AD&D 2nd Edition » New Spells

Summon Reed Demons
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Spell Level: 2

School: Conjuration/Summoning

Range: 30 feet

Components: V, S

Duration: 5 rounds per level

Casting Time: 4

Area of Effect: Special

Saving Throw: None

Unlike normal "Monster Summoning" spells, these spells do not issue a magical call to creatures within a certain area. Instead they open a small, temporary portal to another dimension. This portal allows an incorporeal spirit to enter our world; this spirit is then "pushed" into the form to which the spell confines it. When the duration ends or the physical form of the creature is destroyed the spirit returns to its home dimension. It is impossible to destroy the spirit, but when confined in a physical form it feels pain, as it must abide by the rules of our world. Good-aligned characters will seldom cause summoned beings to fight to the death, as they disdain causing unnecessary pain to an ally. Evil beings are in no way constrained as above. Summoned creatures are controlled by the will of the summoning caster. The creature does not require the caster's complete concentration once it has been summoned, it can follow orders and is loyal to the caster, fighting even to the death if ordered. However, if another spell caster knows the same spell that is used to summon the creature he can attempt to wrest control from the original caster. Prior to the spell's completion the enemy caster must first make a Saving Throw vs. Spells (at a -1 penalty for every level the original caster is higher than the enemy caster). If this succeeds the enemy caster must then make an Intelligence check (at a -1 penalty per level of the spell). Should both succeed the enemy caster wrests control of the summoned creature away from the original caster and may control the being as if he had summoned it. Summoned creatures have their listed Hit Dice and gain a bonus of one hit point per level of the caster (Example: A Guossim Shrew has 3d8+3 Hit Points. If an 8th level Magic User where to summon such a being it would have 3d8+3+8 Hit Points). This type of summoning brings forth 1d4+1 Reed Demons into our world. These creatures appear as paper-thin, stick-like beings that are a dull gray color and exude a sulfurous odor. These creatures are not intelligent, so casters feel much freer in using them until destroyed, no one knows if they actually feel any pain. Each possess the following statistics: Armor Class: 10 Movement Rate: 12 Hit Dice: 1d4 (plus one hit point per level of the caster) THAC0: 20 Attacks/Round: 2 (Lashes out with 2 slashing attacks with its paper-thin arms) Damage/Attack: 1d6+1/1d6+1 Special Attacks: Strikes first in every combat round Special Defenses: None Magic Resistance: 5%, +1 on Saving Throws vs. Spells Size: M (6 feet tall)