The Tavern

It seem i'm not able to cast the Pain spell at monsters if any of my summoned creatures are in the way. Not sure it makes sense to me that the pain spell should be blocked by NPCs. What do you think?

Almost all damage spells are inhibited by summons and other allies. A damage-caster therefore has very little use for allies, as they tend to be in the way of things.

There are a few exceptions to this, for example the demonic-guardian mutation.

I tried to play as a Necromancer and tried to combine Pain spell with summoned skeletons and zombies. I understand these NPCs block my spell but i wish you could target the Pain spell through them.

I feel like Pain spell is different than other spells that have to “travel” physically like e.g. firebolt etc.

Pain is a Hex, it needs to 'travel' in the same way Petrify does.

A spell which can travel through undead could be interesting, but I think it shouldn't be in the Necromancy school. Necromancy is already extremely self-contained.

RIP bolt of draining. (Although I guess every hit cut the range as usual, so not exactly travelling through.)