Arcane Ward

[Su, AoO]

Associated Skills: Arcane - Abjuration and Divination

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Action Time

10 min (+0)\n1 min (+2)

Base Cost

1 PP\n+4 PP keeps out normal animals\n+4 PP trigger on ethereal/incorporeal

Range

Close (+0; PoE)

Duration

1 day (D; +0)\nPermanent (D; +4; 100 XP cost per PL)

Description

You create a ward that triggers a mental or audible alarm every time a creature of tiny or larger size enters without saying the password.\nMental alarm: If you are within 1 km, you hear a mental "ping". It wakes you up from normal sleep but does not interrupt your concentration.\nAudible alarm: A bell-like sound is heard for 1 round within the warded area and up to 12 squares outside.

Variations & Options:

Animal option: Normal animals will not willingly enter the area.\nEthereal option: The alarm will also trigger on incorporeal and extradimensional creatures.\nProtection option [Illusion]: When the ward triggers, a number of protective effects take place. The area fills with dense fog (as in Fog Cloud spell), all doors become magically held (as in Hold Object spell), stairways are filled with strong entangling webs, up to ten doors can be hidden behind illusory walls, and the fog can be made nauseating in two separate positions. All of these effects have a duration of one day.