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1) Quick Question regarding Summon Monster I. Is the Viper (snake) listed supposed to be Viper (familiar) (Bestiary pg 133) or should it be Snake, Venomous (Bestiary pg 255)?
2) Also with the recently released Bestiary Errata the Riding Dog’s CR increased to 1. Should it still be included on the Summon Monster I list or should it be moved to the Summon Monster II list? All other creatures on the Summon Monster I list are either CR 1/3 or 1/2.
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1) Quick Question regarding Summon Monster I. Is the Viper (snake) listed supposed to be Viper (familiar) (Bestiary pg 133) or should it be Snake, Venomous (Bestiary pg 255)?
2) Also with the recently released Bestiary Errata the Riding Dog’s CR increased to 1. Should it still be included on the Summon Monster I list or should it be moved to the Summon Monster II list? All other creatures on the Summon Monster I list are either CR 1/3 or 1/2.
1) Snake, Venomous
2) I haven't seen official errata but I would say leave it where it is, as the stat-block is still essentially the same.
As for the viper, the general consensus from other threads seems to be to use the familiar entry. I agree. Everything on the Summon Monster I list has fractional CR. If we use the Venemous Snake from the bestiary, it becomes the only CR1 monster on the list. The Viper Familiar seems to be more in line with the other critters on the first level list.
Some other related viper threads:
Here.
And here.
As for the riding dog, James Jacobs clarified it right here.