow we’ll vote on another power card. 

Thanks for your participation <3

Day 1 & FAQ - https://www.reddit.com/r/spiritisland/s/E4sFFzncQl
Spirit of Creation Discord - https://discord.com/channels/707232612355276913/1531100116801421332
Second Wave Discord - https://discord.com/channels/846580409050857493/850771754275438603 
BGG - https://boardgamegeek.com/thread/3746398/spirit-summit-2026 
Spirit Builder - https://www.spiritislandbuilder.com/

// Day 15 - Unique Power Discussion
// Day 16 - Unique Power #1 Vote

Day 1 & FAQ - https://www.reddit.com/r/spiritisland/s/E4sFFzncQl
Spirit of Creation Discord - https://discord.com/channels/707232612355276913/1531100116801421332
Second Wave Discord - https://discord.com/channels/846580409050857493/850771754275438603 
BGG - https://boardgamegeek.com/thread/3746398/spirit-summit-2026 
Spirit Builder - https://www.spiritislandbuilder.com/

The theme is clearer now. Beasts guide the Dahan/Invaders to water, they gather and build their cities, conflict arises as they try to share the space, and the beasts are pushed out. A vivid story that we can expand upon both thematically and mechanically. 

Results:

17 - Option 1: Gather Beast/Fear/Gather ETD/Downgrade
5 - Option 2: Gather B 1 Inv DNPIR / +1 / +1 / Gather Pres
3 - Option 3: Gather B / Gather DB / Gather ETDB
4 - Option 4: Gather B / Damage per B + Push / Fear
8 - Option 5: Gather D/B per pres / Range / Push + Damage

Total Votes: 37

Today we’ll start brainstorming ideas for power cards. For simplicity’s sake, assume that we’ll be sticking with four starting cards. There have been dozens of ideas proposed in earlier days, maybe you think one of them is the missing piece. Maybe now that we have special rules and innate powers you’re starting to see a more complete picture. Spirits don’t need to be good at everything, it’s okay to have gaps. Ideally each power’s mechanic can be tied to a specific part of the theme. 

Thanks for your participation <3

// Potentially Helpful Information //

Powers seem to work well when they hit two of the three groups. 
1 - Very useful effects (matching the gameplay style) 
2 - Very good elements (quantity and matching innate powers/rules) 
3 - Very good relative cost (low) 

Aim for cards to be at or just below the power levels in the minor deck so that you’re encouraged to gain new cards and don’t feel bad forgetting the ones you start with - the goal is to avoid reclaim loops.

Cards should provide a variety of tools and utilities, avoid clear solutions/combinations (Ex: Fast Dahan push + Defend). 

// Changelog //

Updated left innate wording
Updated left innate elements to reflect “splash of Plant” vote.

// Day 14 - Right Innate Vote
// Day 15 - First Power Discussion

Day 1 & FAQ - https://www.reddit.com/r/spiritisland/s/E4sFFzncQl
Spirit of Creation Discord - https://discord.com/channels/707232612355276913/1531100116801421332
Second Wave Discord - https://discord.com/channels/846580409050857493/850771754275438603 
BGG - https://boardgamegeek.com/thread/3746398/spirit-summit-2026
Spirit Builder - https://www.spiritislandbuilder.com/

We know that our spirit thrives in the gathering, but there is more to a gathering than the crowd. Today we vote on the right innate! Whether we want a fire to gather the inhabitants of spirit island in, or a hammer to represent the troubles that rise when conflicting interests are brought together. Perhaps some other experience entirely. Vote for any option you think would make good thematic sense for our spirit and would help the spirit’s identity as a whole.

