Magic Circle against Technology

[boring7]

This is probably a dumb question, but it runs the risk of showing up in a campaign and I am curious.

Magic Circle Against Technology, like all the magic circle spells, is an upgrade of the Protection from Technology spell. But Protection from Technology is different from Protection from Evil in a key way; it doesn't have the following passage:

SRD said wrote:

Third, the spell prevents bodily contact by evil summoned creatures. This causes the natural weapon attacks of such creatures to fail and the creatures to recoil if such attacks require touching the warded creature. Summoned creatures that are not evil are immune to this effect. The protection against contact by summoned creatures ends if the warded creature makes an attack against or tries to force the barrier against the blocked creature. Spell Resistance can allow a creature to overcome this protection and touch the warded creature.

No big deal, it's not like technology gets "summoned" and only robots really count as "technological creatures" anyway, right? Except Magic Circle against technology says this:

SRD again wrote:

...Robots receive a saving throw and spell resistance to avoid being kept at bay,

So now I have a doubt, is it intentional that the two spells are different, or is Protection from Technology supposed to prevent robots from touching those protected by it? Did someone copy-paste the wrong section or am I just being foolish even asking?

[Tvarog]

That's a good question. I'd like to know this too, since I'm in an Iron Gods campaign right now and my oracle needs more spells that actually work.

[CampinCarl9127]

While the spell may have done better with a longer description, it still seems pretty clear-cut to me. The robots need to make a saving throw (and apply SR) if they want to enter the area. If they fail, they have to stay out. If they succeed, they can enter the area, but each person inside is still subject to a protection from technology spell.

[boring7]

That's probably what I'd rule if approached at the table, but doubt is a niggling, persistent thing.

[LazarX]

boring7 wrote:

That's probably what I'd rule if approached at the table, but doubt is a niggling, persistent thing.

Due to the player upgroar when Season Six threathened to be a "tech" season, it's highly unlikely that this is going to be something that comes up often.

[CampinCarl9127]

boring7 wrote:

That's probably what I'd rule if approached at the table, but doubt is a niggling, persistent thing.

If you are not a PFS GM and the ruling makes sense to both you and your players, go with it, RAW be damned (I believe it to be RAW anyways). If you are a PFS GM, ask your venture captain or other higher up. Don't worry about always being strictly RAW. RAI and having fun are more important.