Summon Monster: Limited to the list?

[Velenne]

You mean something like this?

Sweet!!! Celestial Treant....hmm.....but the whales are nice!

 

[hammymchamham]

The good guys are going to get their butts kicked, especially if the fight takes place in the water.

hahahahah

Personally, I'd limit it to the list... and then house rule you can switch templates between Celestial and Fiendish.

 

[Darklone]

Hmm, I never cared. Since players have to do some research how to use that spell with what kind of monsters and have to tell me what to summon when they prepare it ...

It's not been a problem.

 

[dcollins]

Wow, so for Summon Monster II, we have the following...

Absolutely. That's the list according to the rules. It's an improvement over previous editions where you didn't get to pick at all.

Remember wizards can summon any alignment. Only good clerics are restricted to the eagle and formian worker with the 2nd level spell. With the 3rd level spell they can get bears, bisons, trtitons, badgers, azers, thoqqua, or any of the 4 small elementals. Similarly, in previous editions clerics had no summoning ability whatsoever. Popular opinion is that clerics are currently not underpowered.

 

[Kae'Yoss]

Hmm, I never cared. Since players have to do some research how to use that spell with what kind of monsters and have to tell me what to summon when they prepare it ...

It's not been a problem.

That's quite limiting.

 

[Marshall]

That's quite limiting.

For what is already a weak series of spells...