Questions tagged [summoning]
For questions about summoning, which refers to the process of bringing an object or creature to the spellcaster via magic to aid them.
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Is the titan summoned by the Scroll of Titan Summoning hostile to the summoner?
It says the titan is hostile to "all other creatures".
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Are summoned creatures able to use Legendary Actions?
In a recent game, my Wild Magic sorcerer triggered a wild magic surge that summoned a unicorn to help us in the battle against a demonic incursion.
In both the 2014 and 2024 rules, unicorns are ...
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What happens if a summoned and bound creature enters an antimagic field?
We had a run-in with a beholder recently, in the bowels of Undermountain, a megadungeon where special god-like magic blocks planar travel effects like banishment or plane shift when they are used to ...
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Can a Healer get the Summon monster added in its spell list?
Can a Healer (miniature handbook pg. 8) get any one of these added to its spell list?
Preferably before level 5.
Summon monster (1 to 9)
Summon Nature's Ally (1 to 9)
any derivative (summon desert ...
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Otherworldly Steed Hit Point maximum?
The level 2 paladin spell find steed summons an otherwordly steed, with these stats:
Con 14 (+2 mod) [...]
HP 5 + 10 per spell level (the steed has a number of Hit Dice [d10s] equal to the spell's ...
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What is the resulting initiative order when a readied action triggers after a summoned monsters action but before the summoner?
In a recent game we had a situation where the PC summoned some monsters.
Per SRD Summon monster 1:
It appears where you designate and acts immediately, on your turn. It attacks your opponents to the ...
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How does the summoned monster know who is my enemy?
It was said that the summoned monsters would have a default behavior of attacking the caster's opponents if they have not received any command from the caster.
I am wondering how would the summoned ...
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Do spell-like abilities have descriptors?
Following this thread:
What rules say that summoning undead is evil, and what rules say why?
It talks about spells and ask the question if casting a spell with an evil descriptor is an evil act or not....
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D&D 3.5 Shadow Magic / Shadow Conjuration: Can an illusionist create a quasi-real shadow of ANY monster? Or only those on the summon monster lists?
An illusionist can make figments (images with sound) of pretty much anything, but if he wants to do real damage he must use Shadow Magic / Shadow Conjuration. In this area a Shadowcraft Illusionist ...
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Can You have More than One Homunculus Simultaneously Through Different Methods?
The spell, Create Homunculus, specifies the following:
You can have only one homunculus at a time. If you cast this spell while your homunculus lives, the spell fails.
However, the Homunculus ...
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Can a LG Cleric of Asmodeus summon a Bearded Devil?
A Cleric is alignment-restricted:
Alignment: A cleric's alignment must be within one step of her
deity's, along either the law/chaos axis or the good/evil axis (see
Additional Rules).
Asmodeus is a ...
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Obzedat Ghost summoning ability
Going to run some undead for a boss fight, and while I was looking through some potential bosses I found the Obzedat Ghost. They seemed pretty interesting, in particular this ability:
Convene the ...
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What animal does a Jorogumo summon?
I'm running an AP that calls out an encounter with a Jorogumo. This appears to be a spellcasting monster, and its absolute top level spell is a 7th level Summon. So it seems important to playing this ...
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When a Beast Master Ranger is incapacitated, who controls the primal companion?
Tasha's Cauldron of Everything's Primal Companion description says:
If you are incapacitated, the beast can take any action of its choice, not just Dodge.
Since it's a magically summoned primal ...
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What is the name of the animal that follows its master, and is also a figment of the master's imagination? [closed]
The animal follows its master, and is also a figment of the master's imagination. It can be re-summoned. I think you can see through its eyes.
What is its name?
And what animals can it be?
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