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<blockquote data-quote="Stormonu" data-source="post: 9344142" data-attributes="member: 52734">I think any spell that is meant to avoid/reduce damage and has the Concentration tag should be scrutinized and re-examined.&nbsp; Both shield of faith and barkskin fall into this category, for example.I agree I'd rather this spell basically be a &quot;forcefield&quot; that in effect acts like a normal shield.&nbsp; With the addition (as a reaction) you can &quot;burn it out&quot; for extra protection.&nbsp; So, something like this:Shield1st level AbjurationCasting Time: 1 bonus actionRange: SelfComponents:&nbsp; V, SDuration: 1 minuteYou create a shimmering disc of opaque force that protects you from harm.&nbsp; This acts in all regards as if you were employing a shield (+2 AC) that you were proficient in.As a reaction when you are targeted by an attack you can expend the spell to instead gain twice the shield's bonus to your AC or to negate a magic missile spell.&nbsp; If you do so, the spell ends at the start of your next turn.At Higher Levels.&nbsp; When you cast this spell as a 3rd level spell, the bonus to your AC becomes +3.&nbsp; This increases to +4 as a 5th level spell, +5 as a 7th level spell and +6 as 9th level spell (matching Prof bonus).</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Stormonu, post: 9344142, member: 52734"] I think any spell that is meant to avoid/reduce damage and has the Concentration tag should be scrutinized and re-examined. Both [I]shield of faith[/I] and [I]barkskin[/I] fall into this category, for example. I agree I'd rather this spell basically be a "forcefield" that in effect acts like a normal shield. With the addition (as a reaction) you can "burn it out" for extra protection. So, something like this: [B]Shield[/B] 1st level Abjuration [B]Casting Time[/B]: 1 bonus action [B]Range:[/B] Self [B]Components:[/B] V, S [B]Duration[/B]: 1 minute You create a shimmering disc of opaque force that protects you from harm. This acts in all regards as if you were employing a shield (+2 AC) that you were proficient in. As a reaction when you are targeted by an attack you can expend the spell to instead gain twice the [I]shield[/I]'s bonus to your AC or to negate a [I]magic missile[/I] spell. If you do so, the spell ends at the start of your next turn. [B]At Higher Levels.[/B][I] [/I]When you cast this spell as a 3rd level spell, the bonus to your AC becomes +3. This increases to +4 as a 5th level spell, +5 as a 7th level spell and +6 as 9th level spell (matching Prof bonus). [/QUOTE]

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