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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Sepulchrave II" data-source="post: 926924" data-attributes="member: 4303">As mentioned, there is no PC cleric in my campaign, I haven't given it much thought - but as another poster pointed out, it is the deity who makes the choice of what to send, so the DM retains more control. So would I - I was just pointing out that the spell could be interpreted another way. Unfortunately, planar binding has lots of ambiguities. I hope they get an overhaul - I would guess that it's a fairly popular spell, and WOTC must have received feedback on it. But I suspect that your experience with the arcane angel is pretty common - supplements (especially 3rd party ones) are full of creatures which can throw the spells out of whack quickly.  I used something similar for a long while. I also thought about turning into a Will Saving Throw. The FAQ states I have to admit, it is kind of nice to have that element of randomness - the best laid plans etc. But I like the charisma check for the raw 'battle of wills' flavour,' and it would be a shame to lose it. If you tinker with the SR as well, I think it can be meaningfully retained.  You are a very mean DM <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f600.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":D" title="Big grin    :D"  data-smilie="8"data-shortname=":D" />  I have to say I wouldn't be that nasty - who knows if the Pit Fiend has already used his wish for the year? But it leads to another question - will a wish break you out? Would a fiend be cautious of using a wish this way - he might get an over-literal interpretation.Another thing that occurred to me and then subsequently forgot to add, is that a planar binding might be used by, say, a Demon to conjure a player character and confine him in the abyss - in fact, I wouldn't allow this, but I wonder if there has ever been any official word on it.Another blip that should be addressed is the issue of whether the target is on the same plane currently - if it is, then I rule the spell fails, but the spell description is less than clear. It could also lead to the scenario:Mage Player: I use discern location to find out where the balor is.DM: It's on the Material Plane, in the city of Jeshat.Mage Player: Damn. I'll have to plane shift to the elemental plane of air, and use my planar binding there.This is how I'd play it, but it seems a bit contrived.</blockquote>

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