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Alarm D&D 2014

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Level
1st
School
Abjuration
Casting time
1min
Range
30 ft
Components
V/S/M (a tiny bell and a piece of fine silver wire)
Material
a tiny bell and a piece of fine silver wire
Duration
8 hours
Ritual
Yes
Classes
Ranger, Wizard

You set an alarm against unwanted intrusion. Choose a door, a window, or an area within range that is no larger than a 20-foot cube. Until the spell ends, an alarm alerts you whenever a Tiny or larger creature touches or enters the warded area. When you cast the spell, you can designate creatures that won't set off the alarm. You also choose whether the alarm is mental or audible. A mental alarm alerts you with a ping in your mind if you are within 1 mile of the warded area. This ping awakens you if you are sleeping. An audible alarm produces the sound of a hand bell for 10 seconds within 60 feet.

RollQuest summary Ritual. This spell can be cast as a ritual. The ritual version takes 10 minutes longer to cast and expends no spell slot, so it cannot be cast at a higher level; it requires a feature that grants ritual casting.

SRD 5.1, p.114 · CC BY 4.0

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