Does this spell affect allies too within the radius of the spell? Or just enemies? I would assume everyone?
Jeez, can the enemy just move outside the 20ft radius and snap the effects of the spell?
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Jeez, can the enemy just move outside the 20ft radius and snap the effects of the spell?
No. The 20ft radius just determines who is potentially affected. Once affected, the effects of the spell continue for the duration (in this case, however long the caster concentrates, up to a maximum of 1 round/level). Moving out of the original 20ft radius area does nothing to end the spell.
And yes, the spell affects everyone (friend or enemy, and including the caster) in the area, just like a fireball spell would damage everyone in the area. Spells that only affect some individuals in the area but not others specifically state so.
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Your area of effect is the 20 foot radius, but you can center the effect up to 100 feet away, but you can indeed catch allies and enemies in the AoE, intended or not.
Any PC in the radius could elect to fail their save if they are under charm/compulsion to attack party members, to then become calmed as a noncombatant.
Any PC in the radius could try to make their save if they are under a beneficial spell that they want to retain and/or if they do not want to become calmed as a noncombatant.
The GM would probably want to make the same types of determination for the opposition based on what effects are on each opponent.
See a similar thread I had on Suppress Charms and Compulsions (though that spell allows the caster to pick the intended targets, and not just a flat radius of effect).
http://paizo.com/threads/rzs2usnn?Suppress-Charms-Compulsions-and-volunteer ing
Note that it does take a standard action to drop one's spell resistance, so PC's with SR who are compelled to fight for the enemy may want the caster to delay until after they have dropped their SR and then they can really fail the save.