Thoughts on Summon Monster?  

Having played through the game a number of times, I am begging to become convinced that this is only marginally useful, and only with Seelah (in the event she doesn't have a weapon in hand, and also her draw/recharge power).

 

 

When I keep it I give it to Lem, to avoid combat.

In the tabletop variant I used it with Seoni to deal with monsters that can't be targeted by spells. But that is a rare occasion and my be a case of misinterpreted rules.