Stormonu
Legend
So, one of the things I "need" for 5E is some sort of summon monster spell to convert/rebuild some PCs/NPCs for the game. I'd like to take the spell back towards its 1E/2E roots, with a random monster summoned list, but incorporate 3E's pick-n-choose methodology by making it possible to manipulate the results some (using an obscure 1E rule, actually).
I'm still in the process of reading the base rules, so any pointers/assistance/criticism is appreciated.
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CONJURER PATH - Summoner
Conjuration Savant
As per PHB
Monster Summoner
Starting at 2nd level, when you cast the Summon Monster spell, you roll two d20's and take the preferred result.
Resiliant Summons
Starting at 6th level, any creature you summon has at least 75% of it's maximum hit points (if you are using average monster hit points, increase the hp by 50%). Likewise, if an enemy attempts to dispel your summons, you can make an Intelligence save to thwart the dispel. If you fail, your summoned creature take 1d6 damage per spell level of the enemy's dispel magic, though they are not dispelled unless they are reduced to 0 or less hit points.
Focused Summons
Starting at 10th level, you can change the duration of your summon monster spells to 1 minute + Concentration.
Durable Summons
As per PHB ability
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Summon Monster
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: 90 feet
Components: V, S, M (a tiny bag and lit candle)
Duration: 1 minute
You summon a creature from elsewhere to do you bidding. Roll on the table below to determine the creature that is summoned. The creature obeys your mental commands to the best of its ability, even laying down its life for you if necessary.
The spell lasts until the duration expires, you dismiss the summoned creature or it is slain. If the summoned creature dies, any of its personal possessions or traces of its existence disappear with it.
As an optional component, if you possess a bit of a creature on the summoning list - a bit of fur or scale, nail clippings, a tooth or other such bodily sample, you may summon that specific creature. The item used in this summoning must be from a still-living specimen, and the sample vanishes at the spell's end.
At Higher Levels: When you cast this spell using a spell slot of 2nd level or higher, you may choose to cast from a higher level list, double the spell's duration or double the number of creatures summoned for each slot level above 1st. You may choose to combine several different options when increasing the spell level.
LEVEL 1 (CR 1/4)
1) Animated Object, Flying Sword
2) Axe Beak
3) Bat, Giant
4) Boar
5) Bullywug
6) Centipede, Giant
7) Demon, Dretch
8) Frog, Giant
9) Elf, Drow
10) Goblin
11) Grimlock
12) Kenku
13) Kobold (2)
14) Pixie
15) Skeleton
16) Snake, Constrictor
17) Snake, Giant Poisonous
18) Spider, Giant Wolf
19) Troglodyte
20) Player's Choice
LEVEL 2 (CR 1/2)
1) Ape
2) Bear, Black
3) Cockatrice
4) Darkmantle
5) Gnoll
6) Gnome, Deep (Svirfneblin)
7) Goat, Giant
8) Hobgoblin
9) Jackalwere
10) Lizardfolk
11) Magmin
12) Mephit, dust
13) Modron, Tridrone
14) Elf Scout
15) Orc
16) Rust Monster
17) Satyr
18) Shadow
19) Worg
20) Player's Choice
LEVEL 3 (CR 1)
1) Animated Object, Animated Armor
2) Bear, Brown
3) Bugbear
4) Death Dog
5) Demon, Quasit
6) Devil, Imp
7) Dire Wolf
8) Dryad
9) Duergar
10) Eagle, Giant
11) Ghoul
12) Harpy
13) Hippogriff
14) Hyena, Giant
15) Modron, Quadrone
16) Ogre, Half- (Ogrillon)
17) Scarecrow
18) Thri-kreen
19) Yuan-ti, Pureblood
20) Player's Choice
LEVEL 4 (CR 2)
1) Ankheg
2) Azer
3) Carrion Crawler
4) Centaur
5) Devil, Spined
6) Elk, Giant
7) Ettercap
8) Gargoyle
9) Gibbering Mouther
10) Grick
11) Griffon
12) Intellect Devourer
13) Lycanthrope, Wererat
14) Nothic
15) Human Beserker
16) Ogre
17) Orc, Orog
18) Peryton
19) Quaggoth
20) Player's Choice
LEVEL 5 (CR 3)
1) Basilisk
2) Beholder, Spectator
3) Devil, Bearded
4) Displacer Beast
