Gotta question for you guys. For the longest time now, my group has played the Protection From spells like this:
If you are Evil aligned, anyone with the Protection From Evil spell gets the benefits of that spell against you.
Is that correct?
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"The benefits of the spell against you" implies a level of aggressiveness the spell does not possess.
The spell does three things:
1) +2 deflection AC against attacks, and +2 resistance bonus on saves, if the source of the attack, spell, or effect is evil aligned. If you are evil, they get the protection from your effects. If you are not, they do not.
2) Immunity to mind control, charms, and compulsions that originate from evil aligned sources. If the spell is cast and they already are suffering from such an effect, they get a new save to break free, at +2 morale (stacks with the +2 resistance from effect 1).
3) Immunity to bodily contact from summoned and conjured creatures that are evil aligned. This grants complete immunity to unarmed and natural attacks from such creatures, but not ones made with manufactured weapons or spells.
Absolutely none of the protections function against somebody who is not Evil, and all of them function against somebody who is. The spell does not actually prevent an Evil creature from being the recipient, which would allow such a creature to gain protection not only from applicable enemy spells, but also his own.
"The benefits of the spell against you" implies a level of aggressiveness the spell does not possess.
2) Immunity to mind control, charms, and compulsions that originate from evil aligned sources. If the spell is cast and they already are suffering from such an effect, they get a new save to break free, at +2 morale (stacks with the +2 resistance from effect 1).
Just little addendum, you don't Break free, the effect is suppressed for the duration. Were you subject to a Dispel Magic, dispelling PfE, the effect returns.
Fair clarification, I forgot that part in my summarizing. Thanks for pointing it out!
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I will note that regarding 3, there is a prestige class which allows their summoned creatures to bypass this aspect of the protection spells.
That would be the Envoy of Balance Specifically with the selected endowment:
Planar Parity: Protection from chaos/evil/good/law and similar effects no longer prevent bodily contact from creatures summoned by the envoy of balance. Neutral creatures summoned by the envoy of balance also gain the counterpoised simple creature template (see the inside back cover).