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Message: <blockquote data-quote="starwed" data-source="post: 3404999" data-attributes="member: 36983">The question isn't whether this glyph thing can contain a personal spell, just whether or not it's useful for it to do so.A ring of spell storing states that:   Since the wearer is casting the spell, it's clear that a Target:You spell would target the wearer.  The same is true of most items which have only one, preset spell effect; it is specified that the user casts the spell from the item, gains the ability to use the spell X/day, or similiar language.  In all such cases, there's no conflict with the magic item containing a personal spell, because it's treated as if the activator had used the ability.Because of the nature of a protective glyph, it's highly unlikely that it contains similar language.  Most likely, it refers to the item casting or activating the spell.But if an item casts a Target:you spell at another creature, what exactly happens?  Well, to me this brings to mind the following rule:Thus, depending on both the exact wording of the glyph, and any additional rules in the compendium, it's entirely possible that you can store a personal spell in the glyph, but that doing so is fairly pointless...</blockquote>