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	:::Opposition Schools: You cannot learn spells from the Divination or Evocation schools, nor can you use magic items based on these schools.		:::Opposition Schools: You cannot learn spells from the Divination or Evocation schools, nor can you use magic items based on these schools.
	:::You suffer a -15% penalty to your chance to learn non-Conjuration spells.		:::You suffer a -15% penalty to your chance to learn non-Conjuration spells.


			==Third Edition==
			{{D&D3e-Variant Classes}}

	==4e's Drastic Changes==		==4e's Drastic Changes==

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	By 4th edition's end, only one other class using the [[AEDU System]] had access to Summons; the [[Druid]], who gained them (plus a Summoner Druid "archetype") in Primal Power. Druidic summons came with a new trait; Instinctive Effects. These gave each Summon a specific behavior that it would undertake if the player didn't assign any specific actions to their Summon on their turn. This made them less of an action drain whilst still not drastically lengthening the player's turn.		By 4th edition's end, only one other class using the [[AEDU System]] had access to Summons; the [[Druid]], who gained them (plus a Summoner Druid "archetype") in Primal Power. Druidic summons came with a new trait; Instinctive Effects. These gave each Summon a specific behavior that it would undertake if the player didn't assign any specific actions to their Summon on their turn. This made them less of an action drain whilst still not drastically lengthening the player's turn.

	Inspired by this, an article in issue #385 of [[Dragon Magazine]], "Class Acts: Wizard" would further bolster the wizard's list of summoning spells, and create a new pair of mechanics. Intrinsic Nature is, functionally, identical to Instinctive Effects - except that whilst some druidic summons will make the distinction between the druid and her allies and others will just blindly attack any creature, including their summoner or allies, all wizard summons with the Intrinsic Nature trait will just go after whoever is closest, friend or foe. Plus, there will be some kind of magical backlash against the caster for leaving them uncontrolled. The second mechanic is Symbiosis; a permanent passive bonus that the wizard gains so long as their summoned creature is present.		==Third Edition
			{{D&D3e-Variant Classes}}

			==Fourth Edition==
			Inspired by this, an article in issue #385 of [[Dragon Magazine]], "Class Acts: Wizard" would further bolster the wizard's list of summoning spells, and create a new pair of mechanics. Intrinsic Nature is, functionally, identical to Instinctive Effects - except that whilst some druidic summons will make the distinction between the druid and her allies and others will just blindly attack any creature, including their summoner or allies, all wizard summons with the Intrinsic Nature trait will just go after whoever is closest, friend or foe. Plus, there will be some kind of magical backlash against the caster for leaving them uncontrolled. The second mechanic is Symbiosis; a permanent passive bonus that the wizard gains so long as their summoned creature is present.

	The Essentials spin-offs of the [[Warlock]], the [[Hexblade]] and [[Binder]], would also gain some innate summoning powers as part of their class mechanics.		The Essentials spin-offs of the [[Warlock]], the [[Hexblade]] and [[Binder]], would also gain some innate summoning powers as part of their class mechanics.

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	Ironically, Conjurers are the only specialists other than [[Necromancer]]s who seem to get generally perceived as evil, mostly because of the cultural archetype has them summoning fiends from the [[Lower Planes]]. In fact, [[Advanced Dungeons & Dragons]] 2nd edition had a Necromancer kit called the "Undead Master" who strove to be an archetypical "pulp style" Evil Wizard by basically being a triple-classed Conjurer/[[Enchanter]]/[[Necromancer]]. Even without the fiend-summoning, though, there is something a bit dodgy about calling up other creatures and enslaving them to your will to fight your battles for you, as opposed to the "honest" wizarding method of [[Evoker\| just blasting the shit out of enemies with magical might]].		Ironically, Conjurers are the only specialists other than [[Necromancer]]s who seem to get generally perceived as evil, mostly because of the cultural archetype has them summoning fiends from the [[Lower Planes]]. In fact, [[Advanced Dungeons & Dragons]] 2nd edition had a Necromancer kit called the "Undead Master" who strove to be an archetypical "pulp style" Evil Wizard by basically being a triple-classed Conjurer/[[Enchanter]]/[[Necromancer]]. Even without the fiend-summoning, though, there is something a bit dodgy about calling up other creatures and enslaving them to your will to fight your battles for you, as opposed to the "honest" wizarding method of [[Evoker\| just blasting the shit out of enemies with magical might]].

