Lesser Globe of Invulnerability specifies that Dispel Magic can still affect it. Greater Angelic Aspect includes a Lesser Globe of Invulnerability affect. Can Dispel Magic affect Greater Angelic Aspect through the Lesser Globe component? If so, is the whole spell dispelled, or just the Globe component?
An immobile, faintly shimmering magical sphere surrounds you and excludes all spell effects of 3rd level or lower. The area or effect of any such spells does not include the area of the lesser globe of invulnerability. Such spells fail to affect any target located within the globe. Excluded effects include spell-like abilities and spells or spell-like effects from items. Any type of spell, however, can be cast through or out of the magical globe. Spells of 4th level and higher are not affected by the globe, nor are spells already in effect when the globe is cast. The globe can be brought down by a dispel magic spell. You can leave and return to the globe without penalty.
This spell functions like lesser angelic aspect, except you gain low-light vision; darkvision 60 feet; DR 10/evil; immunity to acid, cold, and petrification; resistance to electricity and fire 10; a +4 racial bonus on saves against poison; and protective aura and truespeech as supernatural abilities for the duration of the spell. Also, your wings give you a fly speed of 60 feet with good maneuverability.
Protective aura provides a +4 deflection bonus to AC and a +4 resistance bonus on saving throws against attacks made or effects created by evil creatures to anyone within 20 feet. Otherwise, it functions as a magic circle against evil and a lesser globe of invulnerability, both with a radius of 20 feet.
Truespeech allows you to speak with any creature that has a language, as though using the tongues spell.
Greater Angelic aspect itself is completely subject to dispel magic.
The supernatural ability that the spell grants you, protective aura is not subject to dispel magic, because it is a supernatural ability, which is something dispel magic doesn't effect.
Aura's an generally assumed to be 'on' in my experience (and how I would run it) but turning a supernatural ability on or off is a standard action. It could be argued that you would have to spend a standard action after you cast the spell for the protective aura to be active.
If you had an ability that would turn off the Protective Aura supernatural ability, it would not, in and of itself, destroy the Greater Angelic Aspect. If the greater angelic aspect was brought down (with a more powerful dispel for example) the protect aura would go with it.
Wouldn't the Lesser Globe on Invuln part of the supernatural Protective Aura prevent the Dispel Magic from hitting the Greater Angelic Aspect? Or does the part of Lesser Globe that specifies that Dispel Magic can affect it still apply, and therefor allow Greater Angelic Aspect to be dispelled?
Also, semi-related side question: can you benefit from buff spells that are level 3 or lower while Lesser Globe (or this equivalent effect) are up? Apologies if this has already been answered elsewhere.
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The general rule is that all spells are subject to Dispel Magic. There are certain spells that cannot be dispelled though, but it will say so in the spell description (e.g. Antimagic Field cannot be dispelled, and it specifically says that in the spell description).
I believe the only reason that LGoI specifically states that it IS affected by Dispel Magic is because Dispel Magic is a 3rd level spell and LGoI negates all 3rd lvl magic spells, but the developers wanted Dispel Magic to affect LGoI regardless of it's 3rd lvl magic restrictions.
So to answer the OP question: Yes, Greater Angelic Aspect is subject to Dispel Magic.
Wouldn't the Lesser Globe on Invuln part of the supernatural Protective Aura prevent the Dispel Magic from hitting the Greater Angelic Aspect?
Yes it would, if it is active and the dispel magic is not heightened or something like that
Or does the part of Lesser Globe that specifies that Dispel Magic can affect it still apply, and therefor allow Greater Angelic Aspect to be dispelled?
Whether or not dispel magic could effect the Protective Aura (including the Lesser Globe effect) is irrelevant because Dispel Magic has no effect on a supernatural ability, which protective aura is. Dispel Magic targeting a lesser globe can bring down a globe (in that case it wouldn't be targeting the angelic aspect spell) but since this globe, although having the same effect is not a spell or spell like ability, dispel magic doesn't do anything to it, anymore than dispel magic would effect any other supernatural ability.
Also, semi-related side question: can you benefit from buff spells that are level 3 or lower while Lesser Globe (or this equivalent effect) are up? Apologies if this has already been answered elsewhere.
If they were cast before the aura went in to effect they would effect you, other wise buff spells 3rd level and below are included in the category of "all spell effects of 3rd level or lower." If you have a protective aura from greater angelic aspect active, your friends haste spell will have no effect on you (or anyone else within 20' of you.)
There's clearly something I'm not following here.
Lesser globe of invulnerability specifically states that it can be dispelled by dispel magic. Why wouldn't dispel magic work against greater angelic aspect?
Nevermind, I see Dave's argument. Ehhhhhh.