Pathfinder 1E What spells should be used to lockdown a divine college?

[koesherbacon]

I've got a question for my upcoming session tonight, so the speedier the responses I can get the better. Okay, here's my question.

The PCs are going to infiltrate a cathedral and divine college after some of their NPC allies start a riot in a large city in order to draw out a number of the cathedral's defenses who will leave their posts in order to assist the city's guards with the riot.

Once most of the leave the cathedral, which spells should I use to lock it down? I'm pretty sure that Arcane Lock won't be sufficient, though it probably will be used to enhance the physical locks on the building. I'm planning on also using Guards and Wards to protect the cathedral from intruders. Are there any other spells which you think I should utilize?

Any advice you can give will be super-duper! Thanks a lot!

 

[Kinak]

The cleric spell list has some great options for this, actually. You probably don't need to dip into the wizard list at all.

I'd say Forbbidance is the big one you want. It prevents planar travel and can outright kill a lot of intruders (which, admittedly might mean you just want it on the inner sanctum).

Hallow/Unhallow can add some very interesting effects to different encounter areas. It's basically guards and wards for clerics. Even a public area with permanent tongues or zone of truth is incredibly useful, with added bonuses if fights do break out as a freebie. The list of spells you can attach here is amazing.

Dimensional Lock is another good option if the cathedral has enough high-level clerics to justify it. Consecrate/Desecrate is probably around as well, which only becomes relevant if either side uses undead.

Also, doublecheck the domain spell lists of the god(s) worshipped at the cathedral. It's entirely possible they get some cool stuff you can throw in there as well.

Cheers!
Kinak

 

[Dragonsbane]

While we are at it, what other spells are good from other classes? I know guards and wards is a great one, what others do people use?

 

[SkidAce]

Forbiddance will only keep everyone out if all members of the church are not the alignment of the caster. So if one of the clergy happens to have the same alignment..they walk right in,

 

[RUMBLETiGER]

There is a long list of "Wall" spells that could accomplish this. Walls of Iron, Stone, Fire, Thorns, Lava, Force, Prismatic, Light, Blade Barrier... etc, etc. Feel free to decide thematically. A number of Walls of iron springing up simultaneously around every door and window could communicate that "lockdown", impenetrable fee. Walls of Thorns erupting around the building could mimic the "Sleeping Beauty" Maleficent flair. Walls of Force can create a forcefield effect.