I was bored the other day and have been frustrated over the weakness I have perceived in the Summon Monster spell list in 3.5, name the puny CR of monsters summoned.
First thing I did was take the summon monster list found in the 3.5 srd and assign each creature on the list it's CR as per the 3.5 SRD. I then broke that down into a CR range per spell level, give below:
The breakdown by spell level is given below:
Summon Monster
1st Level
Celestial dog (1/3) LG
Celestial owl (1/4) LG
Celestial giant fire beetle (1/3) NG
Celestial porpoise1 (1/2) NG
Celestial badger (1/2) CG
Celestial monkey (1/6) CG
Fiendish dire rat (1/3) LE
Fiendish raven (1/6) LE
Fiendish monstrous centipede, Medium (1/2) NE
Fiendish monstrous scorpion, Small (1/2) NE
Fiendish hawk (1/3) CE
Fiendish monstrous spider, Small (1/2) CE
Fiendish octopus1 (1) CE
Fiendish snake, Small viper (1/2) CE
2nd Level
Celestial giant bee (1) LG
Celestial giant bombardier beetle (2) NG
Celestial riding dog (1) NG
Celestial eagle (1/2) CG
Lemure (devil) (1) LE
Fiendish squid1(1) LE
Fiendish wolf (1) LE
Fiendish monstrous centipede, Large (1) NE
Fiendish monstrous scorpion, Medium (1) NE
Fiendish shark, Medium1 (1) NE
Fiendish monstrous spider, Medium (1) CE
Fiendish snake, Medium viper (1) CE
3rd Level
Celestial black bear (2) LG
Celestial bison (3) NG
Celestial dire badger (2) CG
Celestial hippogriff (2) CG
Elemental, Small (any) (1) N
Fiendish ape (3) LE
Fiendish dire weasel (2) LE
Hell hound (3) LE
Fiendish snake, constrictor (2) LE
Fiendish boar (2) NE
Fiendish dire bat (3) NE
Fiendish monstrous centipede, Huge (3) NE
Fiendish crocodile (2) CE
Dretch (demon) (2) CE
Fiendish snake, Large viper (2) CE
Fiendish wolverine (2) CE
4th Level
Archon, lantern (2) LG
Celestial giant owl (4) LG
Celestial giant eagle (4) CG
Celestial lion (4) CG
Mephit (any) (3) N
Fiendish dire wolf (4) LE
Fiendish giant wasp (4) LE
Fiendish giant praying mantis (4) NE
Fiendish shark, Large1 (3) NE
Yeth hound (3) NE
Fiendish monstrous spider, Large (3) CE
Fiendish snake, Huge viper (4) CE
Howler (3) CE
5th Level
Archon, hound (4) LG
Celestial brown bear (5) LG
Celestial giant stag beetle (5) NG
Celestial sea cat1 (5) NG
Celestial griffon (5) CG
Elemental, Medium (any) (3) N
Achaierai (5) LE
Devil, bearded (5) LE
Fiendish dire ape (4) LE
Fiendish dire boar (5) NE
Fiendish shark, Huge (5) NE
Fiendish monstrous scorpion, Large (4) NE
Shadow mastiff (5) NE
Fiendish dire wolverine (5) CE
Fiendish giant crocodile (5) CE
Fiendish tiger (5) CE
6th Level
Celestial polar bear (6) LG
Celestial orca whale1 (7) NG
Bralani (eladrin) (6) CG
Celestial dire lion (7) CG
Elemental, Large (any) (5) N
Janni (genie) (4) N
Chaos beast (7) CN
Devil, chain (6) LE
Xill (6) LE
Fiendish monstrous centipede, Gargantuan (8) NE
Fiendish monstrous spider, Huge (7) CE
Fiendish snake, giant constrictor (7) CE
7th Level
Celestial elephant (9) LG
Avoral (guardinal) (9) NG
Celestial baleen whale1 (8) NG
Djinni (genie) (5) CG
Elemental, Huge (any) (7) N
Invisible stalker (7) N
Devil, bone (9) LE
Fiendish monstrous scorpion, Huge (7) NE
Babau (demon) (6) CE
Fiendish giant octopus1 (10) CE
Fiendish girallon (7) CE
8th Level
Celestial dire bear (9) LG
Celestial cachalot whale1 (9) NG
Lillend (7) CG
Elemental, greater (any) (9) N
Fiendish giant squid1 (11) LE
Hellcat (7) LE
Fiendish monstrous centipede, Colossal (11) NE
Fiendish dire tiger (10) CE
Fiendish monstrous spider, Gargantuan (10) CE
Vrock (demon) (9) CE
9th Level
Couatl (10) LG
Leonal (guardinal) (12) NG
Celestial roc (11) CG
Elemental, elder (any) (11) N
Devil, barbed (11) LE
Fiendish dire shark1 (11) NE
Fiendish monstrous scorpion, Gargantuan (12) NE
Night hag (9) NE
Bebilith (demon) (10) CE
Fiendish monstrous spider, Colossal (13) CE
Hezrou (demon) (11) CE
1 May be summoned only into an aquatic or watery environment.
Next post: Alternate CR by spell level chart, and alternate summon monster I-IX lists based on those guidelines.