Option 1: 
T1: Gather Beast per Animal
T2: 1 Fear per Sun/Animal pair
T3: Gather 1 E/T/D per Water/Animal pair
T4: For each Beast, Downgrade 1 Invader then push all Beasts

Option 2:
T1: Gather Dahan/Beast, 1 Invader DNPIR
T2: Gather 2 Exp/Dahan/Beast, 2 Invaders DNPIR
T3: Gather 3 Exp/Dahan/Beast, 3 Invaders DNPIR
T4: Gather may include presence

Option 3:
T1: Gather 1 Beast
T2: Gather 1 Dahan/Beast
T3: Gather 1 Exp/Town/Dahan/Beast

Option 4:
T1: Gather 1 Beast
T2: Deal 1 Damage for every 2 Beasts. Push 1 Beast.
T3: Gain 1 Fear for each damaged Invader

Option 5: 
T1: Gather 1 Dahan/Beast for each of your presence in origin land. 
T2: You may Gather at any range, 1 land closer towards origin land. 
T3: Push 1 Dahan/Beast per Invader. 1 Damage in target land per Dahan/Beast pushed this way.

Lots of exciting ideas are being bounced around, we’re already trying to take your feedback into consideration for what we have - keep making suggestions, maybe you’ll see a change on the spirit board as we build out our spirits identity. All of these updates are coming from your discussions! 

Tomorrow we will start discussing what unique powers we want to give our spirit. Don’t be afraid to start pitching ideas!

Thanks for your participation <3

// Day 13 - Right Innate Discussion
// Day 14 - Right Innate Vote

Day 1 & FAQ - https://www.reddit.com/r/spiritisland/s/E4sFFzncQl
Spirit of Creation Discord - https://discord.com/channels/707232612355276913/1531100116801421332
Second Wave Discord - https://discord.com/channels/846580409050857493/850771754275438603
Spirit Builder - https://www.spiritislandbuilder.com/

You can almost feel the energy coursing through the crowds and rippling out over the water. There is power in the multitude and our spirit will use it.

Results:

Option 1: Push/Card Play/Element/Beast: 6
Option 2: Gather Beast/Fear/Gather ETD/Downgrade: 15
Option 3: Range/Element/Card Play/Regain: 11
Option 4: Range/Take Minor/Reclaim 1: 6
Option 5: Take Minor, Gain Minor, Element, Card Play: 12
Option 6: Energy/Elements/Gain Power Card: 16
Option 7: Gather Presence/Energy/Play Card: 10

Total Votes: 76

Improv the Gather ✓
Benefit From Gathering ✓
Method of gathering?
Method of managing built up lands?
Adding Beasts?

Today we discuss our options for our second innate. We need a consistent way to gather things and we need to start thinking about how we want to end the game and manage our built up lands. What tools do we save for our unique powers? 

If you have a pitch for the innate, don’t feel like you need to figure out everything, the general idea for each tier works great and we can sort out the balancing in testing.

Thanks for your participation <3

// Day 12 - Left Innate Vote
// Day 13 - Right Innate Discussion

Day 1 & FAQ - https://www.reddit.com/r/spiritisland/s/E4sFFzncQl
Spirit of Creation Discord - https://discord.com/channels/707232612355276913/1531100116801421332
Spirit Builder - https://www.spiritislandbuilder.com/

Come to the gathering and meet the world! Our spirit abounds where the people congregate and watch as they grow together, sharing ideas and customs. Today we vote on our Left innate - with the goal of supporting the allied spirits who come to the gathering. We have some wonderful options, remember nothing is set in stone once balancing commences. 

Option 1:
T1: Push Presence. Ally at ss gains 1 Energy 
T2: Ally at ss may play a card at cost. (Slow: Gather Beast, Fast: Push Blight)
T3: Ally at ss gains 1 Element
T4: Ally + Beast at ss, Add 1 Beast
Option 2
T1: Gather Beast per Animal
T2: 1 Fear per Sun/Animal pair
T3: Gather 1 E/T/D per Water/Animal pair
T4: For each Beast, Downgrade 1 Invader then push all beasts

Option 3
T1: Ally at ss gain +1 Range
T2: Ally at ss gain 1 Element
T3: Ally at ss may play 1 card
(Maybe) T4: Ally at ss may regain 1 card

Option 4
T1: Ally at ss gain +1 Range
T2: Ally at ss Take Minor (to discard)
T3: Ally at ss Reclaim 1

Option 5
Pay to increase effect (any spirit can pay for this)
T1: Ally at ss may Take a Minor to discard, may Pay 1 to Take to hand.
T2: Instead, Ally at ss gains 1 Minor Power, may Pay 1 to gain Major.
T3: Ally at ss may 1 Element, may Pay 1 for +1 different element. 
T4: Ally at ss may play 1 minor card, may Pay 1 for major.