			==2e Mechanics==
			::Base Class: [[Wizard]]
			::Ability Score Requirements: Intelligence 9, 15 Constitution
			::Racial Restriction: [[Human]], [[Half-Elf]]
			::Special Benefits:
			:::+1 spell slot per spell level, which must be used to memorize a Conjuration spell.
			:::+1 bonus to saving throws against Conjuration spells.
			:::Enemies targeted by your Conjuration spells suffer a -1 penalty to their saving throws.
			:::When you reach a new spell level, you automatically learn 1 Conjuration spell.
			:::When trying to invent a new Conjuration spell, you treat its spell level as being -1 from its actual spell level for the difficulty.
			:::+15% bonus to chance to learn a Conjuration spell.
			::Special Drawbacks:
			:::Opposition Schools: You cannot learn spells from the Divination or Evocation schools, nor can you use magic items based on these schools.
			:::You suffer a -15% penalty to your chance to learn non-Conjuration spells.

	==4e's Drastic Changes==		==4e's Drastic Changes==

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	A '''Conjurer''' is a form of Specialist [[Wizard]] in [[Dungeons & Dragons]]. As their name suggests, these wizards focus their attention on the magic school of ''Conjuration'', the art of calling forth beings from other [[plane]]s to serve their bidding. These are minion-master wizards, and one of the styles traditionally most hated by DMs and other players alike; not only can their personal army of summoned goons make combat go on for ages (since said summoner has to not only add several new turns to the round, but also look through long lists of monsters to get what they want ''and'' keep track of their stats), but their ability to command the magical powers of the creatures they summon makes them hugely overpowered. A classic example is the Conjurer summoning a creature that can then summon other creatures, leading to an exponential increase in minions - and this is one of the ''lesser'' ways they can abuse its potential. (Note that most modern editions make it clear that summoned monsters lose their own summoning powers.)		A '''Conjurer''' is a form of Specialist [[Wizard]] in [[Dungeons & Dragons]]. As their name suggests, these wizards focus their attention on the magic school of ''Conjuration'', the art of calling forth beings from other [[plane]]s to serve their bidding. These are minion-master wizards, and one of the styles traditionally most hated by DMs and other players alike; not only can their personal army of summoned goons make combat go on for ages (since said summoner has to not only add several new turns to the round, but also look through long lists of monsters to get what they want ''and'' keep track of their stats), but their ability to command the magical powers of the creatures they summon makes them hugely overpowered. A classic example is the Conjurer summoning a creature that can then summon other creatures, leading to an exponential increase in minions - and this is one of the ''lesser'' ways they can abuse its potential. (Note that most modern editions make it clear that summoned monsters lose their own summoning powers.)

	However, this school ''also'' deals with dimensional and planar travel, meaning all manner of potent and useful spells like ''teleport'', ''plane shift'', and even the humble ''dimension door'' are also covered by this specialization. It's just that the creature-summoning angle gets all the press. In fact, this even led to the abortive attempt in [[Advanced Dungeons & Dragons]] to create a separate kind of specialist wizard, the [[Dimensionalist]], to represent a wizard focused on dimension-manipulating magic.		However, this school ''also'' deals with dimensional and planar travel (such as by summoning yourself to hell instead of summoning a demon to Earth), meaning all manner of potent and useful spells like ''teleport'', ''plane shift'', and even the humble ''dimension door'' are also covered by this specialization. It's just that the creature-summoning angle gets all the press. In fact, this even led to the abortive attempt in [[Advanced Dungeons & Dragons]] to create a separate kind of specialist wizard, the [[Dimensionalist]], to represent a wizard focused on dimension-manipulating magic.

	In a way, the conjurer of [[Advanced Dungeons & Dragons]] was a precursor to the [[CoDzilla]] of 3e. Summoned monsters, even at low levels, made the [[fighter]] feel superfluous, and then when the conjurer grew strong enough to call up creatures that could cast their own buffs, they could essentially run the game all by themselves.		In a way, the conjurer of [[Advanced Dungeons & Dragons]] was a precursor to the [[CoDzilla]] of 3e. Summoned monsters, even at low levels, made the [[fighter]] feel superfluous, and then when the conjurer grew strong enough to call up creatures that could cast their own buffs, they could essentially run the game all by themselves.

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	An '''Conjurer''' is a form of Specialist [[Wizard]] in [[Dungeons & Dragons]]. As their name suggests, these wizards focus their attention on the magic school of ''Conjuration'', the art of calling forth beings from other [[plane]]s to serve their bidding. These are minion-master wizards, and one of the styles traditionally most hated by DMs and other players alike; not only can their personal army of summoned goons make combat go on for ages (since said summoner has to not only add several new turns to the round, but also look through long lists of monsters to get what they want ''and'' keep track of their stats), but their ability to command the magical powers of the creatures they summon makes them hugely overpowered. A classic example is the Conjurer summoning a creature that can then summon other creatures, leading to an exponential increase in minions - and this is one of the ''lesser'' ways they can abuse its potential. (Note that most modern editions make it clear that summoned monsters lose their own summoning powers.)		A '''Conjurer''' is a form of Specialist [[Wizard]] in [[Dungeons & Dragons]]. As their name suggests, these wizards focus their attention on the magic school of ''Conjuration'', the art of calling forth beings from other [[plane]]s to serve their bidding. These are minion-master wizards, and one of the styles traditionally most hated by DMs and other players alike; not only can their personal army of summoned goons make combat go on for ages (since said summoner has to not only add several new turns to the round, but also look through long lists of monsters to get what they want ''and'' keep track of their stats), but their ability to command the magical powers of the creatures they summon makes them hugely overpowered. A classic example is the Conjurer summoning a creature that can then summon other creatures, leading to an exponential increase in minions - and this is one of the ''lesser'' ways they can abuse its potential. (Note that most modern editions make it clear that summoned monsters lose their own summoning powers.)

