Demons and You

[Old Gumphrey]

Ok, I have a problem.

One of my players is a Demonologist, so it's suffice to say that he'll be summoning demons. I was gandering through the Planar Binding series, and I noticed that anything summoned into a circle can attempt a Cha check to break free. The DC is 15 + 1/2 its level + its Cha modifier. Now, this is where things start to make no sense at all.

A summoned quasit can break free with a DC 16 check with a +0 mod, while a Balor can break free on a DC 25 check with a +4 mod. Tell me how this makes any sense at all? Shouldn't the much more powerful demon have a much easier chance to break free of the trap?

Sorry if this has been addressed before, I'm new here. Thanks.

 

[dcollins]

Errata changed this to: DC 15 + 1/2 caster's level + caster's Cha modifier.

 

[Old Gumphrey]

mm.

Thank you, that is what we thought it should have been, it made so much more sense that way. Now I can rest easy knowing the Balor only has to make a DC 22 check to break free.

 

[Darklone]

Well, it should be punished if you want to summon a Balor, right ?

 

[green slime]

Doen't Spell Resistance aid in penetrating the Magic Circle

Balor have SR28... More rolls are good.

 

[Old Gumphrey]

Normally it helps, but if you draw a summoning circle (which every sane person using this spell would do) then SR doesn't apply for 24 hours / caster level. Fun stuff, eh?