Magic Circle gives +2 to all saves

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Kythana
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Magic Circle gives +2 to all saves

Post by Kythana »

Magic Circle versus alignment is granting +2 to ALL saves, regardless of what alignment is selected. Additionally, it stacks with Protection from alignment, and itself.

Scenario 1:
Cast Protection from Alignment(evil), Magic Circle against Alignment(evil).
An evil aligned spellcaster casts a spells that triggers a fortitude saving throw.

Expected:
The saving throw bonus should be +2.

Actual:
The saving throw bonus is +4.


Scenario 2:
Cast Protection from Alignment(good), Magic Circle against Alignment(evil).
A good aligned spellcaster casts a spells that triggers a fortitude saving throw.

Expected:
The saving throw bonus should be +2.

Actual:
The saving throw bonus is +4.


Scenario 3:
Cast Magic Circle against Alignment(good), Magic Circle against Alignment(evil).
A good aligned spellcaster casts a spells that triggers a fortitude saving throw.

Expected:
The saving throw bonus should be +2.

Actual:
The saving throw bonus is +4.


Speculation: It's behaving as the vanilla spell which states:

The bonus granted to saving throws stacks with the bonus granted by protection from alignment.

https://nwn.fandom.com/wiki/Magic_circl ... _alignment

Addendum:
Casting protection from alignment after magic circle will overwrite the extra +2.

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Re: Magic Circle gives +2 to all saves

Post by Kalopsia »

Good catch. Looking into it!

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