Does Versatile Summon Monster change the descriptor of the spell?


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So, from what I understand, summoning a celestial creature with summon monster gives the spell the good descriptor, and summoning a fiendish creature gives the spell the evil descriptor.

If I use the Versatile Summon Monster (Monster Summoner's Handbook, page 18) to summon a chthonic creature, will the spell itself have the earth descriptor? If I use it to summon a dark creature will the spell have the darkness descriptor?

Thanks for any help that can be provided.

~Lindley Court <3


You'd think so, and it not doing that may be an oversight, but it doesn't do that.

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this applys to those you add template to
Creatures marked with an "*" always have an alignment that matches yours, regardless of their usual alignment. Summoning these creatures makes the summoning spell's type match your alignment.
now as for changing the template
Rebuild Rules: Type gains the earth subtype


That makes the monster summoned have the earth subtype, not the spell that summoned it.

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