Temporal WardSpell 6
Traditions Arcane, Divine, Occult
Cast
(material, somatic, verbal)Range touch
Target 1 container or doorway
Duration 10 minutes
Saving Throw Will
You ward a target doorway or container with a temporal trap that rewinds the personal timeline of creatures trying to open it. A creature attempting to open a warded doorway or container must attempt a Will save with the below results.
You can set a password for the ward. Any creature that attempts to open the target container, or to open or pass through the target doorway without speaking the password must attempt a save as normal.
The ward vanishes automatically once the spell's duration ends, but can be removed before then as if it were a magical trap, using your spell DC for both the Perception check to notice it and Thievery check to disable it. Both checks require the creature attempting them to have expert proficiency in order to succeed.
You can Dismiss temporal ward. The maximum number of temporal wards you can have active at a time is equal to your spellcasting ability modifier.
CriticalSuccess The creature is unaffected and opens the doorway or the container as normal.
Success The creature experiences a brief moment of déjà-vu in which they're convinced they already opened the door. They must use an additional action to open the door. If they can't or don't want to do so, the action or activity they used to open the door or container is wasted, and the door or container remains closed.
Failure The creature is thrown briefly backwards in time. The action or activity they used to open the door or container is wasted and they're returned to the position they were located at during the start of their turn. Their turn then ends.
Critical Failure As failure, but the temporal displacement also causes the creature to lose their bearings, making them Confused for 1 minute.
Heightened (10th) The temporal ward has an unlimited duration, until it is counteracted, Dismissed, or Disarmed.
Traits
This rarity indicates that a rules element is very difficult to find in the game world. A rare feat, spell, item or the like is available to players only if the GM decides to include it in the game, typically through discovery during play. Creatures with this trait are rare. They typically can't be summoned. The DC of Recall Knowledge checks related to these creatures is increased by 5.
AbjurationEffects and magic items with this trait are associated with the abjuration school of magic, typically involving protection or wards.