Summon monster I

Summon monster I, or monster summoning I, (originally called Lucke's 1 monster summons ) was one of the series of summon monster spells available to spellcasters.

Clerics whose gods had an interest in portals, such as Eilistraee and Shaundakul, often prayed for this spell.

Effects
This spell functioned just as all summon monster spells. It could summon a badger, dog, giant fire beetle, monkey, owl, or porpoise from one of the celestial planes or a dire rat, hawk, medium-sized monstrous centipede, small monstrous scorpion, small monstrous spider, octopus, raven, or small viper from one of the fiendish planes.

The best-known version prior to the summoned different beings, in a number from two to eight. Namely, the monsters summoned could be giant ants, huge bats, giant fire beetles, bullywugs, goblins, hobgoblins, giant leeches, muckdwellers, orcs, or up to a dozen rats, kobolds, or jermlaines. In salt water, it could summon instead small barracudas, common lampreys, merfolk, sea otters, or black urchins. It could also summon up to a dozen piranhas. In fresh water, its possible summons were giant frogs, koalinths, common lampreys, common otters, or up to a dozen nixies or piranhas.

History
This was the first summon monster spell developed by the Netherese arcanist Lucke. He completed it in.