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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Who gets to choose where a summoned familiar appears?
The spell find familiar says
You gain the service of a familiar, a spirit that takes an animal form you choose: bat, cat, crab, frog (toad), hawk, lizard, octopus, owl, poisonous snake, fish (quipper)...
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Can you use a domain spell slot for the ability of Herald Caller?
In the cleric architype "Herald Caller" it is stated that you can lose any spell slot in order to summon a monster, does it apply to a domain spell slot as well?
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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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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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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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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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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 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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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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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?
Also, what ...
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How can an unwilling Elemental planar ruler be drawn into the Material Plane?
Gate would normally be the answer, but if the planar ruler is unwilling, they would prevent this spell from opening near them:
You conjure a portal linking an unoccupied space you can see within ...
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What happens when a non paladin casts a find steed spell from a ring of spell storing [duplicate]
A paladin casts Find Steed into a ring of Spell Storing.
Another character then casts the Find Steed spell from the ring.
The ring definition says that the spell uses the casting level, save DC etc of ...
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Summoning the same creature so frequently that it starts gaining class level
Can summon spells be used to summon the same specific creatures repeatedly?
I see that RAW wise it is actually allowed to let a PC repeatly summons the same creature over and over again.
If a PC ...
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Can the spell "Final Sacrifice" be used on the homunculus from the spell "Shadow Spy?"
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I am playing a 4th-level Tangible Dream (Emotional Acceptance) Psychic, preparing for the 5th level.
Weighing my options, Shadow Spy + Final Sacrifice could really put an immediate end to a ...
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Can summon cast spells with longer casting time?
Some summons have spells, like a Djin with Creation spell, which has 1 minute casting time. Neither summoned rules forbid from multiturn casting, nor cast a spell require having all 3 actions ...
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Is the vial necessary to Summon Greater Demon?
Summon Greater Demon has material component "a vial of blood from a humanoid killed within the past 24 hours". I'm having trouble parsing whether "vial" is an actual vial or just a ...
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Do you need to roll handle animal check for "Summon Nature's Ally" summons to get them to attack or have them do something else other than attack?
Summon nature's ally spell mentions:
This spell summons a natural creature. It appears where you designate
and acts immediately, on your turn. It attacks your opponents to the
best of its ability. If ...
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Would Find (Greater) Steed summoning a construct be gamebreaking?
My warforged bard has the Find Greater Steed spell. As a reflavouring, the steed is created from animating scrap and nearby objects.
Would giving it the construct type instead of celestial/fey/fiend ...
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Can summons be verbally commanded with Voice of the Chain Master?
Summons like Summon Greater Demon and Conjure Elemental require a verbal command from the caster. Let's say the caster is elsewhere, but they have the Voice of the Chain Master invocation.
Can that be ...
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Would AL DMs Allow Conjure Minor Elementals cast with 7th Level Slots to have the 6th level slot effect?
Conjure Minor Elementals (Basic Rules) and similar spells have the following text at the end of the spell block. My D&d Beyond account says it comes from Basic Rules, pg. 226, and AFAIK there's ...
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Conjure Woodland Beings + Polymorph
I have a question for you.
The spell Conjure Woodland Beings allows the druid to conjure pixies. Pixies can cast the spell polymorph. From the Player's Handbook:
The transformation lasts for the ...
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Does Bigby's Hand do magical damage?
The Bigby's Hand spell, also called Arcane Hand, can do force damage by striking, and bludgeoning damage by crushing.
Is that damage magical? I'm unsure.
On one hand, if we assume that the spell ...
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When summoned creatures are "defending themselves from hostile creatures" on a turn without commands, does this include taking Actions of any type?
The descriptions of many "Conjure ..." spells (e.g. Conjure Animals pp.225 PHB) contains text like this:
If you don't issue any commands to them, they defend themselves from hostile ...
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Can invisibility be countered by "ramming" the whole room with lots of conjured animals?
We're running Dragon Heist and having a quite dramatic encounter where a very important & powerful villain is trying to escape the sewers with 1 hp left.
The villain became invisible as the most ...
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What does "or lower" in Conjure Minor Elementals mean?
In Conjure Minor Elementals it states
You summon elementals that appear in unoccupied spaces that you can see within range. You choose one the following options for what appears:
One elemental of ...
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