Option 6
Checks how many invaders/dahan/beasts in lands
T1: If 5 In/Da/Be: Spirits w/ presence at ss gain 1 Energy.
T2: If 7 In/Da/Be: Spirits w/ presence at ss gain 2 Elements.
T3: If 9 In/Da/Be: Spirits w/ presence at ss gain a Power Card and may play it for cost. If they do, +1 Element.

Option 7
T1: Gather 1 Presence
T2: All spirits at ss gain 1 Energy
T3: 1 Spirit at ss may play a card by paying its cost

Tomorrow we will start discussing the right innate!

P.S. Reddit - It wasn't until this morning that I realized my post for Day 11 never landed on Reddit. Not sure what happened, but you have my sincerest apologies. Hopefully it doesn't happen again. That being said, while we don't have a ton of extra days to go back, if you have any commentary, ideas, or feedback for the day you missed (left innate discussion) don't hesitate to bring it up. Thanks for your support!

// Day 9 - Special Rule #2 Vote
// Day 10 - Innate #1 Discussion

Day 1 & FAQ - https://www.reddit.com/r/spiritisland/s/E4sFFzncQl
Spirit of Creation Discord - https://discord.com/channels/707232612355276913/1531100116801421332
Spirit Builder - https://www.spiritislandbuilder.com/

The beasts of the island are stirring and our Spirit takes notice. Perhaps it even calls to them, offering cooling water to renew them. Today we vote on a second special rule, continuing to create an identity that only our spirit fits. 

Multiple votes allowed. You’ll recognize some of the popular choices from our last vote have made another appearance. This isn’t surprising, many of the ideas were formed to synergize from the beginning. You’ll also notice several new ideas that have been added, generously brainstormed by your fellow community members. 

Ally-Spirit Focused:

• During Spirit Phase, any Spirit may move their presence to your lands with sacred site and beasts.
• During Spirit Phase, you may help pay Energy costs of spirits with presence at your sacred sites.
• During Spirit Phase, you may gift spirits with presence at your sacred site Energy/Card Plays/Track Elements you don’t need. 
• Spirits w/ presence at sacred sites gain energy/elements/power cards/etc

Beast Focused:

• When Remove Blight, instead Replace with Beast
• When a Beast would be Destroyed or Removed, if possible instead Gather it into one of your lands. 
• Beasts participate in Ravage
• When a Power would let you Gather Dahan, you may Gather Beast instead.

Our-Spirit Focused:

• Targeting Sands > Sun, Targeting Wetlands > Water, Targeting Jungle > Plant
• During Growth, for each of your lands with ~8+ Invaders/Dahan/Beast, Gain 1 Energy

Skip Focused:

• After your actions move Beast into your lands w/ sacred site, if Beasts outnumber Invaders, that land  ceases to exist until time passes. 
• In lands with 3+ Beasts, Skip Ravage, then Push all Exp/Beasts

No Special Rule #2

I want to give a high five to everyone that’s already talking about the kit as a whole! Now that we know we want to Gather Beasts, we know that our lands will have a lot of Invaders/Dahan. We need to start thinking about what effects we want to see and how our spirit plans to win the game.

// Potentially Helpful Information //

Special Rules affect 75-100% of turns. Innates 33-66% of turns. Uniques 33% of turns (at best).

It was pointed out that there are only 1 Minor / 6 Majors that Gather Beasts directly. We will likely need something to achieve that on a regular basis. 

