Magic Circle Against Alignment

Fifty · Post by **Fifty** » Sun Jul 25, 2004 7:53 pm

The spell description says it is 1 hour/caster level, but I had cause to use it for the first time today and it only lasts for a few rounds.. Is it a glitch, or is the description wrong?

enzime · Post by **enzime** » Sun Jul 25, 2004 8:00 pm

No glitch, I think the design of the spell is to be stationary, if you move, it dispels.

Jordicus · Post by **Jordicus** » Sun Jul 25, 2004 8:00 pm

the spell is cast with the casters' Physical Location at the Time Of Casting as the source of the circle. if the caster moves out of the circle, the spell ends.

it's a stupid bioware mistake. they should have figured a way for the spell to be cast centered on the caster himself so that the circle would move with you.

Dralix · Post by **Dralix** » Sun Jul 25, 2004 8:09 pm

My understanding is that the circle does move with the caster, but at a delay. At least that's what Jake Bentsen has me believe about Invisibility sphere, which I assume works the same way.

Fifty · Post by **Fifty** » Sun Jul 25, 2004 8:17 pm

Ah, wanky then
new spell next level

dougnoel · Post by **dougnoel** » Sun Jul 25, 2004 8:31 pm

FYI, I'm working on a way to fix this. Jordi sent me a link to some code that is supposed to solve the problem. It's not top of my list, but it's one of the things I have in progress.

Doug

Fifty · Post by **Fifty** » Sun Jul 25, 2004 8:39 pm

dougnoel wrote:FYI, I'm working on a way to fix this. Jordi sent me a link to some code that is supposed to solve the problem. It's not top of my list, but it's one of the things I have in progress.

Doug

Eeeeexcellent.

Smithers, release the monkeys.

Aradan Kir · Post by **Aradan Kir** » Sun Jul 25, 2004 8:42 pm

dougnoel wrote:FYI, I'm working on a way to fix this. Jordi sent me a link to some code that is supposed to solve the problem. It's not top of my list, but it's one of the things I have in progress.

Doug

yep - that's great. Could be a useful spell, but currently it has no use whatsoever.

well .. unless all the evil kindly comes to me and gets in a nice line

Fifty · Post by **Fifty** » Sun Jul 25, 2004 8:43 pm

Aradan Kir wrote:
dougnoel wrote:FYI, I'm working on a way to fix this. Jordi sent me a link to some code that is supposed to solve the problem. It's not top of my list, but it's one of the things I have in progress.

Doug
yep - that's great. Could be a useful spell, but currently it has no use whatsoever.

well .. unless all the evil kindly comes to me and gets in a nice line

Queues to the left or right? (I know you lawful types worry about things like that)

dragon lord · Post by **dragon lord** » Wed Aug 18, 2004 3:46 am

what enzime said

NWDuneAuron · Post by **NWDuneAuron** » Wed Aug 18, 2004 8:26 am

Aradan Kir wrote:
dougnoel wrote:FYI, I'm working on a way to fix this. Jordi sent me a link to some code that is supposed to solve the problem. It's not top of my list, but it's one of the things I have in progress.

Doug
yep - that's great. Could be a useful spell, but currently it has no use whatsoever.

well .. unless all the evil kindly comes to me and gets in a nice line

It does have uses, admittedly very limited ones. Think bottlenecks.

Aradan Kir · Post by **Aradan Kir** » Wed Aug 18, 2004 11:50 am

dougnoel wrote:FYI, I'm working on a way to fix this. Jordi sent me a link to some code that is supposed to solve the problem. It's not top of my list, but it's one of the things I have in progress.

Doug

I've noticed that this works on one of the the CoPap worlds (either Travellers or Hala - can't remember which), so it is possible.

Would be a useful spell if it actually travelled with you.

dougnoel · Post by **dougnoel** » Wed Aug 18, 2004 1:34 pm

Aradan Kir wrote:
dougnoel wrote:FYI, I'm working on a way to fix this. Jordi sent me a link to some code that is supposed to solve the problem. It's not top of my list, but it's one of the things I have in progress.

Doug
I've noticed that this works on one of the the CoPap worlds (either Travellers or Hala - can't remember which), so it is possible.

Would be a useful spell if it actually travelled with you.

Still on the list...

Aradan Kir · Post by **Aradan Kir** » Wed Aug 18, 2004 1:49 pm

dougnoel wrote:Still on the list...

well, just stop slacking and jump to it immediately ! and don't give us any rubbish about a real life / full-time job / significant other!

We want action ... not excuses !!

dougnoel · Post by **dougnoel** » Wed Aug 18, 2004 1:53 pm

Aradan Kir wrote:well, just stop slacking and jump to it immediately ! and don't give us any rubbish about a real life / full-time job / significant other!

We want action ... not excuses !!

Actually, you reminded me that this might be the perfect first project for a new sub.

So maybe you'll see it sooner than I had planned...

Aradan Kir · Post by **Aradan Kir** » Wed Aug 18, 2004 1:55 pm

dougnoel wrote:
Aradan Kir wrote:well, just stop slacking and jump to it immediately ! and don't give us any rubbish about a real life / full-time job / significant other!

We want action ... not excuses !!

Actually, you reminded me that this might be the perfect first project for a new sub. So maybe you'll see it sooner than I had planned...

cool .... whinging works !

Let me know (TELL or PM) if you want me to test it out in-game

dragon lord · Post by **dragon lord** » Thu Aug 19, 2004 3:28 am

does magic circle against alignment protect you from balors spawned by the gate spell

Aradan Kir · Post by **Aradan Kir** » Thu Aug 19, 2004 11:54 am

dragon lord wrote:does magic circle against alignment protect you from balors spawned by the gate spell

It's not an inpenetrable shield that things of the selected alignment cannot penetrate. It just gives you (and any within 10' of you) some bonuses when facing things of this nature.

So ... as long as you use the protection against evil variety .. you would get the bonuses (once it's working that is)

mortzestus · Post by **mortzestus** » Thu Aug 19, 2004 12:05 pm

dragon lord wrote:does magic circle against alignment protect you from balors spawned by the gate spell

Yes, it does. If you cast Gate when you are protected by a magic circle against evil, the balor won't be hostile and will behave as a regular summoned creature.

If you haven't summoned the balor yourself, then what Aradan has said applies.

KinX · Post by **KinX** » Fri Aug 20, 2004 12:55 am

this spell works great with Defensive Stance