Lots of Fiends have Summoner Variants which typically read something like this
Summon Devil (1/Day). The devil chooses what to summon and attempts a magical summoning.
An ice devil has a 60 percent chance of summoning one ice devil.
A summoned devil appears in an unoccupied space within 60 feet of its summoner, acts as an ally of its summoner, and can’t summon other devils. It remains for 1 minute, until it or its summoner dies, or until its summoner dismisses it as an action.
So what I'm curious about is the 60% chance, does it fail the other 40% resulting in a wasted action? Or does the Summon work 100% of the time, but the other 40% are other lesser devils?
A summoned devil appears in an unoccupied space within 60 feet of its summoner, acts as an ally of its summoner, and can’t summon other devils. It remains for 1 minute, until it or its summoner dies, or until its summoner dismisses it as an action.
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Need some help with a monster mechanic
Lots of Fiends have Summoner Variants which typically read something like this
Summon Devil (1/Day). The devil chooses what to summon and attempts a magical summoning.
An ice devil has a 60 percent chance of summoning one ice devil.
A summoned devil appears in an unoccupied space within 60 feet of its summoner, acts as an ally of its summoner, and can’t summon other devils. It remains for 1 minute, until it or its summoner dies, or until its summoner dismisses it as an action.
So what I'm curious about is the 60% chance, does it fail the other 40% resulting in a wasted action? Or does the Summon work 100% of the time, but the other 40% are other lesser devils?
It fails resulting in a wasted action.
Thanks!
The full summoner variant side bar from the MM isn't worded any differently, but does have mote context:
VARIANT: DEVIL SUMMONING
Some devils can have an action option that allows them to summon other devils.
Summon Devil (1/Day). The devil chooses what to summon and attempts a magical summoning.
A summoned devil appears in an unoccupied space within 60 feet of its summoner, acts as an ally of its summoner, and can’t summon other devils. It remains for 1 minute, until it or its summoner dies, or until its summoner dismisses it as an action.