We found a Treasure

[Lord Zardoz]

Playing Keep on the Shadowfell, we found the following item at a guard post.

Bell of Hostile Monster Summoning
Magic Item, Hand.
At will: Activation Minor, Sustain Minor;
Activation: the Bell of Hostile Monster Summoning will summon forth any hostile monsters with a Perception score higher than 10, within 30 feet.
Sustain: Summoning radius extents an additional 10 feet every round to a maximum of 100 feet (10 squares);
Cost: 5 sp

END COMMUNICATION

 

[El Mahdi]

Playing Keep on the Shadowfell, we found the following item at a guard post.

Bell of Hostile Monster Summoning
Magic Item, Hand.
At will: Activation Minor, Sustain Minor;
Activation: the Bell of Hostile Monster Summoning will summon forth any hostile monsters with a Perception score higher than 10, within 30 feet.
Sustain: Summoning radius extents an additional 10 feet every round to a maximum of 100 feet (10 squares);
Cost: 5 sp

END COMMUNICATION

I don't get the purpose of the item. Maybe, I'm just being dense about it, but why would you need a magical bell in order to summon hostile monsters.

If you walk into a dungeon, ringing a non-magical metal bell, it will almost certainly bring hostile monsters to you also. Kind of like an adventurer party walking into a dungeon and ringing the dinner bell. May as well yell "Come and get it!". Wouldn't an item like this be counterproductive for adventurers.

Is there an assumption that the creatures are under the wielders control?

 

[GMforPowergamers]

um...yor gm made it up. I have been through the keep many times (reading, playing, and running) and no such item is there

 

[greyscale1]

I think he was making a joke, but neglected to put up the humor tag.

The joke is that it is a regular bell.

 

[darjr]

I took the 'END OF COMMUNICATION' as an unexpected hang up signal... like somebody rang the bell out of idle curiosity.

 

[Jack99]

I took the 'END OF COMMUNICATION' as an unexpected hang up signal... like somebody rang the bell out of idle curiosity.

Lord Z ends all his posts that way.

 

[Hunter In Darkness]

Pretty sure it was a joke guys

 

[ThirdWizard]

The joke is that it is a regular bell.

Yes! Note the 5 sp price tag. It's a bell.