Magic Jar and Protection from Evil

[Lucius Foxhound]

The PHB says that Magic Jar is "blocked by protection from evil or a similar ward."

Would Prot from Evil block only an evil sor/wiz from attempting to take over your body? As far as I can see, Magic Jar isn't an evil spell, just necromantic.

 

[gfunk]

Protection from Evil and its companion spells, Protection from Good, Law and Chaos prevent mental control regardless of the source.

 

[Thanee]

Yep, the evil part is only important for one of the three effects the spell has, namely the +2 to AC and saves.

Protection from Evil/Good/Law/Chaos is easily the most powerful 1st level spell, easily foiling even 9th level spells from affecting you!

Bye
Thanee

 

[Valmur_Dwur]

To answer your question yes it protects you from magic jar. But I have to ask, Don't you think someone trying to put your life force into a recepticle a little on the oh, I don't know... EVIL side of things?

 

[Lucius Foxhound]

Thanks for the advice.

It was just odd to think that a Chaotic Evil lich could be protected from Magic Jar from a Lawful Good Wizard by casting Protection from Evil!

Magic Jar isn't really evil... well, I guess if you take over someone's body and then have them run off a cliff...

 

[Elder-Basilisk]

FYI, while protection from Evil works well for preventing Magic Jar, I believe that Mind Blank would also work. Of course, it's much less common than protection from evil, but wizards do have another defense against Magic Jar effects. . . .

 

[Thanee]

Isn't Mind Blank restricted to mind-affecting spells and divinations?

Magic Jar is not listed as mind-affecting... altho it probably qualifies...

Bye
Thanee