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<blockquote data-quote="bmcdaniel" data-source="post: 177138" data-attributes="member: 1772"><p><strong>Summoning Spells</strong></p><p></p><p>I tried to induce more use of the summoning spells by expanding the number of summonable critters and increasing the duration to concentration + 1 rd/level. Sadly nobody still takes the spells.</p><p></p><p>For those interested, I've attached my list of summonable critters. I allow any of the following templates to be imposed on the relevant critter: celestial, fiendish, anarchic, axiomatic, any elemental template, and shadow.</p><p></p><p>BM</p><p></p><p>[CODE][COLOR=burlywood]</p><p>CR Creature Source</p><p>Summoning I </p><p>0.5 Baboon, template MM 193</p><p>0.5 Badger, template MM 193</p><p>0.1 Bat, template MM 193</p><p>0.3 Dire rat, template MM 57</p><p>0.3 Dog, template MM 195</p><p>0.3 Hawk, template MM 197</p><p>0.2 Monkey, template MM 198</p><p>0.25 Owl, template MM 199</p><p>0.25 Raven, template MM 201</p><p>0.3 Spitting Crawler Lizard (Lizard) FRCS 308</p><p>0.25 Weasel, template MM 203</p><p></p><p>Summoning II </p><p>0.5 Animated Object (Tiny), template MM 17</p><p>0.5 Bee, Giant (Vermin), template MM 206</p><p>1 Dog (Riding), template MM 196</p><p>0.5 Eagle, template MM 196</p><p>0.5 Formorian worker MM 90</p><p>1 Horse (Heavy), template MM 197</p><p>1 Horse (Light), template MM 197</p><p>1 Lemure (Devil) MM 48</p><p>1 Octopus, template MM 199</p><p>0.25 Scorpion (Tiny Vermin), template MM 209</p><p>1 Shark (medium-sized), template MM 200</p><p>0.25 Spider (Tiny Vermin), template MM 209</p><p>1 Squid, template MM 200</p><p>0.25 Viper (Tiny Snake), template MM 200</p><p>1 Warrior (1st level), Celestial </p><p>1 Warrior (1st level), Fiendish </p><p>1 Warrior (1st level), Shadow </p><p>1 Wolf, template MM 204</p><p></p><p>Summoning III </p><p>1 Animated Object (Small), template MM 17</p><p>2 Azer MM 22</p><p>2 Bison, template MM 194</p><p>2 Black Bear, template MM 193</p><p>2 Boar, template MM 194</p><p>2 Cheetah MM 195</p><p>2 Constrictor (Snake), template MM 200</p><p>2 Crocodile, template MM 195</p><p>2 Dire Badger, template MM 56</p><p>2 Dire Bat, template MM 57</p><p>2 Dire Weasel, template MM 56</p><p>2 Dretch (Demon) MM 41</p><p>1 Elemental (Small) MM 81</p><p>2 Gorilla aka Ape, template MM 193</p><p>2 Leopard, template MM 197</p><p>2 Lizard (Giant), template MM 198</p><p>1 Paraelemental (Small) MP 181</p><p>2 Salamandar (Small) MM 159</p><p>0.5 Scorpion (Small Vermin), template MM 209</p><p>2 Shark (Large), template MM 200</p><p>0.5 Spider (Small Vermin), template MM 210</p><p>2 Thoqqua MM 175</p><p>4 Triton MM 178</p><p>0.5 Viper (Small Snake), template MM 200</p><p>2 Wolverine, template MM 204</p><p></p><p>Summoning IV </p><p>3 Animated Object (Large), template MM 17</p><p>3 Arrowhawk (Small) MM 19</p><p>3 Dire Ape, template MM 57</p><p>3 Dire Wolf, template MM 204</p><p>3 Dusk Beast (Ephemera) MP 170</p><p>3 Giant Eagle MM 102</p><p>3 Giant Owl MM 103</p><p>3 Hell hound MM 118</p><p>2 Hippogriff, template