So I'm building myself a nice little Insect Shaman. The thing about the Insect Tradition is that a shaman's number one goal is to summon a mother spirit. Here's the stickler: "The summoning/creation of a queen/mother spirit requires a metamagic technique known as Metamorphosis that is taught exclusively to insect shamans by their mentor spirits." Basically, I have to undergo a Familiar ordeal costing 11 Karma. How do you guys manage your initiations here on SRO? Does one request a one-on-one "run" with a GM?