The Moonlit Compass
A name that sounds like it belongs on an actual district map.
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Arcane Lock
You touch a closed door, window, gate, chest, or other entryway, and it becomes locked for the duration. You and the creatures you designate when you cast this spell can open the object normally. You can also set a password that, when spoken within 5 feet of the object, suppresses this spell for 1 minute. Otherwise, it is impassable until it is broken or the spell is dispelled or suppressed. Casting knock on the object suppresses arcane lock for 10 minutes.
Level
2
School
Abjuration
Casting time
1 action
Range
Touch
Duration
Until dispelled
Components
V, S, M
Classes
Wizard
Higher level
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NPC concept
archivist thief who owes the city guard a fortune
Quest hook
Destroy the tax ledger that proves the crown is compromised.
Loot spark
saintbone charm bound to a forgotten noble line.
Encounter spark
Fight in a collapsed chapel with a burning objective that cannot be ignored.
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