You create a wall of whirling blades made of magical energy. The wall appears within range and lasts for the duration. You make a straight wall up to 100 feet long, 20 feet high, and 5 feet thick, or a ringed wall up to 60 feet in diameter, 20 feet high, and 5 feet thick. The wall provides Three- Quarters Cover, and its space is Difficult Terrain. Any creature in the wall’s space makes a…

Level 6 Evocation (Cleric) Casting Time: Action Range: 90 feet Components: V, S Duration: Concentration, up to 10 minutes You create a wall of whirling blades made of magical energy. The wall appears within range and lasts for the duration. You make a straight wall up to 100 feet long, 20 feet high, and 5 feet thick, or a ringed wall up to 60 feet in diameter, 20 feet high, and 5 feet thick. The…

The temple has the following features. Terrain. The ground is flat, hard, and does not impede movement. The arena created by the wall of swords is a circle 40 feet across. Lighting. The temple is Brightly Lit from above. Blade Barrier. A character forcibly moved into contact with the wall of swords (for example, if a creature fewer than 10 feet away from the wall is pushed 10 feet toward it)…

Whenever a creature makes an attack roll against you before the spell ends, the attacker subtracts 1d4 from the attack roll. Spell Tags: Combat, Warding Available For: Bard (Legacy), Sorcerer (Legacy), Warlock (Legacy), Wizard (Legacy), Bard, Sorcerer, Warlock, Wizard, Druid - Circle of the Forged

Level 1 Abjuration (Magus, Paladin, Sorcerer, Wizard) Casting Time: Action Range: 60 feet Components: S, M (an iron shaving) Duration: Concentration, up to 10 minutes You create a magical aegis with 3d8 Hit Points in an unoccupied space within range. When a creature within 10 feet of the aegis takes Bludgeoning, Piercing, Poison, or Slashing damage, you can choose for the aegis to take the…

Abjuration Cantrip (Bard, Sorcerer, Warlock, Wizard) Casting Time: Action Range: Self Components: V, S Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minute Whenever a creature makes an attack roll against you before the spell ends, the attacker subtracts 1d4 from the attack roll.

Level 5 Evocation (Wizard) Casting Time: Action Range: 120 feet Components: V, S, M (a shard of glass) Duration: Concentration, up to 10 minutes An Invisible wall of force springs into existence at a point you choose within range. The wall appears in any orientation you choose, as a horizontal or vertical barrier or at an angle. It can be free floating or resting on a solid surface. You can form…

An invisible wall of magical force runs north-south through the two pillars in this area, dividing both the chamber and this dungeon level in two.

A desiccated corpse wearing rusty armor lies sprawled on this corridor’s floor. The circlet on the corpse’s head is strangely pristine and glints in the sconces’ light, and a serpent-shaped blade protrudes from the body. Double doors lead east, west, and south. This T-shaped corridor leads deeper into the tomb. Blade Traps. There are two pressure plates in this corridor, as denoted on the map.…

Weapon (crossbow, heavy), uncommon (requires attunement) This magic bow is enchanted with passive Abjuration protections. When you hit a creature with a ranged attack using this bow, the bow creates a thin barrier of protective magic that stays between you and that creature until the start of your next turn. If you hit a different creature while protected by this barrier, the barrier moves to…

Armor (shield), uncommon While holding this sturdy iron Shield, you can take a Magic action to plant it on the ground and expand its height and width to stretch up to 15 feet in either direction, potentially becoming a defensive wall or similar platform. The edges of the Shield magically conform to fit the shape of an enclosed space within its expanded size, such as the walls of a tunnel or…

Armor (Shield), Uncommon While holding this sturdy iron Shield, you can take a Magic action to plant it on the ground and expand its height and width to stretch up to 15 feet in either direction, potentially becoming a defensive wall or similar platform. The edges of the Shield magically conform to fit the shape of an enclosed space within its expanded size, such as the walls of a tunnel or…

Wield Weapon and Wizardry in Elegant Tandem Bladesingers master a tradition of wizardry that incorporates swordplay and dance. In combat, a Bladesinger uses intricate, elegant maneuvers that fend off harm and allow the Bladesinger to channel magic into devastating attacks and a cunning defense. Many who have observed a Bladesinger at work remember the display as one of the more beautiful…

The Lord of Blades is a warforged warlord who has broken all ties with his former masters. No one knows what the Lord of Blades plans for his followers, but many fear that he intends to build a legion of warforged zealots, primed to march from the Mournland to unleash destruction on their former masters. Warforged Nature. The Lord of Blades doesn’t require air, food, drink, or sleep.

