Call Zelekhut question

[tomBitonti]

Reason for initial question

The point of the initial question was that I am playing a druid, and the summon Zelekhut spell is compelling (I have a fondness for Inevitables, and they are a powerful creature to summon).

I'm just having trouble with the [Lawful] descriptor, and don't see how my NG druid can cast the spell and not become LG (and loose his druid abilities).

Thx!

 

[Hypersmurf]

My take on the matter is that, if casting a [Lawful] spell were not lawful, or if casting an [Evil] were not evil, what is the point of the descriptor?

It tells you which spells clerics and druids can't cast, and which spells clerics with an [Alignment] domain get +1 caster level on.

After all, Fireball is not evil, but casting a fireball into the town day care center to cause random grief definitely *is*. If it is only a matter of how the spell was used, then the descriptor is superfluous.

Except a cleric with the Evil domain doesn't get +1 caster level on a fireball into the town daycare centre; he does on Deathwatch.

Zelekhut: You have called me, but I see in your heart that you do not truly believe in law and justice.

The Zelekhut doesn't care about the caster's heart; he cares about whether or not the task is in harmony with its lawful objective.

If the task is nonlawful, frivolous, or not focused on its lawful objective, that's one thing. If it's a task in harmony with its lawful objective but it doesn't care for druids, tough - it'll undertake the task for 5 days anyway.

-Hyp.

 

[frankthedm]

My answer is that it depends what you use it for. Casting an [Evil] spell in order to rescue helpless orphans is a good act. But others disagree... and if you use the BoVD, it's declared that it's an evil act.

-Hyp.

Casting the Evil spell gives you a certain amount of evil on your alignment. Using the spell for a good act puts a certain amount of good on your alignment. If the act is really good, it might even outweigh the Evil of the spell itself.

But most times mixing good deeds and [vile] evil spells is like mixing ice cream and dog poop.

 

[Hypersmurf]

Casting the Evil spell gives you a certain amount of evil on your alignment.

Well, that's the debate.

Unless one is using the BoVD, what points to this conclusion?

-Hyp.

 

[Land Outcast]

But most times mixing good deeds and [vile] evil spells is like mixing ice cream and dog poop.