D&D 3E/3.5 [3.5] Planar Ally changes?

[Iron_Chef]

I've seen that the 3.5e Planar Binding spells have set a three creature max and reduced the HD substantially. Has the same been done for the 3.5e Planar Ally spells?

 

[Plane Sailing]

Planar Ally spells have more concrete suggestions about agreed payment:

100gp/HD for tasks of up to 1 min per caster level,

500gp/HD for tasks of up to 1 hour per caster level.

1000gp/HD for tasks of up to 1 day per caster level.

Nonhazardous tasks have that amount, hazardous tasks typically increase it. Few creatures will take a task that seems suicidal.


Lesser: up to 6HD, 100xp cost.

standard: 1 or 2, no more than 12HD, 250xp

Greater: 1, 2 or 3, no more than 18HD, 500xp

The xp cost and the reduced HD are *very* welcome IMO, since the old spells were grossly overpowered for clerics compared to the risky versions wizards had to use.

Cheers

 

[Kae'Yoss]

I didn't use the old planar ally spells cause of the service I had to render. I somehow suspected the DM will get me with that. I was considering galling in a Solar for the final fight, though (although that would have meant that I had to do something really big in return).

Can you gate a solar, btw?

 

[Bauglir]

Yes you can, under 3.0 (don't know about 3.5).

 

[Plane Sailing]

You can gate a solar in to fight for you, but you'll now have to pay 1000xp for the privilge.

Cheers

 

[James McMurray]

Does the 1000xp cost apply to the planar travel variation of Gate as well?

 

[Plane Sailing]

Does the 1000xp cost apply to the planar travel variation of Gate as well?

No, only the summoning.

Cheers

 

[Malachi of Kossuth]

I believe Solars are now divine rank 0 and cannot be summoned via planar ally/binding spells. Guess we'll hafta summon Planetars instead.

 

[pingpong]

holy crap, does this apply to Planar Binding as well? especially the XP cost part? i hope not....

 

[James McMurray]

Divine Rank 0? I hope not. Evil campaigns need something to be afraid of, but that they might be able to beat. The Solar is that something.