Animal Growth on Summoned Creatures.

[Ysgarran]

Just checking that this is completely legal before throwing it my players in my campaign. Is there any reason I can't toss a Animal Growth spell on the 'Fiendish Dire Tiger' that has been summoned?


thanks,
Ysgarran.

 

[mikebr99]

Just checking that this is completely legal before throwing it my players in my campaign. Is there any reason I can't toss a Animal Growth spell on the 'Fiendish Dire Tiger' that has been summoned?


thanks,
Ysgarran.

Not unless the "Fiendish" template changes the type of creature to something other then Animal? (which I can't comment on...)

[edit] It does actually change the Animal to Magical Beast. So, no, this wouldn't work. Sorry...


Just use normal Dire Tigers... then you plan works just fine.


Mike

 

[smetzger]

Just checking that this is completely legal before throwing it my players in my campaign. Is there any reason I can't toss a Animal Growth spell on the 'Fiendish Dire Tiger' that has been summoned?

Yes, a Fiendish Dire Tiger is not an Animal. Its a Magical Beast. If you want to use Animal Growth on a summoned creature your gonna have to cast Summon Natures Ally and chose an animal.

 

[Ysgarran]

Yes, a Fiendish Dire Tiger is not an Animal. Its a Magical Beast. If you want to use Animal Growth on a summoned creature your gonna have to cast Summon Natures Ally and chose an animal.

Yah, I thought that might be the case but I wasn't 100% sure. Kind of tough for the wizard to cast Nature's ally though. I haven't finished writing the encounter up, maybe I can add a druid.

Do you think adding one level to the Animal Growth (bump it to level 6) spell is a fair trade off so it would apply to Magical Beasts? I always have to be carefull about things like this because it could easily fall into the hands of the PCs.

thanks,
Ysgarran.

p.s Sorry if this fading into house rules abit...