You create a 3-foot-long blade-shaped planar rift that lasts for the duration. The rift appears within range in a space of your choice, and you can immediately make up to two melee spell attacks, each one against a creature or object within 5 feet of the rift. On a hit, the target takes 10d6 Force damage. This attack scores a Critical Hit if the number on the d20 is 18 or higher. As a Bonus…

Level 9 Conjuration (Sorcerer, Warlock, Wizard) Casting Time: Bonus Action Range: 60 feet Components: V, S Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minute You create a 3-foot-long blade-shaped planar rift that lasts for the duration. The rift appears within range in a space of your choice, and you can immediately make up to two melee spell attacks, each one against a creature or object within 5 feet of…

A wall of strong wind rises from the ground at a point you choose within range. You can make the wall up to 50 feet long, 15 feet high, and 1 foot thick. You can shape the wall in any way you choose so long as it makes one continuous path along the ground. The wall lasts for the duration. When the wall appears, each creature in its area makes a Strength saving throw, taking 4d8 Bludgeoning damage…

Weapon (weapon of warning (greatsword)), varies (requires attunement) As long as this weapon is within your reach and you are attuned to it, you and allies within 30 feet of you gain the following benefits. Alarm. The weapon magically awakens each subject who is sleeping naturally when combat begins. This benefit doesn’t wake a subject from magically induced sleep. Supernatural Readiness. Each…

Weapon (weapon of warning (greatsword)), very rare (requires attunement) While attuned to this item, you have Resistance to one of the following damage types (DM’s choice): Acid, Cold, Fire, Lightning, Necrotic, Poison, Psychic, Radiant, or Thunder. When you fail an ability check made as part of the Study action while holding this greatsword, you can roll 1d6 and add the number rolled to the…

A spectral barrier blocks the only passage from the fourth level of the Abomination Vaults to the fifth. As the characters learned from the ghost of Otari Ilvashti in area area D18, only icons of all four members of the Roseguard can pierce it.

Weapon (Any Bow), Uncommon (Requires Attunement) This magic bow is enchanted with passive Abjuration protections. When you hit a creature with a ranged attack using this bow, the bow creates a thin barrier of protective magic that stays between you and that creature until the start of your next turn. If you hit a different creature while protected by this barrier, the barrier moves to defend you…

Shavarath’s whirling blades are enigmatic and deadly. These manifestations are swarms of animated weapons—knives, swords—that tear through the air, eviscerating anything unfortunate enough to be in their path. Sometimes they follow consistent paths like flocks of birds. Other times, they appear in a flash, lashing at victims, then vanishing. The whirling blades may be a defense mechanism designed…

You create a ward against magical travel that protects up to 40,000 square feet of floor space to a height of 30 feet above the floor. For the duration, creatures can’t teleport into the area or use portals, such as those created by the Gate spell, to enter the area. The spell proofs the area against planar travel, and therefore prevents creatures from accessing the area by way of the Astral…

The most prized inquisitives of House Medani, a house of mostly Khoravar, employ their dragonmarks and their keen intellects to anticipate threats from any quarter. Some are part of a secretive order called the Basilisk’s Gaze, dedicated to hunting down fugitive war criminals who committed atrocities during the Last War.

This shadowy figure is draped in a flowing black cloak with glowing red eyes peering out from the dark hood. A bandolier of blades hangs across their chest. The creature moves across the battlefield with an unnatural swiftness. The Night Blades serve as elite assassins for their vampire lords. These powerful vampire spawn are tasked with eliminating anyone who threatens to expose the secretive…

As Zulkir Thrul suspects, Szass Tam has erected a powerful barrier around Castle Thrul as described in “ Abyssal Barriers ” later in this chapter.

Weapon (crossbow, light), uncommon (requires attunement) This magic bow is enchanted with passive Abjuration protections. When you hit a creature with a ranged attack using this bow, the bow creates a thin barrier of protective magic that stays between you and that creature until the start of your next turn. If you hit a different creature while protected by this barrier, the barrier moves to…