5) Doppelganger
6) Gith, Githyanki Warrior
7) Grell
8) Hag, Green
9) Hell Hound
10) Hook Horror
11) Lycanthrope, Werewolf
12) Manticore
13) Minotaur
14) Nightmare
15) Owlbear
16) Scorpion, Giant
17) Winter Wolf
18) Yeti
19) Yuan-ti, Malison
20) Player's Choice
LEVEL 6 (CR 4-5)
1) Banshee
2) Chuul
3) Coatl
4) Demon, Shadow
5) Ettin
6) Flameskull
7) Helmed Horror
8) Lamia
9) Lycanthrope, Weretiger
10) Naga, Bone
11) Succubus/Incubus
12) Giant, Hill
13) Golem, Flesh
14) Gorgon
15) Hag, Night
16) Otyugh
17) Salamander
18) Troll
19) Umber Hulk
20) Player's Choice
LEVEL 7 (CR 6-7)
1) Ape, Giant
2) Chimera
3) Cyclops
4) Demon, Chasme
5) Demon, Vrock
6) Drider
7) Galeb Duhr
8) Giant, Stone
9) Gith, Githzerai Zerth
10) Invisible Stalker
11) Mammoth
12) Medusa
13) Mind Flayer
14) Oni (Ogre Mage)
15) Shield Guardian
16) Slaad, Blue
17) Wyvern
18) Yuan-Ti, Abomination
19) Dragon, Young Black
20) Player's Choice
LEVEL 8 (CR 8-9)
1) Cloaker
2) Demon, Hezrou
3) Demon, Glabrezu
4) Devil, Bone
5) Devil, Chain
6) Dinosaur, Tyrannosaurus Rex
7) Fomorian
8) Giant, Cloud
9) Giant, Fire
10) Giant, Frost
11) Golem, Clay
12) Hydra
13) Naga, Spirit
14) Drow Assassin
15) Slaad, Gray
16) Slaad, Green
17) Dragon, Young Blue
18) Dragon, Young Green
19) Dragon, Young Silver
20) Player's Choice
LEVEL 9 (CR 10-12)
1) Aboleth
2) Angel, Deva
3) Behir
4) Demon, Yochlol
5) Devil, Horned
6) Genie, Dao
7) Genie, Djinni
8) Genie, Efreeti
9) Genie, Marid
10) Golem, Stone
11) Naga, Guardian
12) Remorhaz
13) Roc
14) Slaad, Death
15) Sphinx, Gynosphinx
16) Dragon, Young Gold
17) Dragon, Young Red
18) Devil, Erinyes
19) Human Archmage
20) Player's Choice
Thanks @mouseferatu for the Monster Sorter - it really made putting together the lists a LOT easier.
I'm still in the process of reading the base rules, so any pointers/assistance/criticism is appreciated.
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CONJURER PATH - Summoner
Conjuration Savant
As per PHB
Monster Summoner
Starting at 2nd level, when you cast the Summon Monster spell, you roll two d20's and take the preferred result.
Resiliant Summons
Starting at 6th level, any creature you summon has at least 75% of it's maximum hit points (if you are using average monster hit points, increase the hp by 50%). Likewise, if an enemy attempts to dispel your summons, you can make an Intelligence save to thwart the dispel. If you fail, your summoned creature take 1d6 damage per spell level of the enemy's dispel magic, though they are not dispelled unless they are reduced to 0 or less hit points.
Focused Summons
Starting at 10th level, you can change the duration of your summon monster spells to 1 minute + Concentration.
Durable Summons
As per PHB ability
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Summon Monster
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: 90 feet
Components: V, S, M (a tiny bag and lit candle)
Duration: 1 minute
You summon a creature from elsewhere to do you bidding. Roll on the table below to determine the creature that is summoned. The creature obeys your mental commands to the best of its ability, even laying down its life for you if necessary.
The spell lasts until the duration expires, you dismiss the summoned creature or it is slain. If the summoned creature dies, any of its personal possessions or traces of its existence disappear with it.
As an optional component, if you possess a bit of a creature on the summoning list - a bit of fur or scale, nail clippings, a tooth or other such bodily sample, you may summon that specific creature. The item used in this summoning must be from a still-living specimen, and the sample vanishes at the spell's end.
At Higher Levels: When you cast this spell using a spell slot of 2nd level or higher, you may choose to cast from a higher level list, double the spell's duration or double the number of creatures summoned for each slot level above 1st. You may choose to combine several different options when increasing the spell level.
