Spells / Glyph Of Warding
Glyph Of Warding
abjuration
LevelCleric 3, Inquisitor 3, Oracle 3, Warpriest 3, Witch 3Casting time10 minutesRangetouchDurationpermanent until discharged (D)Saving throwsee textComponentsV, S, M (powdered diamond worth 200 gp)
Engine mechanics - what the game actually does
Dispel
dispel check: d20 + CL vs 11 + target CL
Classified by SpellMechanics from this spell's own body text; the same object drives the game engine, the cards, and this page.
Description
This powerful inscription harms those who enter, pass, or open the warded area or object. A glyph of warding can guard a bridge or passage, ward a portal, trap a chest or box, and so on. You set all of the conditions of the ward. Typically, any creature entering the warded area or opening the warded object without speaking a password (which you set when casting the spell) is subject to the magic it stores. Alternatively or in addition to a password trigger, glyphs can be set according to physical characteristics (such as height or weight) or creature type, subtype, or kind. Glyphs can also be set with respect to good, evil, law, or chaos, or to pass those of your religion. They cannot be set according to class, HD, or level. Glyphs respond to invisible creatures normally but are not triggered by those who travel past them ethereally. Multiple glyphs cannot be cast on the same area. However, if a cabinet has three different drawers, each can be separately warded. When casting the spell, you weave a tracery of faintly glowing lines around the warding sigil. A glyph can be placed to conform to any shape up to the limitations of your total square footage. When the spell is completed, the glyph and tracery become nearly invisible. Glyphs cannot be affected or bypassed by such means as physical or magical probing, though they can be dispelled. Mislead , polymorph , and nondetectio...