MM 118</p><p>3 Howler MM 121</p><p>2 Imp (Devil) MM 48</p><p>2 Lantern Archon (Celestial) MM 29</p><p>3 Lion, template MM 198</p><p>3 Pack Lizard (Lizard), template FRCS 308</p><p>3 Magmin MM 130</p><p>1 Scorpion (Medium-Size Vermin), template MM 209</p><p>1 Spider (Medium-Size Vermin), template MM 210</p><p>3 Tojanida (Small) MM 177</p><p>1 Two-Headed Adder (Snake), template FRCS 309</p><p>2 Vargouille MM 182</p><p>1 Viper (Medium-size Snake), template MM 200</p><p>3 Warrior (3rd level), Celestial </p><p>3 Warrior (3rd level), Fiendish </p><p>3 Xorn (Small) MM 187</p><p></p><p>Summoning V </p><p>5 Achaierai MM 15</p><p>6 Animated Object (Huge), template MM 17</p><p>5 Arrowhawk (Medium-size) MM 19</p><p>7 Baleen Whale (Whale), template MM 204</p><p>5 Brown Bear, template MM 193</p><p>6 Constrictor (Giant Snake), template MM 200</p><p>5 Crocodile (Giant), template MM 195</p><p>3 Crysmal PsH 146</p><p>5 Dire Boar, template MM 194</p><p>6 Dire Lion, template MM 57</p><p>5 Dire Wolverine, template MM 57</p><p>3 Elemental (Medium-size) MM 81</p><p>3 Formorian Warrior MM 90</p><p>6 Girallon, template MM 104</p><p>5 Gray Ooze (Ooze), Anarchic MM 145</p><p>5 Griffon, template MM 113</p><p>4 Hound Archon (Celestial) MM 29</p><p>6 Manticore, Fiendish MM 130</p><p>3 Mephit (any) MM 132</p><p>5 Minotaur, Fiendish MM 137</p><p>6 Orca (Whale), template MM 203</p><p>5 Owlbear, Fiendish MM 148</p><p>3 Paraelemental (Medium-size) MP 181</p><p>3 Pegasus, Celestial MM 148</p><p>3 Quasit MM 153</p><p>5 Rhinocerous, template MM 200</p><p>5 Salamandar (Medium-size) MM 159</p><p>2 Scorpion (Large Vermin), template MM 209</p><p>5 Sea Lion, template MM 160</p><p>5 Shadow Mastiff MM 162</p><p>2 Shark (Large), template MM 200</p><p>2 Spider (Large Vermin), template MM 210</p><p>4 Spinagon (Devil) MP 167</p><p>5 Tiger, template MM 203</p><p>5 Tojanida (Medium-size) MM 177</p><p>2 Viper (Large Snake), template MM 200</p><p>3 Wasp (Giant Vermin), template MM 207</p><p>2 Winged Viper (Snake), template FRCS 309</p><p>4 Xag-Ya (Energon) [note: not controllable] MP 169</p><p>5 Xeg-Yi (Energon) [note: not controllable] MP 169</p><p>3 Yeth Hound MM 188</p><p></p><p>Summoning VI </p><p>7 Armanite (Demon) MP 164</p><p>7 Barbazu (Devil) MM 48</p><p>6 Belker MM 26</p><p>7 Bezekira, aka HellCat (Devil) MM 48</p><p>8 Cachalot Whale (Whale), template MM 204</p><p>6 Canoloth (Yugoloth) MP 187</p><p>7 Chaos Beast MM 34</p><p>8 Dire Bear, template MM 58</p><p>5 Elemental (Large) MM 81</p><p>7 Erinyes (Devil) MM 48</p><p>4 Janni (Genie) MM 94</p><p>6 Kyton MM 48</p><p>6 Ochre Jelly (Ooze), Anarchic MM 145</p><p>5 Paraelemental (Large) MP 181</p><p>5 Rast MM 154</p><p>3 Scorpion (Huge Vermin), template MM 209</p><p>7 Slaad (Red) MM 166</p><p>3 Spider (Huge Vermin), template MM 210</p><p>3 Unicorn, Celestial MM 181</p><p>6 Uridezu (Demon) MP 164</p><p>3 Viper (Huge Snake), template MM 200</p><p>6 Xorn (Medium-size) MM 187</p><p></p><p>Summoning VII </p><p>8 Animated Object (Gargantuan), template MM 17</p><p>8 Arrowhawk (Large) MM 197</p><p>9 Avoral Guardian (Celestial) MM 29</p><p>9 Bebilith (Demon) MM 41</p><p>8 Black Pudding (Ooze), Anarchic MM 145</p><p>8 Bulette, template MM 28</p><p>10 Dire Tiger, template MM 58</p><p>5 Djinni (Genie) MM 94</p><p>9 Ecalypse (Ephemera) MP 170</p><p>7 Elemental (Huge) MM 81</p><p>10 Elephant, template MM 197</p><p>8 Hamatula (Devil) MM 49</p><p>7 Invisible Stalker MM 123</p><p>8 Megaraptor (Dinosaur), template MM 55</p><p>7 Mezzoloth (Yugoloth) MP 187</p><p>9 Narzugon MP 167</p><p>10 Octopus (Giant), template MM 199</p><p>6 Osyluth (Devil) MM 48</p><p>7 Paraelemental (Huge) MP 181</p><p>5 Ravid MM 154</p><p>8 Slaad (Blue) MM 166</p><p>9 Tojanida (Large) MM 177</p><p>9 Treant, Celestial MM 178</p><p>9 Treant, Celestial MM 178</p><p>9 Treant, Fiendish MM 178</p><p>9 Triceratops (Dinosaur), template MM 55</p><p>8 Xorn (Large) MM 187</p><p></p><p>Summoning VIII </p><p>11 Androsphinx (Sphinx), Celestial MM 170</p><p>4 Barghest (Medium-size) MM 22</p><p>10 Cornugon (Devil) MM 49</p><p>8 Dao (Genie) MP 173</p><p>9 Elemental (Greater) MM 81</p><p>10 Firre Eladrin (Celestial) MP 162</p><p>7 Formorian Taskmaster MM 90</p><p>7 Lillend MM 128</p><p>9 Paraelemental (Greater) MP 181</p><p>9 Salamandar (Large) MM 159</p><p>11 Squid (Giant), template MM 200</p><p>9 Succubus (Demon) MM 41</p><p>10 Tyrannosaurus (Dinosaur), template MM 55</p><p>9 Zelekhut (Inevitable) MP 173</p><p></p><p>Summoning IX </p><p>12 Animated Object (Colossal), template MM 17</p><p>14 Astral Deva (Celestial) MM 30</p><p>5 Barghest (Large) MM 22</p><p>14 Cerebrilith (Demon) PsH 145</p><p>10 Couatl MM 38</p><p>8 Efreeti (Genie) MM 95</p><p>11 Elemental (Elder) MM 81</p><p>13 Gelugon (Devil) MM 49</p><p>13 Ghaele Eladrin (Celestial) MM 30</p><p>13 Goristro (Demon) MP 164</p><p>12 Kolyarut MP 177</p><p>8 Lammasu MM 127</p><p>12 Leonal Guardinal (Celestial) MP 162</p><p>9 Marid (Genie) MP 173</p><p>9 Night Hag MM 140</p><p>5 Nightmare MM 140</p><p>13 Nycaloth (Yugoloth) MP 187</p><p>11 Paraelemental (Elder) MP 181</p><p>9 Rakshasa MM 153</p><p>11 Roc, template MM 156</p><p>11 Scorpion (Gargantuan Vermin), template MM 209</p><p>11 Spider (Gargantuan Vermin), template MM 210</p><p>13 Vrock (Demon) MM 41</p><p>6 Xill MM 187</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>[/COLOR] [/CODE]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="bmcdaniel, post: 177138, member: 1772"] [b]Summoning Spells[/b] I tried to induce more use of the summoning spells by expanding the number of summonable critters and increasing the duration to concentration + 1 rd/level. Sadly nobody still takes the spells. For those interested, I've attached my list of summonable critters. I allow any of the following templates to be imposed on the relevant critter: celestial, fiendish, anarchic, axiomatic, any elemental template, and shadow. BM [CODE][COLOR=burlywood] CR Creature Source Summoning I 0.5 Baboon, template MM 193 0.5 Badger, template MM 193 0.1 Bat, template MM 193 0.3 Dire rat, template MM 57 0.3 Dog, template MM 195 0.3 Hawk, template MM 197 0.2 Monkey, template MM 198 0.25 Owl, template