Assistant Table

Assistants
"Assistant" is a catch-all term for the various types of NPC allies players may have. The three main categories are spirits (Mage), drones (Rigger), and sprites (Decker).

Spirits
Mages with the Summon Spirits spell can call up extraplanar beings to do their bidding. Some common uses of spirits are combat, information gathering, and sentry work. Unlike drones or sprites, spirits are intelligent, and can be given fairly complex orders.
 * Cast Summon Spirits. The result of your roll determines how powerful the spirit is.
 * Make one request of the spirit. It will attempt to fulfill the request to the best of its ability.

Drones
Drones are robotic companions that aid Riggers. They have no particular intelligence of their own, instead serving as convenient support for their owner.
 * Combat Drone (makes a Rigger more effective in combat)
 * Vehicle Drone (useful for getaways, stakeouts, and as a mobile base of operations)

Sprites
Sprites are complex programs employed by Deckers to assist in their efforts. Unlike true A.I., Sprites can only do what they've been programmed to do, but that's often more than enough to make a difference.
 * Hacking Sprite (assists in cracking open systems)
 * Scanning Sprite (assists in finding and processing information)