First thing I did was take the summon monster list found in the 3.5 srd and assign each creature on the list it's CR as per the 3.5 SRD. I then broke that down into a CR range per spell level, give below:
Code:
SPELL NAME CR Summonable
Summon monster I 1/2
Summon monster II 1
Summon monster III 2
Summon monster IX 3-4
Summon monster V 4-5
Summon monster VI 6-7
Summon monster VII 7-9
Summon monster VIII 9-11
Summon monster IX 11-12
* There is +1/-1 varience in CRs observed at levels IV-IX
The breakdown by spell level is given below:
Summon Monster
1st Level
Celestial dog (1/3) LG
Celestial owl (1/4) LG
Celestial giant fire beetle (1/3) NG
Celestial porpoise1 (1/2) NG
Celestial badger (1/2) CG
Celestial monkey (1/6) CG
Fiendish dire rat (1/3) LE
Fiendish raven (1/6) LE
Fiendish monstrous centipede, Medium (1/2) NE
Fiendish monstrous scorpion, Small (1/2) NE
Fiendish hawk (1/3) CE
Fiendish monstrous spider, Small (1/2) CE
Fiendish octopus1 (1) CE
Fiendish snake, Small viper (1/2) CE
2nd Level
Celestial giant bee (1) LG
Celestial giant bombardier beetle (2) NG
Celestial riding dog (1) NG
Celestial eagle (1/2) CG
Lemure (devil) (1) LE
Fiendish squid1(1) LE
Fiendish wolf (1) LE
Fiendish monstrous centipede, Large (1) NE
Fiendish monstrous scorpion, Medium (1) NE
Fiendish shark, Medium1 (1) NE
Fiendish monstrous spider, Medium (1) CE
Fiendish snake, Medium viper (1) CE
3rd Level
Celestial black bear (2) LG
Celestial bison (3) NG
Celestial dire badger (2) CG
Celestial hippogriff (2) CG
Elemental, Small (any) (1) N
Fiendish ape (3) LE
Fiendish dire weasel (2) LE
Hell hound (3) LE
Fiendish snake, constrictor (2) LE
Fiendish boar (2) NE
Fiendish dire bat (3) NE
Fiendish monstrous centipede, Huge (3) NE
Fiendish crocodile (2) CE
Dretch (demon) (2) CE
Fiendish snake, Large viper (2) CE
Fiendish wolverine (2) CE
4th Level
Archon, lantern (2) LG
Celestial giant owl (4) LG
Celestial giant eagle (4) CG
Celestial lion (4) CG
Mephit (any) (3) N
Fiendish dire wolf (4) LE
Fiendish giant wasp (4) LE
Fiendish giant praying mantis (4) NE
Fiendish shark, Large1 (3) NE
Yeth hound (3) NE
Fiendish monstrous spider, Large (3) CE
Fiendish snake, Huge viper (4) CE
Howler (3) CE
5th Level
Archon, hound (4) LG
Celestial brown bear (5) LG
Celestial giant stag beetle (5) NG
Celestial sea cat1 (5) NG
Celestial griffon (5) CG
Elemental, Medium (any) (3) N
Achaierai (5) LE
Devil, bearded (5) LE
Fiendish dire ape (4) LE
Fiendish dire boar (5) NE
Fiendish shark, Huge (5) NE
Fiendish monstrous scorpion, Large (4) NE
Shadow mastiff (5) NE
Fiendish dire wolverine (5) CE
Fiendish giant crocodile (5) CE
Fiendish tiger (5) CE
6th Level
Celestial polar bear (6) LG
Celestial orca whale1 (7) NG
Bralani (eladrin) (6) CG
Celestial dire lion (7) CG
Elemental, Large (any) (5) N
Janni (genie) (4) N
Chaos beast (7) CN
Devil, chain (6) LE
Xill (6) LE
Fiendish monstrous centipede, Gargantuan (8) NE
Fiendish monstrous spider, Huge (7) CE
Fiendish snake, giant constrictor (7) CE
7th Level
Celestial elephant (9) LG
Avoral (guardinal) (9) NG
Celestial baleen whale1 (8) NG
Djinni (genie) (5) CG
Elemental, Huge (any) (7) N
Invisible stalker (7) N
Devil, bone (9) LE
Fiendish monstrous scorpion, Huge (7) NE
Babau (demon) (6) CE
Fiendish giant octopus1 (10) CE
Fiendish girallon (7) CE
8th Level
Celestial dire bear (9) LG
Celestial cachalot whale1 (9) NG
Lillend (7) CG
Elemental, greater (any) (9) N
Fiendish giant squid1 (11) LE
Hellcat (7) LE
Fiendish monstrous centipede, Colossal (11) NE
Fiendish dire tiger (10) CE
Fiendish monstrous spider, Gargantuan (10) CE
Vrock (demon) (9) CE
9th Level
Couatl (10) LG
Leonal (guardinal) (12) NG
Celestial roc (11) CG
Elemental, elder (any) (11) N
Devil, barbed (11) LE
Fiendish dire shark1 (11) NE
Fiendish monstrous scorpion, Gargantuan (12) NE
Night hag (9) NE
Bebilith (demon) (10) CE
Fiendish monstrous spider, Colossal (13) CE
Hezrou (demon) (11) CE
1 May be summoned only into an aquatic or watery environment.
Next post: Alternate CR by spell level chart, and alternate summon monster I-IX lists based on those guidelines.