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Message: <blockquote data-quote="pukunui" data-source="post: 7279557" data-attributes="member: 54629">The impression I get, which I admit could be wrong, is that they did it this way so the DM could say, "No, you can't summon a walrus in the middle of the desert."Now, if the spell were summoning real creatures, that would make some sense. However, it is actually summoning fey spirits that take the form of beasts, so why couldn't you have one take the form of a walrus even if you're in the middle of the desert? "Because it's magic," you might say.I'm not too fussed on that front.My biggest beef with these spells - and I see that I am not alone here - is their propensity to a) slow down the game and b) swing things too much in the PCs' favor, especially if the highest CR creatures are always being picked.It was definitely a challenge for me to keep things challenging for the PCs when the druid in my Tyranny of Dragons game would summon up two big CR 2 bears to help them out. He ended up with a massive Con save modifier, too, so it was nearly impossible for the bad guys to get rid of the bears by disrupting his concentration.</blockquote>