action_abbr: '1'
cast: verbal
components:
- Verbal
descr: "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. 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.\
  \  \n\n**Heightened (3rd)**  The shield has Hardness 10.  \n\n**Heightened (5th)**\
  \  The shield has Hardness 15.  \n\n**Heightened (7th)**  The shield has Hardness\
  \ 20.  \n\n**Heightened (9th)**  The shield has Hardness 25."
duration: until the start of your next turn
has_been_manually_proofread: false
level: 1
name: Shield
req: null
source:
- abbr: CRB
  page_start: 369
  page_stop: 369
targets: null
traditions:
- Arcane
- Divine
- Occult
traits:
- Abjuration
- Cantrip
- Force
trigger: null
type: Cantrip