[LooseWilly]

I've also been on servers that allowed the use of a dialog to trigger a choice of what the preferred summons would be for each level of summoning spell... so that one could specify rats for summoning I, mephits for summoning II, ooze for summoning III, etc. (examples, I can't remember much in the way of specifics, except that carnivorous apes were always an amusing summoning choice...).

Assuming a list of options is devised, it would allow for the use of a dialog (like !list languages) to then trigger an interface to simply substitute choices for any caster for any of the summoning spells (character local variable I presume? Similar to the !recall function a cleric can use to set the target for a word of recall, but specific to a different spell.).

Likewise, a greater selection for familiars and animal companions was enabled on whichever server it was... (wizards with rats, rangers with displacer beasts...).

Of course, there's a bit of work to be done with the selection of a list for each level of summons (presumably of beasts already defined)... and the work of the substitution scripting - but it would allow a much greater sense of rp satisfaction as the cleric member of the Jubilex Temple summons slimes and oozes and jellies, rather than badgers and wolves.

(Medium term enhancement request?)