Is magic circle against evil immobile once cast?


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prd wrote:
Subjects, Effects, and Areas: If the spell affects creatures directly, the result travels with the subjects for the spell's duration. If the spell creates an effect, the effect lasts for the duration. The effect might move or remain still. Such an effect can be destroyed prior to when its duration ends. If the spell affects an area, then the spell stays with that area for its duration.

Since magic circle against evil is an area spell, does it mean it is stationary once cast?

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Magic circle affects a creature from which it emanates, not an area, so it moves with the target.

It isn't clear what area the binding version of magic circle has, because it doesn't say. Incidentally, the binding version of magic circle RAW doesn't work with planar binding and its variants because you need to imprison the creature within one round, but planar binding takes 10 minutes to cast! Duuuuuuh.


A Man In Black wrote:

Magic circle affects a creature from which it emanates, not an area, so it moves with the target.

It isn't clear what area the binding version of magic circle has, because it doesn't say. Incidentally, the binding version of magic circle RAW doesn't work with planar binding and its variants because you need to imprison the creature within one round, but planar binding takes 10 minutes to cast! Duuuuuuh.

You don't need to imprison it within one round, you need to cast the spell that will call it within one round. I think it's pretty clear that it's meant to be interpreted as "start the spell within one round", regardless of how long it actually takes to cast.

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