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<blockquote data-quote="Caliban" data-source="post: 951110" data-attributes="member: 284">The dominate person would still take effect, but the control could not be exercised. The relevent text of the Protection From Evil spell:&quot;Second, the barrier blocks any attempt to possess the warded creature (as by a magic jar attack) or to exercise mental control over the creature (as by a vampire’s supernatural domination ability, which works similar to dominate person). The protection does not prevent a vampire’s domination itself, but it prevents the vampire from mentally commanding the protected creature. If the protection from evil effect ends before the domination effect does, the vampire would then be able to mentally command the controlled creature. Likewise, the barrier keeps out a possessing life force but does not expel one if it is in place before the spell is cast. This second effect works regardless of alignment.&quot;I would have thought that it prevented any spell with a&nbsp; [Compulsion] descriptor that allowed them to mentally control your actions.&nbsp; &nbsp; Apparently they didn't want it to block Hold Person, so they went with a more convoluted explanation.Though it does seem strange that it will stop Dominate Person but not Suggestion.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Caliban, post: 951110, member: 284"] The dominate person would still take effect, but the control could not be exercised. The relevent text of the [i]Protection From Evil[/i] spell: "Second, the barrier blocks any attempt to possess the warded creature (as by a magic jar attack) or to exercise mental control over the creature (as by a vampire’s supernatural domination ability, which works similar to dominate person). The protection does not prevent a vampire’s domination itself, but it prevents the vampire from mentally commanding the protected creature. If the protection from evil effect ends before the domination effect does, the vampire would then be able to mentally command the controlled creature. Likewise, the barrier keeps out a possessing life force but does not expel one if it is in place before the spell is cast. [b]This second effect works regardless of alignment[/b]." [B][/B] I would have thought that it prevented any spell with a [Compulsion] descriptor that allowed them to mentally control your actions. Apparently they didn't want it to block [i]Hold Person[/i], so they went with a more convoluted explanation. Though it does seem strange that it will stop [i]Dominate Person[/i] but not [i]Suggestion[/i]. [/QUOTE]

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