Guide Request: Mages and Summoning

[dresdor]

Could someone make a decent, in depth guide about monsum, find familiar, and all the relevant commands? I've had a lot of trouble understanding it all, and saw at least one other player get obliterated by their own monsters. The number of random monsters I see in town too indicates that others are having issues as well.

[Dell]

One of the first suggestions I got was not to summon stuff when in town, as it frightens the locals and might start fight you don't want.

help files for "order" and "allies" I think mention the most relevant things. Charisma guides how many followers/summons one can have under ones control, if you go over it, you cant dismiss them any more or control them. Charm monster, charm person, find familiar, monsum spells, conjure elemental and animate dead are the spells I think work under the same principles, and the combination of those above is how many followers you can have.

sidenote: spell "summon" is used to summon players, which is a different things