Animal Summoning I
(Conjuration/Summoning)


L^: d4
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R#: 4"/level
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D^: S
C^: v.s.m
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CT: 6
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S^: None
A^: S
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UW : No

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Effect: By means of this spell, the druid calls up to eight
animals of whatever sort the druid names when the summoning is made, if
such type are within spell range.

These animals can have no more than
four hit dice each. The animals summoned will aid the druid by whatever
means they possess, staying until a fight is over, a specific mission is
finished, the druid is safe, he or she sends them away, etc. The druid may
try three times to summon three different sorts of animals, i.e. suppose that
wild dogs are first summoned to no avail, then hawks are unsuccessfully
called, and finally the druid calls for wild horses which may or may not be
within summoning range. Your referee will determine probabilities if the
presence of a summoned animal type is not known. Other than various
sorts of giant animals, fantastic animals or monsters cannot be summoned
by this spell, i.e. no chimerae, dragons, gorgons, manticores, etc.

DMG: For probable animals in the orea see the foregoing commentary on Locate Animals.
The animals typically summonable are:
 
APES BABOONS BADGERS - -
BADGERS, GIANT BEARS, BLACK BEAVERS, GIANT - -
BOARS, WILD BOARS, WARTHOGS BULLS - -
CAMELS, WILD CATTLE, WILD CROCODILES, NORMAL - -
DOGS, WILD EAGLES, GIANT GOATS, GIANT - -
HERD ANIMALS* HORSES, WILD HYENAS - -
JACKALS JAGUARS LEOPARDS - -
LIZARDS, GIANT LYNX, GIANT OWLS, GIANT - -
RAMS, GIANT RATS, GIANT SNAKE, POISONOUS - -
SNAKE, SPITTING WEASEL, GIANT WOLVES - -
WOLVES, DIRE WOLVERINES - - -

*Summonable only by specific type of animal.

<** : add asterisk below, add asterisks to table>
You will note that animals with 4 + n hit dice are included.
If the druid names such an animal type,
allow summoning if otherwise indicated, but limit the number appearing to 1-3.

<update the above table with the MM2>

Animal Summoning I: Players may NOT
know that the DMG contains a long list of
animals subject to this spell (again, this
list might be updated by DMs with the
animals in MM2).  A druid PC would know
from training and from his travels (being
at least 6th level to be able to memorize <add Level Title>
this spell) some, if NOT all, of the animals
subject to this spell, and players could
reasonably expect a list from their DM.
This does NOT mean that this spell would
confer knowledge of which animals are
within spell range, merely that thte caster
should have some idea of the spell's
potential in a given location.
(Imagine #30)
 

WSG: If the spell-caster’s party contains a character
with proficiency in animal lore, the Dungeon Master may allow
the spell-caster to know in advance at least one type of
animal that is available within the spell range. The caster does
not have to request an animal type that is mentioned, but he will
certainly receive animals of that sort if that is what he desires.