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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Diirk" data-source="post: 1967296" data-attributes="member: 14476">And that would matter why ? A summoned monster acts as soon as it appears, so a rat summoned for 2 rounds duration can attack as soon as its summoned, and again the following round, then disappears just before the casters turn on the 3rd round... so it got 2 attacks and lasted for 2 rounds. Seems to match up pretty well.In the same way for a 3rd wizard casting acid arrow, you roll for damage once when you cast it.. this represents the damage for that round and is actually continual damage spread across the whole 6 seconds. Then you roll for damage at the start of the wizards turn on the 2nd round, and again its continual damage. Just before the start of the wizards turn on the 3rd round the spells duration expires.So in total its lasted for 2 rounds (1 round + 1 per 3 levels, exactly as the 'Duration:' line states), and its applied damage 2 times.In response to the original poster: If it worked how you described you thought it worked then it would be lasting 3 rounds when its only meant to last 2... each time you roll dice, it isn't an instant wound, its instead how much damage the acid does over the course of the entire round.. it takes 6 seconds for that damage to happen.</blockquote>