[OOC] House Millithor in City of the Spider Queen

[Xael]

This message made me think, are we using 3.0 or 3.5 rules (since we're using the 3.5 classes). In 3.0 rules, Quertus could cast Mirror Image after he cast Haste, but not Summon Monster, since it's a full round spell and thus cannot be cast as a partial action. In 3.5, he can't cast either.

Hmm. He still has a move-action and the extra partial action (no difference to standard action) after casting Haste, so I just deciphered it as if he had full-round action left (move+partial/standard). Might be wrong though. If I'm wrong, Endur can just assume that he casts the Mirror Image.

If we're using 3.5 haste, the "party" just got one serious boost.

 

[Endur]

Summon Monster

Evil Spellcasters should think carefully about their Summoning spells.

Do you really want to summon a Celestial Lion in a room full of drow elves?

Especially since the Celestial Lion doesn't speak any language you know.

He won't attack Quertus ... and the spell says he'll attack Quertus's enemies ... are you willing to gamble that he'll interpret Kurgoth as his target of choice?

 

[Endur]

Well, since you know what 3.5 haste does, lets go with 3.5 haste. Extra movement, ac, etc. for everyone.

Hmm. He still has a move-action and the extra partial action (no difference to standard action) after casting Haste, so I just deciphered it as if he had full-round action left (move+partial/standard). Might be wrong though. If I'm wrong, Endur can just assume that he casts the Mirror Image.

If we're using 3.5 haste, the "party" just got one serious boost.

 

[Xael]

Re: Summon Monster

Evil Spellcasters should think carefully about their Summoning spells.

Do you really want to summon a Celestial Lion in a room full of drow elves?

Especially since the Celestial Lion doesn't speak any language you know.

He won't attack Quertus ... and the spell says he'll attack Quertus's enemies ... are you willing to gamble that he'll interpret Kurgoth as his target of choice?

Well, if I summon fiendish something, how can I be sure that it will attack the Balor? Actually, how can I be sure that anything I summon attacks something I want it to attack?

Well, since you know what 3.5 haste does, lets go with 3.5 haste. Extra movement, ac, etc. for everyone.

Fine.

 

[Endur]

Summonings.

Well, if you summon a fiendish something its more likely to understand a command to attack spoken in Abyssal. But, yes, if you summon Kurgoth's puppy, its not going to be too thrilled about being ordered to attack Kurgoth. However, even if it doesn't want to do it, the summoning spell "compels" it to attack your enemies. So if you clearly communicate that it has to attack Kurgoth, it will do so even if the creature views Kurgoth as a buddy or master.

A celestial creature, on the other hand, would be thrilled to attack Kurgoth if only he knew that's what you wanted, but there are so many enemies of Quertus and so little time.

Look on the bright side, pentagrams aren't required for the basic monster summoning spells.

 

[Pyrex]

That brings up an interesting question. I assume that if one of us summons a CE fiendish something-or-other that we'd be able to communicate with it in Abyssal. (or in Infernal for a LE).

What language would be necessary to communicate with an NE summoned creature?

 

[Thels]

Heh, no matter what I summon, I probably can't talk to it anyhow.

 

[Pyrex]

Heh, no matter what I summon, I probably can't talk to it anyhow.

True enough, but you don't need to be summoning creatures.
That's why you have the sharp pointy things.

 

[Radiant]

True enough, but you don't need to be summoning creatures.
That's why you have the sharp pointy things.

mhm, sharp pointy ice thing should work against balor. But somehow i doubt my fire spell will do much good.

 

[Pyrex]

mhm, sharp pointy ice thing should work against balor. But somehow i doubt my fire spell will do much good.

Hmm, I don't know about y'all, but I'd much rather not fight the balor.
Especially if Endur has found his 3.5 stats...