Blight Heal / Action Prevention/Skip are considered Defense (also we do not have a negative Defense).

Support/Utility always requires balancing for solo play. Being able to grant random elements makes it much easier to hit 4 and 5 element thresholds than you would think, which is harder to balance.

// Day 8 - Special Rule #2 Discussion
// Day 9 - Special Rule #2 Vote

Day 1 & FAQ - https://www.reddit.com/r/spiritisland/s/E4sFFzncQl
Spirit of Creation Discord - https://discord.com/channels/707232612355276913/1531100116801421332
Spirit Builder - https://www.spiritislandbuilder.com/

Beasts lead our island-dwellers to the water and our spirit takes form! An absolutely stunning response from the community. 159 total votes across 14 special rules that you all imagined. We have a winner, but if something you were excited about didn’t get picked don’t be discouraged! We have one more special rule, two innates, and four unique power cards that need to be considered and many of these ideas could work at any level. You know the ideas are good when I didn’t even vote for my own pitch.

Results:

26 - Gathered Beasts may Bring E/T/D/B
15 - Gather +1 piece per presence
5 - Gather additional pieces for pieces in your land
6 - Target another Spirit > Gather / Add Beasts
15 -Beasts participate in Ravage Steps
16 - Spirit w/ presence at Sacred Sites gain energy/etc
8 - Land gains +2 Health per Beast before it Blights
21 - Instead of Removing Blight, Replace w/ Beasts
9 - Beasts Destroyed are instead Gathered into sacred-sites
4 - When Beasts move into your lands, you may Push them
5 - Spirit Phase, in lands with 2+ Beasts, Add 1 Beast
13 - For each Beast[/Dahan pair] 1 Invader DNPIR
1 - In lands w/ Beast, after skip/prevent Invader Action...
15 - Lands w/ 3+ Beasts, Skip Ravage then Push Exp/Beasts

Total Votes: 159

Now that we know the first special rule, today we discuss a second. Something that pairs well with the way we gather beasts? A way to create beasts? Something that reflects what happens when everybody is gathered at the oasis? If you like one of the remaining special rules, nominate it! If you think there’s another space to fill in our spirit’s identity, pitch your ideas today and tomorrow we’ll vote on it.

Thank you once again for all of your participation!

// Day 6 - Special Rule #1 Discussion
// Day 7 - Special Rule #1 Vote

Day 1 & FAQ - https://www.reddit.com/r/spiritisland/s/E4sFFzncQl
Spirit of Creation Discord - https://discord.com/channels/707232612355276913/1531100116801421332
Spirit Builder - https://www.spiritislandbuilder.com/

The island has spoken! Our spirit of Water Gatherings / Oasis has a special connection with the beasts of the island. No Incarna - this is a spirit whose influence is spread across the land. 

Results:
Beasts - 20
Wilds - 0
Disease - 3
Strife - 5
Badlands - 2
Vitality - 15
None - 6
New Token - 6

Yes Incarna - 16
No Incarna - 33

Total Votes 57 / 49

Today we’ll be brainstorming options of what our first special rule will be. These will be the foundation of our spirit’s play-style and dictate the unique mechanisms of how our spirit interacts with the island and its inhabitants. To keep you informed - we will have two special rules total, pitched and voted on one at a time so that we can make a pairing the synergizes.

Please share your ideas! We’re aiming for Moderate/High complexity. We’ll do our best to distill down concepts into votable options and clean up the language and balance it as we go, but we want the foundation strong.

// Potentially Helpful Information //

Special Rules should affect how your spirit interacts with the board almost every turn. The main goal is providing mechanics or a game that creates the feeling of our theme and ideally helps us think about the power card decks in a new way. 

Some of you have already mentioned it, but we’re getting to the point where we want to avoid overlap with other spirits. Lure, Towering Roots, Many Minds, Sharp Fangs, Wounded Waters have all been mentioned as potential play patterns to avoid. Just something to keep in mind.