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Pathfinder Second Edition

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Shield (Legacy)

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Shield (Cantrip 1)
Abjuration, Cantrip, Force
Traditions Arcane, Divine, Occult
Cast [one-action] Verbal
Duration until the start of your next turn 

You raise a Magical Shield of force. This counts as using the Raise a Shield action, giving you a +1 circumstance bonus to AC until the start of your next turn, but it doesn't require a hand to use.

While the spell is in effect, you can use the Shield Block reaction with your magic Shield (see the sidebar). The Shield has Hardness 5. After you use Shield Block, the spell ends and you can't cast it again for 10 minutes. Unlike a normal Shield Block, you can use the spell's reaction against the magic missile spell.

Heightening the spell increases the shield's Hardness.

Heightened (3rd) The Shield has Hardness 10.
Heightened (5th) The Shield has Hardness 15.
Heightened (7th) The Shield has Hardness 20.
Heightened (9th) The Shield has Hardness 25.

Shield Actions
The Shield spell works like a raised Shield, and it also gives you the ability to use the Shield Block reaction.

Shield Block [reaction]
Trigger While you have your Shield raised, you take damage from a physical Attack.
You place your Shield to ward off a blow. Your Shield prevents you from taking an amount of damage up to the shield's Hardness. You and the Shield each take any remaining damage, possibly breaking or destroying the Shield.

Attributes

cast
verbal
cast_actions
One-action
category
spell
description
You raise a magical shield of force. This counts as using the Raise a Shield action, giving you a +1 circumstance bonus to AC until the start of your next turn, but it doesn't require a hand to use. While the spell is in effect, you can use the Shield Block reaction with your magic shield (see the sidebar). The shield has Hardness 5. After you use Shield Block, the spell ends and you can't cast it again for 10 minutes. Unlike a normal Shield Block, you can use the spell's reaction against the magic missile spell. Shield Actions The shield spell works like a raised shield, and it also gives you the ability to use the Shield Block reaction. Shield Block [reaction] Trigger While you have your shield raised, you take damage from a physical attack. You place your shield to ward off a blow. Your shield prevents you from taking an amount of damage up to the shield's Hardness. You and the shield each take any remaining damage, possibly breaking or destroying the shield.
duration
until the start of your next turn
heightened
Heightening the spell increases the shield's Hardness. Heightened (3rd) The shield has Hardness 10. Heightened (5th) The shield has Hardness 15. Heightened (7th) The shield has Hardness 20. Heightened (9th) The shield has Hardness 25.
level
1
magic_traditions
arcane, divine, occult
saving_throw
NONE
school
abjuration
subcategory
cantrip
traits
cantrip, force
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