	However, this school ''also'' deals with dimensional and planar travel, meaning all manner of potent and useful spells like ''teleport'', ''plane shift'', and even the humble ''dimension door'' are also covered by this specialization. It's just that the creature-summoning angle gets all the press. In fact, this even led to the abortive attempt in [[Advanced Dungeons & Dragons]] to create a separate kind of specialist wizard, the [[Dimensionalist]], to represent a wizard focused on dimension-manipulating magic.		However, this school ''also'' deals with dimensional and planar travel, meaning all manner of potent and useful spells like ''teleport'', ''plane shift'', and even the humble ''dimension door'' are also covered by this specialization. It's just that the creature-summoning angle gets all the press. In fact, this even led to the abortive attempt in [[Advanced Dungeons & Dragons]] to create a separate kind of specialist wizard, the [[Dimensionalist]], to represent a wizard focused on dimension-manipulating magic.

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	However, thanks to the tweaks made to the core system via the concentration mechanic, the paucity of spells that actually summon monsters of worthy power for the spell slots they consume, and a number of other subtle system tweaks in the edition, it's still fairly weak, just because summoning, possibly because of the reasons above, is almost-deliberately fairly weak now.		However, thanks to the tweaks made to the core system via the concentration mechanic, the paucity of spells that actually summon monsters of worthy power for the spell slots they consume, and a number of other subtle system tweaks in the edition, it's still fairly weak, just because summoning, possibly because of the reasons above, is almost-deliberately fairly weak now.

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	==5th Edition's Arcane Tradition==		==5th Edition's Arcane Tradition==
	'''Conjurers''', as you might expect, focus on buffing up their conjuring skills. Minor Conjuration (level 2) lets them immediately conjure up any small item they need whenever they want. Benign Transposition (level 6) lets the conjurer teleport 30 feet or tele-trade places with a creature of their choice within that distance; this can normally only be done once per day, but a Conjuration spell lets them refresh that timer automatically. Focused Conjuration (level 10) means they no longer need to take concentration checks as a result of taking damage, so long as they're concentrating on a Conjuration spell. Finally, the humble Durable Summons feature (level 14) grants +30 temporary hitpoints to all summoned and conjured creatures.		'''Conjurers''', as you might expect, focus on buffing up their conjuring skills. Minor Conjuration (level 2) lets them immediately conjure up any small item they need whenever they want. Benign Transposition (level 6) lets the conjurer teleport 30 feet or tele-trade places with a willing creature of their choice within that distance; this can normally only be done once per day, but a Conjuration spell lets them refresh that timer automatically. Focused Conjuration (level 10) means they no longer need to take concentration checks as a result of taking damage, so long as they're concentrating on a Conjuration spell. Finally, the humble Durable Summons feature (level 14) grants +30 temporary hitpoints to all summoned and conjured creatures.

	However, thanks to the tweaks made to the core system via the concentration mechanic, the paucity of spells that actually summon monsters of worthy power for the spell slots they consume, and a number of other subtle system tweaks in the edition, it's still fairly weak, just because summoning, possibly because of the reasons above, is almost-deliberately fairly weak now.		However, thanks to the tweaks made to the core system via the concentration mechanic, the paucity of spells that actually summon monsters of worthy power for the spell slots they consume, and a number of other subtle system tweaks in the edition, it's still fairly weak, just because summoning, possibly because of the reasons above, is almost-deliberately fairly weak now.

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	Ironically, Conjurers are the only specialists other than [[Necromancer]]s who seem to get generally perceived as evil, mostly because of the cultural archetype has them summoning fiends from the [[Lower Planes]]. In fact, [[Advanced Dungeons & Dragons]] 2nd edition had a Necromancer kit called the "Undead Master" who strove to be an archetypical "pulp style" Evil Wizard by basically being a triple-classed Conjurer/[[Enchanter]]/[[Necromancer]]. Even without the fiend-summoning, though, there is something a bit dodgy about calling up other creatures and enslaving them to your will to fight your battles for you, as opposed to the "honest" wizarding method of [[Evoker\| just blasting the shit out of enemies with magical might]].		Ironically, Conjurers are the only specialists other than [[Necromancer]]s who seem to get generally perceived as evil, mostly because of the cultural archetype has them summoning fiends from the [[Lower Planes]]. In fact, [[Advanced Dungeons & Dragons]] 2nd edition had a Necromancer kit called the "Undead Master" who strove to be an archetypical "pulp style" Evil Wizard by basically being a triple-classed Conjurer/[[Enchanter]]/[[Necromancer]]. Even without the fiend-summoning, though, there is something a bit dodgy about calling up other creatures and enslaving them to your will to fight your battles for you, as opposed to the "honest" wizarding method of [[Evoker\| just blasting the shit out of enemies with magical might]].

