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Hi guys,

As the title says, can Planar Binding be dispelled by Dispel Magic? I'm talking about the effect compelling the called outsiders, not the calling effect itself.

The confusion raises from the Planar Binding spell text: while the duration is "instantaneous", suggesting that it can't be dispelled, in the text it calls out that in case the orders are too generic to be completed by the creature's own means, the spell "remains in effect" for 1 day per caster level.
Can in this case be dispelled by normal means? The text does seems to suggest the spell has a duration in this instance, although the description doesn't read "Duration: instantaneous: see text" as it usually does in these cases, but simply "instantaneous".

To further add to my confusion, in a published AP there's a certain outsider forever bound in a dungeon since the caster of the spell died before it could complete its task and the text of the adventure suggests that the PCs could free him by "dismissing the CL 20th binding effect", a feat that shouldn't be possible since the binding effect is not dispellable (this isn't even the case of the 1 day per caster level scenario).

Thanks for any input.

Hi,

Do negative levels affect the effective caster level of a Spell-like ability?

I.e. A Pit Fiend casts its SLA as a 18th level caster: if it takes 9 negative levels, would it be considered a 9th level caster to roll against spell resistance or to calculate the damage of its fireballs?

I would assume it does, since that's the way it works for spells, but I can't seem to find any official ruling about it and the only thing I've found is this article, that says otherwise (even though it's something related to 3.5).
The part of the article I'm referring to says: "A creature retains its spell-like abilities (and its caster level for those abilities) no matter how many negative levels it gain or how many Hit Dice it might lose as a result of those negative levels. The penalties from negative levels apply to any attack rolls a creature makes to use a spell-like ability (such as a touch attack or ranged touch attack)."

Thanks for the help.

Hi, I'm about to use an ancient white dragon in the next session of the game I'm DMing and after reading the Blizzard effect of its breath weapon I couldn't understand how it exactly works.

Does the effect add up on top of the damage the breath weapon would normally do or instead of it? I've read the entries for other dragons' breath additional effects and couldn't figure a definitive answer.

Thanks for the help