Summon Greater Demon lists the following material component:
"a vial of blood from a humanoid killed within the past 24 hours"
It also has the following text:
"As part of casting the spell, you can form a circle on the ground with the blood used as a material component. The circle is large enough to encompass your space. While the spell lasts, the summoned demon can’t cross the circle or harm it, and it can’t target anyone within it. Using the material component in this manner consumes it when the spell ends."
This is a component without a listed cost, so RAW I can cast the spell with a component pouch or an Arcane Focus. This causes a lot of questions:
1. Can I use the Arcane focus to draw the protection circle and if I do is the focus consumed? I would think the answer is no, I can cast it with the focus, but I can't draw the circle to protect myself with the focus, that is only if you actually use the blood.
2. If I am using a component pouch does the pouch always have a vial of blood of a human killed in the last 24 hours? This seems a bit off - what if you have been in your bedroom for 24 hours and haven't killed anyone, does the vial of blood just magically refresh in the pouch? Also if the pouch always has this then why does it matter if it is consumed anyway?
"a vial of blood from a humanoid killed within the past 24 hours"
It also has the following text:
"As part of casting the spell, you can form a circle on the ground with the blood used as a material component. The circle is large enough to encompass your space. While the spell lasts, the summoned demon can’t cross the circle or harm it, and it can’t target anyone within it. Using the material component in this manner consumes it when the spell ends."
This is a component without a listed cost, so RAW I can cast the spell with a component pouch or an Arcane Focus. This causes a lot of questions:
1. Can I use the Arcane focus to draw the protection circle and if I do is the focus consumed? I would think the answer is no, I can cast it with the focus, but I can't draw the circle to protect myself with the focus, that is only if you actually use the blood.
2. If I am using a component pouch does the pouch always have a vial of blood of a human killed in the last 24 hours? This seems a bit off - what if you have been in your bedroom for 24 hours and haven't killed anyone, does the vial of blood just magically refresh in the pouch? Also if the pouch always has this then why does it matter if it is consumed anyway?