MM 199 0.25 Raven, template MM 201 0.3 Spitting Crawler Lizard (Lizard) FRCS 308 0.25 Weasel, template MM 203 Summoning II 0.5 Animated Object (Tiny), template MM 17 0.5 Bee, Giant (Vermin), template MM 206 1 Dog (Riding), template MM 196 0.5 Eagle, template MM 196 0.5 Formorian worker MM 90 1 Horse (Heavy), template MM 197 1 Horse (Light), template MM 197 1 Lemure (Devil) MM 48 1 Octopus, template MM 199 0.25 Scorpion (Tiny Vermin), template MM 209 1 Shark (medium-sized), template MM 200 0.25 Spider (Tiny Vermin), template MM 209 1 Squid, template MM 200 0.25 Viper (Tiny Snake), template MM 200 1 Warrior (1st level), Celestial 1 Warrior (1st level), Fiendish 1 Warrior (1st level), Shadow 1 Wolf, template MM 204 Summoning III 1 Animated Object (Small), template MM 17 2 Azer MM 22 2 Bison, template MM 194 2 Black Bear, template MM 193 2 Boar, template MM 194 2 Cheetah MM 195 2 Constrictor (Snake), template MM 200 2 Crocodile, template MM 195 2 Dire Badger, template MM 56 2 Dire Bat, template MM 57 2 Dire Weasel, template MM 56 2 Dretch (Demon) MM 41 1 Elemental (Small) MM 81 2 Gorilla aka Ape, template MM 193 2 Leopard, template MM 197 2 Lizard (Giant), template MM 198 1 Paraelemental (Small) MP 181 2 Salamandar (Small) MM 159 0.5 Scorpion (Small Vermin), template MM 209 2 Shark (Large), template MM 200 0.5 Spider (Small Vermin), template MM 210 2 Thoqqua MM 175 4 Triton MM 178 0.5 Viper (Small Snake), template MM 200 2 Wolverine, template MM 204 Summoning IV 3 Animated Object (Large), template MM 17 3 Arrowhawk (Small) MM 19 3 Dire Ape, template MM 57 3 Dire Wolf, template MM 204 3 Dusk Beast (Ephemera) MP 170 3 Giant Eagle MM 102 3 Giant Owl MM 103 3 Hell hound MM 118 2 Hippogriff, template MM 118 3 Howler MM 121 2 Imp (Devil) MM 48 2 Lantern Archon (Celestial) MM 29 3 Lion, template MM 198 3 Pack Lizard (Lizard), template FRCS 308 3 Magmin MM 130 1 Scorpion (Medium-Size Vermin), template MM 209 1 Spider (Medium-Size Vermin), template MM 210 3 Tojanida (Small) MM 177 1 Two-Headed Adder (Snake), template FRCS 309 2 Vargouille MM 182 1 Viper (Medium-size Snake), template MM 200 3 Warrior (3rd level), Celestial 3 Warrior (3rd level), Fiendish 3 Xorn (Small) MM 187 Summoning V 5 Achaierai MM 15 6 Animated Object (Huge), template MM 17 5 Arrowhawk (Medium-size) MM 19 7 Baleen Whale (Whale), template MM 204 5 Brown Bear, template MM 193 6 Constrictor (Giant Snake), template MM 200 5 Crocodile (Giant), template MM 195 3 Crysmal PsH 146 5 Dire Boar, template MM 194 6 Dire Lion, template MM 57 5 Dire Wolverine, template MM 57 3 Elemental (Medium-size) MM 81 3 Formorian Warrior MM 90 6 Girallon, template MM 104 5 Gray Ooze (Ooze), Anarchic MM 145 5 Griffon, template MM 113 4 Hound Archon (Celestial) MM 29 6 Manticore, Fiendish MM 130 3 Mephit (any) MM 132 5 Minotaur, Fiendish MM 137 6 Orca (Whale), template MM 203 5 Owlbear, Fiendish MM 148 3 Paraelemental (Medium-size) MP 181 3 Pegasus, Celestial MM 148 3 Quasit MM 153 5 Rhinocerous, template MM 200 5 Salamandar (Medium-size) MM 159 2 Scorpion (Large Vermin), template