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, when spoken aloud within 5 feet of the warded area, makes the speaker immune to its effects.
The spell creates the effects below within the warded area. Dispel Magic has no effect on Guards and Wards
itself, but each of the following effects can be dispelled. If all four are dispelled, Guards and Wards ends. If you cast the spell every day for 365 days on the same area, the spell thereafter lasts
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Spells
Basic Rules (2014)
these effects.
Guards and wards creates the following effects within the warded area.
Corridors. Fog fills all the warded corridors, making them heavily obscured. In addition, at each intersection or
burned or torn away while guards and wards lasts.
Other Spell Effect. You can place your choice of one of the following magical effects within the warded area of the stronghold.
Place dancing lights in
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
Guards and Wards 6th-level abjuration Casting Time: 10 minutes Range: Touch Components: V, S, M (burning incense, a small measure of brimstone and oil, a knotted string, a small amount of umber hulk
a password that, when spoken aloud, makes the speaker immune to these effects. Guards and wards creates the following effects within the warded area. Corridors. Fog fills all the warded corridors
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
Guards and Wards Level 6 Abjuration (Bard, Wizard) Casting Time: 1 hour
Range: Touch
Components: V, S, M (a silver rod worth 10+ GP)
Duration: 24 hours
You create a ward that protects up to
area, makes the speaker immune to its effects. The spell creates the effects below within the warded area. Dispel Magic has no effect on Guards and Wards itself, but each of the following effects can be
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
Guards and Wards The whole tower is protected by permanent guards and wards spells. The tower’s drow residents are immune to the effects, but intruders are not. If the characters have the support of
the Council of Spiders, members of the council give them a password which, when spoken aloud inside the tower, grants the speaker immunity to the spells’ effect for 1 hour. After that, the password magically changes, and any characters still in the tower must deal with the guards and wards effect.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
Guards and Wards Level 6 Abjuration (Bard, Wizard) Casting Time: 1 hour
Range: Touch
Components: V, S, M (a silver rod worth 10+ GP)
Duration: 24 hours
You create a ward that protects up to
area, makes the speaker immune to its effects. The spell creates the effects below within the warded area. Dispel Magic has no effect on Guards and Wards itself, but each of the following effects can be
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
Guards and Wards 6th-level abjuration Casting Time: 10 minutes Range: Touch Components: V, S, M (burning incense, a small measure of brimstone and oil, a knotted string, a small amount of umber hulk
a password that, when spoken aloud, makes the speaker immune to these effects. Guards and wards creates the following effects within the warded area. Corridors. Fog fills all the warded corridors
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
lock with a successful DC 20 Dexterity check. A character using makeshift tools can attempt the same check but has disadvantage. A lock-picking attempt might draw the attention of the guards, requiring
a Dexterity (Stealth) check contested by the guards’ passive Wisdom (Perception) score to carry it off without notice. Each of the guards on duty in the other areas of the outpost has a key to the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
disdain (suffering disadvantage on Charisma checks). Violence is rare in any of the upper wards, and the Sharn Watch actively patrols these areas. Although the guards here might be corrupt just as in a
Wards of Sharn Sharn is a vertical city, and elevation is an indicator of status and wealth. Each quarter is roughly divided into three levels, and the combination of quarter and level defines a ward
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
launching rocket ships in Candlekeep. But the gnome and his minions are forbidden from entering the Barn Door thereafter, and the structure is placed under the protection of a guards and wards spell to discourage further exploration of the place.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
Sharn Watch A common viewpoint among the citizens of Sharn is that in the upper wards, the Sharn Watch works for the wealthy; in the middle wards, it works for the Boromar Clan; and in the lower
wards, it doesn’t work at all. This assessment is close enough to the truth. There’s an important undercurrent in the situation, however. Although most officers of the Watch take bribes, that doesn’t mean
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
.
Guards and Wards.The interior of the tower is under the effect of a permanent guards and wards spell to thwart intruders. Vizeran suspends the spell’s effects for his guests, allowing them to enter
cannot cross the tower’s walls unless Vizeran allows it, and he immediately knows if the tower’s wards thwart a divination spell.
Levitation Shaft. The central shaft of the tower has a permanent
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
the adventurers do if they arrive in a teleportation circle and find all the familiar wards disabled and guards lying in pools of blood? What if their arrival interrupts an argument between two feuding priests at the temple? Adventure ensues!
