Arcane/Abjuration, Arcane/Conjuration, Arcane/Destruction, Divine/Protection
Costs: ◆, ⨂ DP
Durations: 1 min, focus
Components: sign, verbal
When you cast: This creature summons an arcane shield that floats beside it, protecting and following its movements. It always occupies the same space as the caster and holds 2⨂ arcane charges. While this shield is active on a creature, that creature gains bonus to BC equal to the amount of arcane charges caster has. Whenever a creature protected by this shield is attacked and the attack isn't full hit the caster gains 1 arcane charge.
While caster is focusing on the spell, it gains the following actions:
◆: Arcane Proxy. Maintains focus. Spell. This creature redirects the shield to protect a willing creature within 6 meters. The shield then follows and occupies the same space as that creature. If they move more than 12 meters away from This creature or out of it's sight, the shield immediately returns to This creature.
While caster is focusing on the spell, it gains the following reactions:
⮌, any number of arcane charges, when a creature protected by the shield is hit by an attack: Shield feedback. This creature channels the shield to absorb the blow. The damage is reduced by d8 for every charge used. Protected creature's next attack within 1 minute, deals an additional d6 arcane damage for each charge used.
Focus loss penalty: The shield shatters into small shards. All creatures within ⨂ m must make Arcana(VIT) check or take 1d6 arcane damage for each remaining charge. On success creature takes half that damage.
Spell release: The arcane shield shimmers briefly before unraveling into wisps of energy, fading from sight.