1. Does Summoner cast summon monster spells (not SLAs - I'm talking about spells from summoner spell list) as standard actions and are their durations increased?
He can cast this spell as a standard action, and the creatures remain for 1 minute per level (instead of 1 round per level).
The confusion mostly comes from the word spell. Usually when rules refer to the ability (in this case, the SLA version) it says something along the lines "he can use this ability as a standard action".
2. If an eidolon has gear (eg. manufactured weapons and magical items) and is dismissed or banished to its native plane (be it due to dismissal or banishment spell or taking enough damage), what happens to the gear? Is it banished with the eidolon? Does it return with the eidolon once it's summoned again? Or does the gear just stay on the Material Plane for anyone to pick up?
3. Do creatures summoned using summon monster SLA benefit from Augment Summoning? Again, the feat says "summon monster spell" which makes me doubt it works on SLAs.
Thanks a bunch!
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I believe any spell-like ability counts as a spell for any other effect that can work with spells, unless specifically forbidden or generally incompatible (e.g., Quicken Spell and SLAs not using spell slots).
However, I could be wrong. I'm sure others can quote rules and such to prove me right/wrong. :)
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1) If the Summoner casts an actual Summon Monster spell then it takes one round to cast, as normal. Only their SLA is a standard action.
2) Since the Eidolon always appears without gear, any gear you give it remains behind if it is banished or dismissed.
3) It's in the FAQ.
Hmmm. Even I'm not going to touch that one.
Thanks Nefreet. One more question came to mind:
4. Can Reach evolution be applied to an attack made with a manufactured weapon?
Reach (Ex): One of the eidolon’s attacks is capable of striking foes at a distance. Select one attack. The eidolon’s reach with that attack increases by 5 feet.
Well, the ability does say "he can cast this spell as a standard action". It isn't exactly sky-is-blue, 100% airtight and unarguable reasoning. :)
It is, when you actually read the full description. Here's enough to demonstrate what the entry specifies:
Starting at 1st level, a summoner can cast summon monster I as a spell-like ability a number of times per day equal to 3 + his Charisma modifier. Drawing upon this ability uses up the same power as the summoner uses to call his eidolon. As a result, he can only use this ability when his eidolon is not summoned. He can cast this spell as a standard action and the creatures remain for 1 minute per level (instead of 1 round per level).
The paragraph structure regarding "spell" refers to the class feature the Summoner gets; it can't refer to the actual Summon Monster spell, because it's only referenced for the effects of the feature, for starters (it doesn't grant him actual uses of the spell), and the intent shows the adjusted benefits of this class feature because this ability cannot work in conjunction with their Eidolon class feature.
The entry does further state that the class feature counts as being on his spell list for the purposes of feats and other requirements that need it.
For 2, it is worth noting that GMs usually don't make your Eidolon re-equip gear every day. Just don't give it the stolen treasure and dismiss it to cover evidence, and you'll probably be fine. This is, however, the rules thread.