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
Find the Path
Guards and Wards
Mass Suggestion
Otto’s Irresistible Dance
Programmed Illusion
True Seeing
7th Level
Etherealness
Forcecage
Mirage Arcane
Mordenkainen’s Sword
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
6th Level Eyebite
Find the Path
Guards and Wards
Mass Suggestion
Otto’s Irresistible Dance
Programmed Illusion
True Seeing
7th Level Etherealness
Forcecage
Mirage
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
seen greeting her people. Though the Seat of Dragons has no magical wards protecting it, gwishin never enter the palace grounds. Some speculate that this is because the Pearl of Mireu—a legendary gift
merchants. Cautious vendors often hire guards to protect them from trouble. Dokkaebi Temple Not far from the city, this cursed temple sits on a cliff above a majestic waterfall. Foolhardy children dare each
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Infernal Machine Rebuild
chest has four potions of greater healing, a potion of flying, and a potion of poison. The silver chest contains spell scrolls of guards and wards, summon lesser demons (see appendix C), and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
guards unless the characters take extraordinary measures. Wards The building is warded against teleportation and planar travel. Effects like the dimension door spell can’t be used to enter, exit, or
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
Invulnerability
Guards and Wards
Magic Jar
Mass Suggestion
Move Earth
Otto’s Irresistible Dance
Programmed Illusion
Sunbeam
True Seeing
Wall of Ice
7th Level
Delayed Blast Fireball
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Infernal Machine Rebuild
surrounded by a vast and intricate hedge maze under a permanent guards and wards spell. Any creature navigating the maze on their own without guidance must succeed on a DC 18 Wisdom saving throw or
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
Necromancy C Find the Path Divination C, M Guards and Wards Abjuration M Heroes’ Feast Conjuration M Mass Suggestion Enchantment — Otto’s Irresistible Dance Enchantment C Programmed Illusion Illusion
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
6. Wizardly Wards A trapped hall (area 6a) guards two of Halaster’s vaults (areas 6b and 6c). 6a. Lightning Pillars This two-chambered hall has a 20-foot-high ceiling supported by ten copper-plated
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
Necromancy C Find the Path Divination C, M Guards and Wards Abjuration M Heroes’ Feast Conjuration M Mass Suggestion Enchantment — Otto’s Irresistible Dance Enchantment C Programmed Illusion Illusion
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
, gnome guards) stand watch in this outpost at all hours. Unless treated poorly, the cheery gnomes are friendly toward the characters, asking what brings them to the tower. It’s the gnomes’ job to greet
, the ritual through which fortunes are told. Lodging costs 1 gp per person per night; meals and drinks aren’t included. Trouble in the hostel attracts the attention of the guards in the outpost (area T1
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Sigil and the Outlands
power does—the power to influence, administer, and evade the rule of law. Despite its luxuries and breathtaking vistas, the Lady’s Ward is quieter than other wards, its solemn streets frequented by
smattering of smaller buildings that support their cycle of enforcement, adjudication, and punishment. Residents of other wards rarely visit the Lady’s Ward without official business. Fortunes are won and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
Outside the City Proper There’s more to the city of Waterdeep than just the wards within its walls. If you have need to visit the environs of the city, here’s what you’ll need to know. Field Ward
-duty members of the City Guard, situated on the corner of Endshift Street and the Breezeway. Though the guards might not be inclined to assist you, your status as a visitor to Waterdeep technically
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
over reptilian creatures.
Over time, Rhashaak has been tainted by the corruption he guards and has slowly succumbed to its evil. Powerful wards keep Rhashaak bound to his fallen city, but his
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
Eyebite Necromancy C Flesh to Stone Transmutation C Globe of Invulnerability Abjuration C Guards and Wards Abjuration M Magic Jar Necromancy M Mass Suggestion Enchantment — Move Earth Transmutation C
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
be successful. And alone. With lots of guards and wards between me and everyone else in the world. (Any)
6 Wisdom. Material wealth is an illusion. Wisdom is the real treasure. (Good)
d6
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
Necromancy M Disintegrate Transmutation — Eyebite Necromancy C Flesh to Stone Transmutation C Globe of Invulnerability Abjuration C Guards and Wards Abjuration M Magic Jar Necromancy M Mass Suggestion
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
member — and also gives the characters a password that temporarily bypasses the tower’s defenses. Characters who speak the password while inside the tower won’t have to deal with the tower’s guards
and wards effect for a period of 1 hour (see “Sorcere” later in this chapter). Bregan D’aerthe makes sure that the characters have no hostile encounters as they make their way to the Academy. Once he
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
the tower’s inhabitants not to impede their investigation. As a Chosen of Lolth, Quenthel Baenre is, by herself, a threat comparable to any demon lord. Surrounded by the well-trained guards and
magical wards of House Baenre, she could annihilate the adventurers without breaking a sweat. If the characters attack her, use the statistics of the drow priestess of Lolth with the following
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
: The city supports an army of professional soldiers, guards, and town watch. Each noble in residence maintains a small force of personal bodyguards. Commerce: Almost any goods or services are readily
are easily identified by the expansion of the walls beyond the central core. These internal walls naturally divide the city into wards (neighborhoods defined by specific features), which have their own
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
its ramparts — undead guards in various states of decay.
Arkhan the Cruel has claimed this tower as his base. Here, with the help of a tortle death-priest of Tiamat named Krull, the dragonborn
contain other treasures protected by magical wards, at your discretion. Development If the characters convince Krull to lead them to Arkhan, the tortle guides them safely to the Monument to Tiamat (see
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Sigil and the Outlands
Hive Ward Neglected by the dabus and the generosity of other wards, the Hive Ward has fallen into disrepair. Its buildings are lopsided hodgepodges of architectural styles and materials, their floors
cranium rats. Damp rags and swollen planks cover broken windows, blotting what little light ekes through the ward’s perpetual fog. Of all the wards in Sigil, the Hive Ward has the least oversight