Warmage’s Shield

Cantrip, Concentration, Force

Sigilum War Magic, Shield

Cast 1 AP (somatic, verbal)

Duration until the start of your next turn

You can empower your defensive magic by channeling it through a physical shield, using your shield as a focus to cast the spell. You raise a magical barrier in the form of a large force projection of your worn shield. This counts as using the Raise a Shield action, giving you or your chosen target a +1 circumstance bonus to AC until the start of your next turn, but it doesn't require a hand to use.

You can choose for any ally within your aura to gain the benefits of this spell instead of yourself. If the ally would take damage from a physical attack while protected by your magic, you can use your reaction to Shield Block with the spell on their behalf.

The shield has Hardness 5. You can use the spell's reaction to reduce damage from any spell or magical effect, even if it doesn't deal physical damage. After you use Shield Block, the spell ends and you can't cast it again for 10 minutes.