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<blockquote data-quote="Gadget" data-source="post: 6830261" data-attributes="member: 23716"><p>I believe the OP is running into a bit of a paradigm shift with regard to summoning in the switch over from 3e/Pathfinder to 5e.&nbsp; As the responses above this one indicate, the spell is still very useful due to the long duration--it just requires a bit more forethought and planning.&nbsp; It is not a spell you toss off with (literally) less than a moment's notice.&nbsp; Part of the design goal was to reign in the most egregious balance excesses that spell casters were capable of in preceding editions; the quick force multiplying effects of summoning spells were seen as one of those problems (not to mention the added overhead they added to the game).&nbsp; Thus the fewer--though still quite powerful--summoning spells available in the game with longer casting times and concentration requirement.&nbsp; &nbsp; It can make it difficult if you envision your character as 'summoner' using summoning spells as the go to solution in encounters, though not impossible.</p></blockquote><p></p>

[QUOTE="Gadget, post: 6830261, member: 23716"] I believe the OP is running into a bit of a paradigm shift with regard to summoning in the switch over from 3e/Pathfinder to 5e. As the responses above this one indicate, the spell is still very useful due to the long duration--it just requires a bit more forethought and planning. It is not a spell you toss off with (literally) less than a moment's notice. Part of the design goal was to reign in the most egregious balance excesses that spell casters were capable of in preceding editions; the quick force multiplying effects of summoning spells were seen as one of those problems (not to mention the added overhead they added to the game). Thus the fewer--though still quite powerful--summoning spells available in the game with longer casting times and concentration requirement. It can make it difficult if you envision your character as 'summoner' using summoning spells as the go to solution in encounters, though not impossible. [/QUOTE]

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