Planar Binding

Planar Binding

5th-rank - Wizard Spell: Abjuration Priest Spell: Elements Spirit

Casting Time: 1 hour

Range: 60 feet

Duration: 24 hours

Components: V, S, M

Materials: a jewel worth at least 1,000 gp, which the spell consumes

Auditory Sensory Effects: Moderate

Visual Sensory Effects: Large

Olfactory Sensory Effects: None

Casting Perception Mod +4

Effect Perception Mod +6

With this spell, you attempt to bind an outsider spirit (Spirit Domain) or an Elemental (Elements Domain) to your service. A wizard can bind either type of creature.
The creature must be within range for the entire casting of the spell. (Typically, the creature is first summoned into the center of an inverted Magic Circle in order to keep it trapped while this spell is cast.) During casting, glowing bands of humming aura surround the target. At the completion of the casting, it must make a Charisma saving throw. On a failed save, the aura sinks into the creature's flesh and it is bound to serve you for the duration. The creature has Disadvantage on the saving throw if you know the creature's true name. If the creature was summoned or created by another spell, that spell's duration is extended to match the duration of this spell.
Bound creatures must follow your instructions to the best of their ability. You might command a creature to fight by your side in a battle, to guard a location, or to deliver a message. The creature obeys the letter of your instructions, but if the creature is hostile to you, it strives to twist your words to achieve its own objectives. If the creature carries out your instructions completely before the spell ends, it travels to you to report this fact if you are on the same plane of existence. If you are on a different plane of existence, it returns to the place where you bound it and remains there until the spell ends.
Unbound creatures are free of any influence, and act in a manner that fits with their alignments at the discretion of the GM.

At higher ranks: