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Muir 04-20-06, 01:58 PM	Okay, I am a bit confused as to how an antimagic field would interact with spells binding creatures. (By which I mean spells such as Binding, Planar binding, etc) I know the binding spell would be suppressed as long as it is within the area of the field, and resume once the field is no longer there. Now, what happens to the bound creature? Assuming it does not wink out (If summoned) is it free to escape from the region of the binding spell, so that the binding spell, once no longer suppressed, no longer has anything to bind? Or does the binding re-trap the creature, no matter where it has gone? And why does an anti-magic field have no effect on golems? I know the reason, mechanics-wise: The spells says it works that way. But if a golem has an elemental bound inside, magically compelled to animate the golem and obey the creator's commands, why does the anti-magic field have no effect on the bindings? I can maybe understand that the magic imbued might keep the elemental from winking out (temporarily deactivating the golem) but why would not the binding spells be suppressed?
Vedic Cold 04-20-06, 02:10 PM	The called creature would be free to leave the binding by whatever non-magical means it can muster and would then be free to do as it pleases, since the magic that binds it is limited to the location of the binding circle. As for the golem question, that's a matter of flavor that would be up to any given DM to explain in his/her world. In mine, the magic that binds the elemental spirit to golem's body is an instantaeous effect, not an ongoing one. Once completed, the spirit is irrevocably fused to the construct's body, and there is no lingering magic maintaining that bond.
Seeker95 04-20-06, 03:15 PM	If you know the reason mechanics-wise, then that's the reason. As soon as someone brings up this potential problem, we'll probably see a similar ruling for bindings. (This does add more fuel to the passion with which some people disallow AMF in their games.)