Post/Author/DateTime	Post
memorax 09-19-03, 12:22 PM	Is the Demon/Devil summoning ability a spell or a natural ability? What woud block such an ability and what spells? And finally how long does the summoned demon take to arrive and can the summoned creature summon others of it's kind
Kaardomos 09-19-03, 12:55 PM	It's a spell-like ability. It's blocked by anything that would block a normal summoning spell(antimagic field, forbiddance, and, in general, any spells that prevent dimensional travel). I'ld say they would arrive at the end of the standard action taken to summon them. A summoned creature cannot use it's own summon ability for 1 hour after it is summoned(Which is how long it stays summoned unless destroyed).
memorax 09-19-03, 10:25 PM	Thanks for the answer. It seems kind of strange that it's not written in the 3.5 monster manual. Then again I may have miised it
cwslyclgh 09-20-03, 03:43 AM	it is in each individual creature entry... in the combat section it is marked (Sp) which means spell-like ability, and it explains how it works.
Kaardomos 09-20-03, 11:30 AM	You might also want to look under "summon" in the glossary at the back of the monster manual.