Summoned creatures can't ready an action?

[Tamago]

I think the rules on this are pretty clear, but I just wanted to call it out because it seems a little surprising. If I'm reading this right, then you cannot command a summoned creature to ready an action.

This is because the Summon Monster spell states, "Summoned creatures have 2 actions per turn (which they use when you Concentrate on the Spell) and can’t use reactions."

That means they have a lot less flexibility because you can't do stuff like say, "ready an action to attack that quasit when he becomes visible again!"

Is this intended?

[Draco18s]

Wow that's annoying.

(Though, I suppose in theory you could ready an action to command the summoned creature...?)

[DM_aka_Dudemeister]

Draco18s wrote:

Wow that's annoying.

(Though, I suppose in theory you could ready an action to command the summoned creature...?)

That seems a reasonable workaround.