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<blockquote data-quote="Spatzimaus" data-source="post: 792547" data-attributes="member: 3051">The Psionic version, as I mentioned before, is a lot more fun.&nbsp; First, because it's just first in a Feat chain that leads to some really cool stuff, and second because Astral Constructs are artificial to begin with (see next point).One problem I have with Augment Summoning is how it doesn't make sense on a conceptual level.&nbsp; When I cast Summon Monster, I'm not creating a new creature; I'm pulling an existing creature from another plane, to temporarily do my bidding.&nbsp; How exactly does a Feat I take cause that other creature to be stronger?&nbsp; Okay, it's being &quot;magically enhanced&quot;, like if I cast Aid or Bless on it, but I'm not casting a second spell, this is a Feat we're talking about.&nbsp; It just seems somehow wrong.Augmenting a nonliving construct you formed from Astral ectoplasm makes sense.&nbsp; Augmenting someone who lives on another plane, though?(Hmm, adventure concept: the PCs are repeatedly summoned by a spellcaster on another plane, and used as cannon fodder.&nbsp; Every few days, no matter what they were doing at the time, they get pulled into the middle of a big battle, like maybe the Blood War, fight for a round or two before dying painfully, repeat.&nbsp; The adventure is them trying to stop the guy who keeps casting the spell.)</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Spatzimaus, post: 792547, member: 3051"] The Psionic version, as I mentioned before, is a lot more fun. First, because it's just first in a Feat chain that leads to some really cool stuff, and second because Astral Constructs are artificial to begin with (see next point). One problem I have with Augment Summoning is how it doesn't make sense on a conceptual level. When I cast Summon Monster, I'm not creating a new creature; I'm pulling an existing creature from another plane, to temporarily do my bidding. How exactly does a Feat I take cause that other creature to be stronger? Okay, it's being "magically enhanced", like if I cast Aid or Bless on it, but I'm not casting a second spell, this is a Feat we're talking about. It just seems somehow wrong. Augmenting a nonliving construct you formed from Astral ectoplasm makes sense. Augmenting someone who lives on another plane, though? (Hmm, adventure concept: the PCs are repeatedly summoned by a spellcaster on another plane, and used as cannon fodder. Every few days, no matter what they were doing at the time, they get pulled into the middle of a big battle, like maybe the Blood War, fight for a round or two before dying painfully, repeat. The adventure is them trying to stop the guy who keeps casting the spell.) [/QUOTE]

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