Rod of Giant Summoing - Weapon resizing and size stacking

[jmclaus]

I had two question about Rod of Giant Summoning:

1. If a creature summoned normally comes with a weapon, e.g. a cyclops using Summon Nature's Ally V, does that weapon get resized. The polymorph rules and Enlarge X spell specifically says this happen, but those don't cover this case.

2. Can a creature be targeted by a size increasing effect if summoned using the rod? For example, could a druid summon a Giant Velociraptor and then cast Animal Growth on it? It seems to me that the Giant template isn't a size increasing effect, but rather something that changes the base size of the creature. Such a summon creature should still be able to be enlarged, such like a creature that is natively Giant or an animal companion whose 4th/7th level advance has increased its size.

[Nefreet]

Regarding #1:
I'd probably allow it. There's no discernible balance issues. Although I understand the notion that a template on the creature may not affect its equipment. Consult your GM. If this is for PFS, consult your GM and expect table variation (barring any further evidence).

Regarding #2:

Animal Growth wrote:

Multiple magical effects that increase size do not stack.

Both the metamagic rod and the spell itself would count as "multiple magical effects that increase size".

[jmclaus]

Would you allow enlarging an animal that has the giant template naturally?

[Nefreet]

"Naturally"?

If you're meaning the Totemic Summons ability of the various Druid Shaman archetypes, that would also count as a magical effect, since it's (Su).

Otherwise, you'll have to link to the ability you have in mind.