More on Summon

[Hugh Neilson]

Can we have a "Ultimate Summoners" sourcebook? Your answers have written a fair chunk of it already

 

[by the way, the immediate responses are very much appreciated]

 

On the subject of when a summoned being departs:

 

You forgot to cover in your question, and Steve did not address the issue if the Summoned being is forced to “departâ€. If it is killed has it departed? If it is grabbed and carried away, has it departed?

 

Can you comment on these? Obviously, it can't just be distance that "departs" the Summon, otherwise I can't set a task of "Go forth an bring the stolen Chalice back from the Plane of Elemental Fire", which seems a legitimate task (if needing a very potent Summon).

 

( What if it's mind controlled and retained by the controller? At some point, would he have to buy the summoned being as a follower if he wants to keep it (similar to buying the OAF he took from Gun Man)? That would seem a reasonable point at which the being would have "departed".

[Steve Long]

If it's killed, it's obviously "departed." If it's Mind Controlled (or the like), it depends on how likely it is that the Summoner can regain control of the Summonee. Otherwise I think my answers have covered these issues to the extent it's necessary to cover them. The GM's judgment should suffice if any unusual situations arise.