monster summoning...

[lokiv]

Jorge waves his left hand.
Jorge wiggles the fingers of his right hand.
Jorge casts Summon Giant at Ratty Goblin.
lokiv snaps the fingers of his left hand.
lokiv proffers the palm of his right hand.
lokiv casts Counter Spell at Jorge.
Jorge is covered by a magical glowing shield.
Large Giant is summoned to serve Jorge.
Ratty Goblin attacks lokiv, but is deflected by a shield.
Large Giant attacks lokiv, but is deflected by a shield.


In all my playing no one has EVER mentioned this or done it that I've seen. Is this an exploit? Is this a legitimate strategy? I'm probably not going to move in that game for a few days while I recover.

[Slartucker]

It's completely legitimate. Summon Troll and Giant often become bigger threats with a goblin out, since they can't be consistently countered.

Also, the rules DO make reference to what happens if you target a monster with a summon spell. They don't spell out how Counter Spell interacts with that because it's exactly the same way Counter Spell interacts with everything.