Antimagic field and Planar Ally


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What happens when an invoqued Planar Ally has the possibility to cast Antimagic field?
I think the spell can't be cast because it would make the conjured planar ally immediately disappear which will also cause the disapperance of the spell effect as it is an emanation centered on the caster.
Any ideas on this case ?
thanks


The Planar Ally spell has a duration of instantaneous. It just make the creature come to the material plane (and later allows her to go back to her home plane).

So when the AMF is cast, it interrupts no magic => your planar ally can stay on the material plane inside an AMF.


Isn't Planar Ally a calling spell anyway?

Shadow Lodge

half right ....

while yes the Summoned creature will Wink out of existance

"An emanation spell functions like a burst spell, except that the effect continues to radiate from the point of origin for the duration of the spell. Most emanations are cones or spheres."

they could cast it .... I would see this as a last ditch effort of the outsider to either save yours or its life ...


No, it IS a calling spell, which means the creature is actually there, not a conjured replica; further, the instantaneous duration means there is no lingering magic for the AMF to disrupt.

Shadow Lodge

yup ... your right ...

but either way ... even if it wasnt calling ... the AMF would stick around


So I suppose the key answer is with the calling descriptor of Planar Ally. I should also have read the AMF more carefully :

Quote:
The effects of instantaneous conjurations are not affected by an antimagic field because the conjuration itself is no longer in effect, only its result.

As the Planar Ally has an instantaneous duration, the answer is clear: the creature doesn't disappear and the spell can be cast.

To Wraith235 : I don't think the AMF will stay behind if the creature is dispelled because the spell description states :

Quote:
An invisible barrier surrounds you and moves with you.

So if the caster disappears, the AMF does too.

Thanks for your answers.

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