Summons drive me nutz =)

[OneManArmy]

I'm still trying to figure out some things about summons.

I'm lawfull evil, and when i cast level 6 and 7 summons, the summon is random. I've noticed i either get a blue Slaad or a Efreet at 6 and a Spider or an Avoral at 7.

Now the funny things is if i use a scroll i can have the mighty Half-Celestial warrior but not if i use my lv 7 spell. This is wierd.

An other things i'd like to point out, is the way summons being able to cast actually act. They cast over and over buff spell (Avoral) or low level spells with useless DC (Spider) and barely never attack. So i'm still using The Small Xal (Earth elemental) which is a lv4 spell cause this one is really well scripted (KD and a lot of melee attack).

Is theres a way to make Avoral for example stop casting and focusing on combat as with Henchmens in single player ?

[AndrewCarr]

I'd have them follow you, then have them attack nearest when you get into melee. That way they should engage. That's how i keep my thoqqua from wasting its knockdown throw.