LEVEL 1 (CR 1/4)
1) Animated Object, Flying Sword
2) Axe Beak
3) Bat, Giant
4) Boar
5) Bullywug
6) Centipede, Giant
7) Demon, Dretch
8) Frog, Giant
9) Elf, Drow
10) Goblin
11) Grimlock
12) Kenku
13) Kobold (2)
14) Pixie
15) Skeleton
16) Snake, Constrictor
17) Snake, Giant Poisonous
18) Spider, Giant Wolf
19) Troglodyte
20) Player's Choice
LEVEL 2 (CR 1/2)
1) Ape
2) Bear, Black
3) Cockatrice
4) Darkmantle
5) Gnoll
6) Gnome, Deep (Svirfneblin)
7) Goat, Giant
8) Hobgoblin
9) Jackalwere
10) Lizardfolk
11) Magmin
12) Mephit, dust
13) Modron, Tridrone
14) Elf Scout
15) Orc
16) Rust Monster
17) Satyr
18) Shadow
19) Worg
20) Player's Choice
LEVEL 3 (CR 1)
1) Animated Object, Animated Armor
2) Bear, Brown
3) Bugbear
4) Death Dog
5) Demon, Quasit
6) Devil, Imp
7) Dire Wolf
8) Dryad
9) Duergar
10) Eagle, Giant
11) Ghoul
12) Harpy
13) Hippogriff
14) Hyena, Giant
15) Modron, Quadrone
16) Ogre, Half- (Ogrillon)
17) Scarecrow
18) Thri-kreen
19) Yuan-ti, Pureblood
20) Player's Choice
LEVEL 4 (CR 2)
1) Ankheg
2) Azer
3) Carrion Crawler
4) Centaur
5) Devil, Spined
6) Elk, Giant
7) Ettercap
8) Gargoyle
9) Gibbering Mouther
10) Grick
11) Griffon
12) Intellect Devourer
13) Lycanthrope, Wererat
14) Nothic
15) Human Beserker
16) Ogre
17) Orc, Orog
18) Peryton
19) Quaggoth
20) Player's Choice
LEVEL 5 (CR 3)
1) Basilisk
2) Beholder, Spectator
3) Devil, Bearded
4) Displacer Beast
5) Doppelganger
6) Gith, Githyanki Warrior
7) Grell
8) Hag, Green
9) Hell Hound
10) Hook Horror
11) Lycanthrope, Werewolf
12) Manticore
13) Minotaur
14) Nightmare
15) Owlbear
16) Scorpion, Giant
17) Winter Wolf
18) Yeti
19) Yuan-ti, Malison
20) Player's Choice
LEVEL 6 (CR 4-5)
1) Banshee
2) Chuul
3) Coatl
4) Demon, Shadow
5) Ettin
6) Flameskull
7) Helmed Horror
8) Lamia
9) Lycanthrope, Weretiger
10) Naga, Bone
11) Succubus/Incubus
12) Giant, Hill
13) Golem, Flesh
14) Gorgon
15) Hag, Night
16) Otyugh
17) Salamander
18) Troll
19) Umber Hulk
20) Player's Choice
LEVEL 7 (CR 6-7)
1) Ape, Giant
2) Chimera
3) Cyclops
4) Demon, Chasme
5) Demon, Vrock
6) Drider
7) Galeb Duhr
8) Giant, Stone
9) Gith, Githzerai Zerth
10) Invisible Stalker
11) Mammoth
12) Medusa
13) Mind Flayer
14) Oni (Ogre Mage)
15) Shield Guardian
16) Slaad, Blue
17) Wyvern
18) Yuan-Ti, Abomination
19) Dragon, Young Black
20) Player's Choice
LEVEL 8 (CR 8-9)
1) Cloaker
2) Demon, Hezrou
3) Demon, Glabrezu
4) Devil, Bone
5) Devil, Chain
6) Dinosaur, Tyrannosaurus Rex
7) Fomorian
8) Giant, Cloud
9) Giant, Fire
10) Giant, Frost
11) Golem, Clay
12) Hydra
13) Naga, Spirit
14) Drow Assassin
15) Slaad, Gray
16) Slaad, Green
17) Dragon, Young Blue
18) Dragon, Young Green
19) Dragon, Young Silver
20) Player's Choice
LEVEL 9 (CR 10-12)
1) Aboleth
2) Angel, Deva
3) Behir
4) Demon, Yochlol
5) Devil, Horned
6) Genie, Dao
7) Genie, Djinni
8) Genie, Efreeti
9) Genie, Marid
10) Golem, Stone
11) Naga, Guardian
12) Remorhaz
13) Roc
14) Slaad, Death
15) Sphinx, Gynosphinx
16) Dragon, Young Gold
17) Dragon, Young Red
18) Devil, Erinyes
19) Human Archmage
20) Player's Choice
Thanks @mouseferatu for the Monster Sorter - it really made putting together the lists a LOT easier.
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