This spell can be used to create a bond with a willing beast. This spell can be cast in two ways, bonding to a beast, or summoning the beast you have bonded with.
When you cast this spell to bond with a willing beast, the casting time is 10 minutes. The bonded beast is tied to the level of the spell slot used when casting Bonded Summon this way. You can only have one bonded summon connected to a level 1 spell slot. If you cast this spell over ten minutes to bond with another creature, your first bond is broken and only the new beast can be summoned with a level 1 spell slot. The creature you bond with can be up to CR 1/8.
Once you have bonded with a beast, you can cast Bonded Summon using 1 action to call that creature to your aid. The creature you summon is determined by the spell slot used to cast the spell. The creature acts on your initiative. As a bonus action, you can mentally command your bonded summon if the creature is within 60 feet of you. You decide what action the creature will take and where it will move, or you can issue a general command, such as to guard a particular chamber or corridor. If you issue no commands, the creature only defends itself against hostile creatures. Once given an order, the creature continues to follow it until its task is complete. The summoned creature remains for the duration or until its HP is reduced to 0 at which point the beast returns to where it was summoned from.
If the creature is reduced to 0 hit points, it cannot be summoned again for 8 hours while it rests in its home location, and a creature that is injured also needs to rest for 8 hours or it will be summoned with the hp it had when it was last dismissed.
At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using a spell slot of 2nd level or higher, the maximum CR of the bonded creature increases. Each level of spell can be bonded to a single creature:
- 2nd Level - CR 1/4
- 3rd Level - CR 1/2
- 4th Level - CR 1
- 5th Level - CR 2
- 6th Level - CR 3
- 7th Level - CR 4
- 8th Level - CR 5
- 9th Level - CR 6
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