MM 209 5 Sea Lion, template MM 160 5 Shadow Mastiff MM 162 2 Shark (Large), template MM 200 2 Spider (Large Vermin), template MM 210 4 Spinagon (Devil) MP 167 5 Tiger, template MM 203 5 Tojanida (Medium-size) MM 177 2 Viper (Large Snake), template MM 200 3 Wasp (Giant Vermin), template MM 207 2 Winged Viper (Snake), template FRCS 309 4 Xag-Ya (Energon) [note: not controllable] MP 169 5 Xeg-Yi (Energon) [note: not controllable] MP 169 3 Yeth Hound MM 188 Summoning VI 7 Armanite (Demon) MP 164 7 Barbazu (Devil) MM 48 6 Belker MM 26 7 Bezekira, aka HellCat (Devil) MM 48 8 Cachalot Whale (Whale), template MM 204 6 Canoloth (Yugoloth) MP 187 7 Chaos Beast MM 34 8 Dire Bear, template MM 58 5 Elemental (Large) MM 81 7 Erinyes (Devil) MM 48 4 Janni (Genie) MM 94 6 Kyton MM 48 6 Ochre Jelly (Ooze), Anarchic MM 145 5 Paraelemental (Large) MP 181 5 Rast MM 154 3 Scorpion (Huge Vermin), template MM 209 7 Slaad (Red) MM 166 3 Spider (Huge Vermin), template MM 210 3 Unicorn, Celestial MM 181 6 Uridezu (Demon) MP 164 3 Viper (Huge Snake), template MM 200 6 Xorn (Medium-size) MM 187 Summoning VII 8 Animated Object (Gargantuan), template MM 17 8 Arrowhawk (Large) MM 197 9 Avoral Guardian (Celestial) MM 29 9 Bebilith (Demon) MM 41 8 Black Pudding (Ooze), Anarchic MM 145 8 Bulette, template MM 28 10 Dire Tiger, template MM 58 5 Djinni (Genie) MM 94 9 Ecalypse (Ephemera) MP 170 7 Elemental (Huge) MM 81 10 Elephant, template MM 197 8 Hamatula (Devil) MM 49 7 Invisible Stalker MM 123 8 Megaraptor (Dinosaur), template MM 55 7 Mezzoloth (Yugoloth) MP 187 9 Narzugon MP 167 10 Octopus (Giant), template MM 199 6 Osyluth (Devil) MM 48 7 Paraelemental (Huge) MP 181 5 Ravid MM 154 8 Slaad (Blue) MM 166 9 Tojanida (Large) MM 177 9 Treant, Celestial MM 178 9 Treant, Celestial MM 178 9 Treant, Fiendish MM 178 9 Triceratops (Dinosaur), template MM 55 8 Xorn (Large) MM 187 Summoning VIII 11 Androsphinx (Sphinx), Celestial MM 170 4 Barghest (Medium-size) MM 22 10 Cornugon (Devil) MM 49 8 Dao (Genie) MP 173 9 Elemental (Greater) MM 81 10 Firre Eladrin (Celestial) MP 162 7 Formorian Taskmaster MM 90 7 Lillend MM 128 9 Paraelemental (Greater) MP 181 9 Salamandar (Large) MM 159 11 Squid (Giant), template MM 200 9 Succubus (Demon) MM 41 10 Tyrannosaurus (Dinosaur), template MM 55 9 Zelekhut (Inevitable) MP 173 Summoning IX 12 Animated Object (Colossal), template MM 17 14 Astral Deva (Celestial) MM 30 5 Barghest (Large) MM 22 14 Cerebrilith (Demon) PsH 145 10 Couatl MM 38 8 Efreeti (Genie) MM 95 11 Elemental (Elder) MM 81 13 Gelugon (Devil) MM 49 13 Ghaele Eladrin (Celestial) MM 30 13 Goristro (Demon) MP 164 12 Kolyarut MP 177 8 Lammasu MM 127 12 Leonal Guardinal (Celestial) MP 162 9 Marid (Genie) MP 173 9 Night Hag MM 140 5 Nightmare MM 140 13 Nycaloth (Yugoloth) MP 187 11 Paraelemental (Elder) MP 181 9 Rakshasa MM 153 11 Roc, template MM 156 11 Scorpion (Gargantuan Vermin), template MM 209 11 Spider (Gargantuan Vermin), template MM 210 13 Vrock (Demon) MM 41 6 Xill MM 187 [/COLOR] [/CODE] [/QUOTE]
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