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<blockquote data-quote="Elder-Basilisk" data-source="post: 862340" data-attributes="member: 3146">Planar Ally is a request to the deity and the deity chooses which minion to send (a specific minion may be requested but will not necessarily be granted). A Neutral evil cleric of Vecna could conceivably ask for a Balor and get a Pit Fiend instead. (As Vecna could potentially have both CE and LE servants). Similarly, a NG cleric of Pelor could ask for a Trumpet Archon and get a Ghaele Eladrin.With the Planar Binding spells, a specific entity is specified. Not only can one specify Archon, one can specify Zhuel, bodyguard of the Ahma. Consequently, the implication is that the ally summoned by the planar ally spells is not taken from the midst of something more important. If there were something more important for the celestial to be doing, the deity would pick a different celestial to send. The Planar Binding spells, on the other hand, could be used to remove a potent celestial from the midst of a crucial planar battle for instance. Or they could inadvertently have that effect.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Elder-Basilisk, post: 862340, member: 3146"] Planar Ally is a request to the deity and the deity chooses which minion to send (a specific minion may be requested but will not necessarily be granted). A Neutral evil cleric of Vecna could conceivably ask for a Balor and get a Pit Fiend instead. (As Vecna could potentially have both CE and LE servants). Similarly, a NG cleric of Pelor could ask for a Trumpet Archon and get a Ghaele Eladrin. With the Planar Binding spells, a specific entity is specified. Not only can one specify Archon, one can specify Zhuel, bodyguard of the Ahma. Consequently, the implication is that the ally summoned by the planar ally spells is not taken from the midst of something more important. If there were something more important for the celestial to be doing, the deity would pick a different celestial to send. The Planar Binding spells, on the other hand, could be used to remove a potent celestial from the midst of a crucial planar battle for instance. Or they could inadvertently have that effect. [/QUOTE]

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