How do Magic & Spells effect Outsiders

[Mad Gene Vane]

Some classes like Monk, for example have their capstone ability as being a character is treated as an Outsider for spells and such: "At 20th level, a monk becomes a magical creature. He is forevermore treated as an outsider rather than as a humanoid (or whatever the monk's creature type was) for the purpose of spells and magical effects."

I hadn't found out what the benefit of this is, when digging through books and the internets.

Does anybody know how magical effects and spells apply to an outsider versus a humanoid? What's the benefit?

[wraithstrike]

There are certain spells such as charm person or dominate person that only work on humanoids. The monk would be immune to those spells, but for the most part it is not really that great of a capstone.

[Reecy]

Its fun when your this crazy cool monk, I have +5 brass knuckles of pwnage and these mighty +6 shoes to your face and this headband of awesomeness and i am going to kick you so hard Chuck Norris will cry... I am on the fiery plane gonna beat you into the ground and this Gnome mage just says... Banished.... and Poof your gone.... BWAHAHAHA

[wraithstrike]

Banishment works on all extraplanar creatures so any PC chilling in another plane can be banished.