![]() If you are planning on taking and/or using the spell ask your DM ahead of time what method they will take and how you can help make it easy on them. In fact, as a DM I often have the player pick the creature with an option to veto the choice. Of course, there is no reason a DM would have to run the spell this way, this just seems to be the way the designers intended. Thus, the spellcaster, under this RAI interpretation, would only be able to pick one of the 4 options and everything else (CR and specific beast) would be up to the DM. In other words, the implication is that they don't have any control over the fine details of the option they pick. The options the spellcaster chooses from are broad. DESCRIPTION This feathered dinosaur is about the size of a large turkey. Melee Weapon Attack: +4 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Melee Weapon Attack: +4 to hit, reach 5 ft., one creature. The design intent for options like these is that the spellcaster chooses one of them The velociraptor makes two attacks: one with its bite and one with its claws. For example, Conjure Minor Elementals offers four options. Other spells of this sort let the spellcaster choose from among several broad options. But, the SAC as quoted above does give a hint as to the intent: Eight beasts of challenge rating 1/4 or lowerĪgain, according to RAW, there is no indication who picks what.Four beasts of challenge rating 1/2 or lower.Note that some are not options for conjuring. There are currently 32 beasts that have this association (as of ), and the list may expand as new sources are added. Two beasts of challenge rating 1 or lower 5 Answers Sorted by: 6 There are many from various sources offers a filter list of Beasts that have an association with the underdark.One beast of challenge rating 2 or lower.The player can only choose the broad option, not the CR or creatureįor conjure animals, the spellcaster has 4 options: There is no indication of how the DM would choose the beast, so that is left entirely up to the DM at your particular table to decide by the designers. So it is clearly intended that the DM is able to pick the monster after the player picks which option they want. The design intent for options like these is that the spellcaster chooses one of them, and then the DM decides what creatures appear that fit the chosen option. ![]() For example, Find Familiar gives the caster a list of animals to choose from. ![]() Some spells of this sort specify that the spellcaster chooses the creature conjured. However, the Sage Advice Compendium clarifies how the spell was intended to work by the designers: The rules as written does not define who gets to pick what or how. Rules as Intended: the DM chooses the monster
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