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Glyph of Warding
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Description
Inscribe a circle of arcane glyphs on the ground. When stepped on by an enemy the selected magical effect will trigger.
The glyph will last until triggered, or until a Long Rest.
Properties
- Cost
- Details
At higher levels
See each individual variant's page.
Technical details
Variants
How to learn
Classes:
Other ways to learn:
- Wizards with
Notes
- When the glyph is triggered, each of those affected by it rolls a
- Only those considered an enemy can trigger the glyph. When the glyph is triggered everyone within the area is affected, regardless of allegiance.
- Enemies are indicated via a red circle beneath the creature, red outlines when highlighted, and denoted by a red dot in the minimap. Neutral, friendly, and allied creatures (highlighted yellow, green, or blue respectively) can safely traverse the glyph.
- If the glyph is cast in an area where hostile creatures are already present, it triggers immediately.
- Only one glyph per caster can be active at a time. If a creature with an active glyph casts the spell again, the previous one vanishes with no effect.
- Active glyphs also vanish harmlessly if the caster is dismissed from the party.
- When the spellcaster is surrounded by enemies, it is sometimes worth throwing the glyph down right at their feet. This is true for most AOE spells, but especially so for the sleep variant of Glyph of Warding:
- The shared Initiative system means an ally can immediately shove/help the spellcaster awake should they fall asleep due to their own glyph.
- Magical Sleep Immunity is fairly common, either from an Elixir of Peerless Focus or from Fey Ancestry
- The incantation for Glyph of Warding is Ira Et Dolor, Latin for "Anger and pain".
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