Chells
2011-01-07, 01:41 PM
OK spellcaster begins to cast Summon Monster/Natures Ally/etc. It takes 1 round to cast the spell. Lets say he is Init 10, Dex15.
So we go around the table until just before Init 10, Dex 15 and poof the creature(s) appears. It immedietly attacks. If the spell was cast by a 1st level caster (or more precisely if it has a 1 round duration) the creature dissapears as soon as the attack is done.
Now it's the caster's turn, so he gets to act. Also if the spell has more than a 1 round duration, the creature also acts.
At the end of the casters turn we check to see if the creature vanishes.
That is the way it seems to me but I want to make sure since this means that on round 2 the caster acts once and the creature essentally acts twice (which keeps causing my tablemates to squawk).
Thanks
PS. Sorry if this topic has been beaten to death already. I spent 20 minutes looking for a thread that answers this but any search with the word "Summon" in it brings up a massive number of threads.
So we go around the table until just before Init 10, Dex 15 and poof the creature(s) appears. It immedietly attacks. If the spell was cast by a 1st level caster (or more precisely if it has a 1 round duration) the creature dissapears as soon as the attack is done.
Now it's the caster's turn, so he gets to act. Also if the spell has more than a 1 round duration, the creature also acts.
At the end of the casters turn we check to see if the creature vanishes.
That is the way it seems to me but I want to make sure since this means that on round 2 the caster acts once and the creature essentally acts twice (which keeps causing my tablemates to squawk).
Thanks
PS. Sorry if this topic has been beaten to death already. I spent 20 minutes looking for a thread that answers this but any search with the word "Summon" in it brings up a massive number of threads.