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<blockquote data-quote="orangefruitbat" data-source="post: 7080767" data-attributes="member: 3013"><p>We had a scenario come up yesterday and the group didn't really come to an agreement on the answer, nor could we find an answer online.</p><p></p><p>The PC wizard cast Banishment on a demon and successfully banished it to the Abyss. Then, knowing that 10 rounds of concentration were required to make it permanent, the wizard ducked out of sight from the rest of the battle. In the next round, an evil wizard (allied with the demon) cast Dispel Magic to remove the Banishment. </p><p></p><p>1) Is this legal? (i.e., does DM work on Banishment during the 10 rounds before it becomes permanent)</p><p></p><p>2) If the answer is Yes, where is the magical effect located that needs to be targeted? Is it the space where the banishment occurs or is it the person of the concentrating spell caster?</p><p></p><p>My thought was 1) No (the spell is basically akin to Teleport and cannot be dispelled) and 2) Even if the spell could be dispelled, the locus of effect is the person concentrating on the spell as there is nothing to effect in the space where the demon vacated.</p><p></p><p>Our DM thought 1) Yes (the spell is basically akin to an involuntary Gate that sucks things away) and 2) The locus of effect is the space where the (admittedly invisible and closed) Gate is located.</p><p></p><p>[Note: both of us agreed that Banishment could be countered by Counter Spell at the moment of casting, but that isn't the scenario here]. </p><p></p><p>Curious on people's thoughts here.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="orangefruitbat, post: 7080767, member: 3013"] We had a scenario come up yesterday and the group didn't really come to an agreement on the answer, nor could we find an answer online. The PC wizard cast Banishment on a demon and successfully banished it to the Abyss. Then, knowing that 10 rounds of concentration were required to make it permanent, the wizard ducked out of sight from the rest of the battle. In the next round, an evil wizard (allied with the demon) cast Dispel Magic to remove the Banishment. 1) Is this legal? (i.e., does DM work on Banishment during the 10 rounds before it becomes permanent) 2) If the answer is Yes, where is the magical effect located that needs to be targeted? Is it the space where the banishment occurs or is it the person of the concentrating spell caster? My thought was 1) No (the spell is basically akin to Teleport and cannot be dispelled) and 2) Even if the spell could be dispelled, the locus of effect is the person concentrating on the spell as there is nothing to effect in the space where the demon vacated. Our DM thought 1) Yes (the spell is basically akin to an involuntary Gate that sucks things away) and 2) The locus of effect is the space where the (admittedly invisible and closed) Gate is located. [Note: both of us agreed that Banishment could be countered by Counter Spell at the moment of casting, but that isn't the scenario here]. Curious on people's thoughts here. [/QUOTE]
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