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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Particle_Man" data-source="post: 1324242" data-attributes="member: 892">Hmmm...I don't know about game balance, so I won't comment there.But I can use analogies with other powers and spells.  Astral Construct doesn't summon a creature from somewhere else.  It (maybe) summons astral goo from somewhere else and shapes it into a creature.  So does Prot. from evil protect against astral goo in general?  Would it protect against other metacreativity attacks (one called whitefire or something, that shoots bolts of superheated astral goo at someone)?  What about that feat that changes half of your spell (say, lightning bolt) into divine energy?  Would that half be blocked by prot. from evil?Another question is what about shadow magic.  When used to duplicate a summon monster spell, does it take an actual (suitably templated?) monster from the shadow plane, or does it create a monster out of shadowy goo?  And if the latter, and if an astral construct can hit someone with prot. from evil, can a shadow version of a summoned monster hit someone with prot. from evil?  (This might allow a save vs. illusion, I suppose).Points to ponder...</blockquote>