Conjure Animals 5e Who Chooses

For further reference Ill copy conjure animals here from the SRD.

Conjure animals 5e who chooses. Some spells of this sort specify that the spellcaster chooses the creature conjured. Coming in at 6 on our druid spells 5e list is conjure animals. Does the player pick the specific animals or the DM.

Druid ranger you summon fey spirits that take the form of beasts and appear in unoccupied spaces that you can see within range. A number of spells in the game let you summon creatures. 5e designers mike mearls and rodney thompson tell you how game design was done how classes were balanced.

For example find familiar gives the caster a list of animals to choose from. However if you prefer to choose your animals try to choose the simple creatures. One beast of challenge rating 2 or lower.

Conjure Animals 3rd-level conjuration Casting Time. When you cast conjur animals you summon one of the following options. A number of spells in the game let you summon creatures.

The DM has the creatures Statistics. With the wording of CRx or lower means that no matter what you pick the dm could conjure up x number of cr 0 rats or what not. You summon a celestial of challenge rating 4 or lower.

Conjure Animals 5e Table. Some spells of this sort specify that the spellcaster chooses the creature conjured. The design intent for options like these is that the spellcaster chooses one of them and then the DM decides what creatures appear that fit the chosen option.