3e SRD:Magic Circle against Evil
This spell wards all creatures in the area from attacks by evil creatures, from mental control, and from summoned or conjured creatures.
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| Abjuration [Good] | |
| Level: | Brd 3, Clr 3, Good 3, Pal 3, Sor/Wiz 3 |
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| Components: | V, S, M/DF |
| Casting time: | 1 action |
| Area: | Emanates 10 ft. from touched creature |
| Duration: | 10 minutes/level |
| Spell Resistance: | No (see text) |
The subjects get a +2 deflection bonus to AC and a +2 resistance bonus on saves. Both these bonuses apply against attacks made by evil creatures.
The barrier blocks any attempt to possess the warded creature or to exercise mental control over the creature. The protection does not prevent a spell or effect that grants mental commands to be cast on the creature, but it prevents the caster of such a spell from mentally commanding the protected creature. If warding effect ends before the mental control effect does, the caster would then be able to mentally command the controlled creature. Likewise, the barrier keeps out a possessing life force but does not expel one if it is in place before the spell is cast. This effect works regardless of alignment.
The spell prevents bodily contact by summoned or conjured creatures. This causes the natural weapon attacks of such creatures to fail and the creatures to recoil if such attacks require touching the warded creature. Good elementals and outsiders are immune to this effect. The protection against contact by summoned or conjured creatures ends if the warded creature makes an attack against or tries to force the barrier against the blocked creature. Spell resistance can allow a creature to overcome this protection and touch the warded creature.
This spell has a special function that the character may choose when casting the spell. A magic circle can be focused inward rather than outward. In this case, it serves as an immobile, temporary magical prison for a summoned creature. The creature cannot cross the circle's boundaries.
The character must beat a creatures SR in order to keep it at bay, but the deflection and resistance bonuses and the protection from mental control apply regardless of enemies SR.
If a creature too large to fit into the spell's area is the subject of the spell, the spell acts as normal for that creature only.
This spell is not cumulative with protection from evil and vice versa.
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