What happens to a summoned creature if the sumoner dies or loses consciousness?

[Shango]

I was DMing the other day, and the wizard cast a mount spell, followed by haste to pursue a target. He was ambushed a few rounds later, and went down to -3 hp. Does the summoned mount still hang around for the duration of the spell or disappear? What about in the case of any other summoned creature?

[Tanis]

Like any spell, conjuration (summoning) spells persist until the duration expires.

[0gre]

The summoned creature sticks around and follows the casters instructions to the best of it's abilities. The caster can no longer direct it though.

[azhrei_fje]

Yep. This is particularly amusing when an invisible PC dies and the cleric can't find him for a CLW. :) Or a levitating character goes unconscious or dies and the PCs can't get to him!

[0gre]

azhrei_fje wrote:

Yep. This is particularly amusing when an invisible PC dies and the cleric can't find him for a CLW. :) Or a levitating character goes unconscious or dies and the PCs can't get to him!

That's one advantage of chaneling, invisible creatures are fair game.