Re: Protection from Evil vs. Eye of Death
Interesting dilemma.
Versus the Eye of Death I would not allow the +2 Magic Resistance from the Protection from Evil spell.
The DR protection from the spell is questionable, but I would probably allow it in lieu of an official response.
Basis for some of my reasoning:
I would consider Death Gaze a direct attack (as required by Protection from Evil).
I would not view Death Gaze as having any magical basis.
The Eye of Death is an Elder Thing and that monster type is explicitly not magical.
The Eye of Death has Magic Resistance (10) precluding it from any spell casting.
The DR dilemma.
Death Gaze explicitly ignores all DR. However, Protection from Evil is decidedly for use against Truly evil creatures of which the Eye of Death is labeled.
However, just researching, Protection from Evil "protects as Armor [spell]," and the Armor spell provides DR "treated like armor DR for all purposes."
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