Summons Nature's Ally and undead

[Utik]

Ok, so with Animal companion you can spend 2 tricks to make the attack everyone, but what about summoned animals?
Do you have to push them with and handle animal check against undead or such things?
Last session the master pulled out a monster that pushed back animals over 30 feet and this was pretty annoying (and nerfing), any way to avoid it?

Glad for any help

[Zhayne]

Summons do what you tell them to. No 'pushing' or anything involved; you say, they do.

[Claxon]

I think there may be a misunderstanding of the problem.

If the GM used a undead creature, some undead have potent fear causing auras. This could cause summoned creatures to move away from it.

A summoned creature probably doesn't require a handle animal check to make it attack an undead creature the way a real animal or animal companion does though.

[Utik]

Yes but, I mean, they are normal animals, so if I cannot comunicate with them, they attack at the best of their possibilities, but there are no clear rules against undead I am aware of.

[Paladin of Baha-who?]

The specific rule is the summon spell is that the summoned creature attacks your foes. This overrides the general rule that animals won't attack undead on command.

[Darthslash]

You can point at targets you want attacked and they will comply to the best of there ability. And Zhayne is correct Utik. They are totally under your control and won't avoid un-natural creatures on there own.

[Paladin of Baha-who?]

That is not correct. They will not attack according to your commands unless they speak a language you can speak, or use a successful handle animal check to direct them. The spell compells tbem to attack your foes; it does not do anything more than that.