Spells

When the game was first released, there were more than a few spells that made it in that shouldn't have. I've gone through the listing of spells that were in the Castles & Crusades Player's Handbook and have addressed the spells that directly affected animals. I've made a list of them and made changes to the spells that I thought were appropriate. As with all things associated with a game, you can make additional changes as you see fit.

Spell Changes/ Conversions

1.       Animal Friendship – change to the same properties as Charm Person.

2.       Animal Growth – no change.

3.       Animal Messenger – small mammals/birds only.  Save – yes.

4.       Animal Shapes - no change.

5.       Faithful Hound – no change, magical creature.

6.       Hold Animal – no change.

7.       Invisibility to Animals – no change.

8.       Reincarnation – see special posting.

9.       Repel vermin – effects rats, voles, weasels, stoats, and mink.

10.   Speak With Animals – treat as Comprehend Languages.

11.   Summon Animals – spell summons allies of good/evil depending on the alignment of the spell caster.

12.   Summon Beasts or Plants – delete beasts, plants only.

13.   Summon Familiar – familiars are magical in nature, not real animals. They do not possess the traits of the regular animal in the game (i.e. not anthropomorphic – can’t talk, wield weapons, etc). Still possess the properties listed in the book (i.e. Owl – night vision, superior hearing).

14.   Summon Greater Monster – exclude aberrations, fey, giants, humanoids, monstrous humanoids, outsiders, and shape changers.

15.   Summon Lesser Monster – exclude aberrations, fey, and humanoids.

16.   Summon Monster – exclude aberrations, fey, humanoids, outsiders, and shape changers.

17.   Summon Magical Beast or Fey – exclude fey and all others previously mentioned.

If you have any questions or comments, feel free to post them! Thanks!