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<blockquote data-quote="Urbanmech" data-source="post: 694370" data-attributes="member: 122">The fact that elementals are immune to critical hits, stunning, and such is usually a fairly moot point for the lower level ones.&nbsp; Most of the small elementals have around 10 hp so that critical hit gets stopped, but at 5th-6th lv it is most likely going to die from one hit.&nbsp; This factor really makes the Summon 3, 5, and 6 elementals utility creatures rather than combat monsters.&nbsp; Unfortunately the short duration of the summoning spells means they can't run any long errands for you.&nbsp; I wonder why no one has published a feat to make your summons last longer.&nbsp; Psions have a feat from the WotC site that extends the duration of their Astral Construct powers from rounds to minutes.&nbsp; I wonder why they haven't bothered to do a version for arcane and divine magic. When I played a druid I got much more use out of the Thoqqua and the Ape as my summons of choice for a 3rd lv spell.&nbsp; The thoqqua is invaluable as a digging tool since it's burrowing leaves a 1' wide tunnel.&nbsp; If the distance you want to go is fairly short (and you speak ingan) you can have it burrow back and forth through the rock to form a tunnel that people can fit through.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Urbanmech, post: 694370, member: 122"] The fact that elementals are immune to critical hits, stunning, and such is usually a fairly moot point for the lower level ones. Most of the small elementals have around 10 hp so that critical hit gets stopped, but at 5th-6th lv it is most likely going to die from one hit. This factor really makes the Summon 3, 5, and 6 elementals utility creatures rather than combat monsters. Unfortunately the short duration of the summoning spells means they can't run any long errands for you. I wonder why no one has published a feat to make your summons last longer. Psions have a feat from the WotC site that extends the duration of their Astral Construct powers from rounds to minutes. I wonder why they haven't bothered to do a version for arcane and divine magic. When I played a druid I got much more use out of the Thoqqua and the Ape as my summons of choice for a 3rd lv spell. The thoqqua is invaluable as a digging tool since it's burrowing leaves a 1' wide tunnel. If the distance you want to go is fairly short (and you speak ingan) you can have it burrow back and forth through the rock to form a tunnel that people can fit through. [/QUOTE]

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