			==4e's Drastic Changes==
			When [[Dungeons & Dragons 4th Edition]] did its drastic reinventions of classes to put an end to the problem of [[Linear Warriors, Quadratic Wizards]], naturally, the Conjurer was near the top of their list of potential problems to iron out. Their solution was to break the old Conjuration school into two keywords; Conjuration and Summoning.

			''Conjuration'' is summoning of the [[Final Fantasy]] style; it summons a creature (or an [[elemental]] effect) as part of an attack; the conjured critter lasts for a short while, typically either until the end of your next turn or so long as you sustain it with a minor action, and then fades away. Whilst it lasts, it typically creates a passive effect, and sometimes uses other user actions to repeat its initial attack. The conjuration has no hit points and no statistics; it does what it does, and is then gone.

			''Summoning'', on the other hand, is closer to old school D&D conjuration; it summons a creature that fights for you as an extra player on the battlefield. Summoned creatures have defenses equal to the summoner's, hit points equal to their bloodied value, drain a [[Healing Surge]] with them if killed (or HP equivalent to half the summoner's bloodied value, if they have no surges left), have no innate healing surges (but can spend their summoners), and use the summoner's action points for their own. This prevents summons from increasing the amount of time that a summoner needs to do things on their turn, and discourages the "use summons as meat shields" angle of old, so a summoner in no way renders the [[fighter]] obsolete. Most Summoning spells are Attacks, but some are Utilities.

			It took WotC a while to come up with this idea. Originally, only the Conjuration keyword existed, and all Conjuration spells from the [[Player's Handbook]] were daily. It wasn't until the Arcane Power [[splatbook]] that [[wizard]]s were furnished with both Encounter Conjurations and Summons. However, all Summons are daily powers, which further prevents the "flood the battlefield with expendable bodies" tactic that so aggravated DMs in editions past.

			By 4th edition's end, only one other class using the [[AEDU System]] had access to Summons; the [[Druid]], who gained them (plus a Summoner Druid "archetype") in Primal Power. Druidic summons came with a new trait; Instinctive Effects. These gave each Summon a specific behavior that it would undertake if the player didn't assign any specific actions to their Summon on their turn. This made them less of an action drain whilst still not drastically lengthening the player's turn.

			Inspired by this, an article in issue #385 of [[Dragon Magazine]], "Class Acts: Wizard" would further bolster the wizard's list of summoning spells, and create a new pair of mechanics. Intrinsic Nature is, functionally, identical to Instinctive Effects - except that whilst some druidic summons will make the distinction between the druid and her allies and others will just blindly attack any creature, including their summoner or allies, all wizard summons with the Intrinsic Nature trait will just go after whoever is closest, friend or foe. Plus, there will be some kind of magical backlash against the caster for leaving them uncontrolled. The second mechanic is Symbiosis; a permanent passive bonus that the wizard gains so long as their summoned creature is present.

			The Essentials spin-offs of the [[Warlock]], the [[Hexblade]] and [[Binder]], would also gain some innate summoning powers as part of their class mechanics.

			===List of 4e Summoning Spells===
			;Arcane Power:
			* Level 1: Summon Fire Warrior
			* Level 2: Summon Shadow Serent
			* Level 5: Summon Abyssal Maw
			* Level 6: Summon Iron Cohort
			* Level 9: Summon Arrowhawk
			* Level 10: Summon Hammerfist Crusher
			* Level 15: Summon Chainbearer
			* Level 16: Summon Diamond Falcon
			* Level 19: Summon Black Devourer
			* Level 25: Summon Abyssal Horde
			* Level 29: Summon Living Mountain

			;Dragon #385:
			* Level 1: Summon Dretch, Summon Dust Devil
			* Level 5: Summon Imp, Summon Magma Beast
			* Level 9: Summon Hell Hound, Summon Succubus
			* Level 15: Summon Stormstone Fury, Summon Vrock
			* Level 19: Summon Couatl, Summon Rockfire Dreadnought
			* Level 25: Summon Earthwind Ravager, Summon Marilith
			* Level 29: Summon Balor, Summon Djinn Stormcaller

	==5th Edition's Arcane Tradition==		==5th Edition's Arcane Tradition==