Protection from alignment

Alignment protection
1: protection from alignment 3: magic circle against alignment 8: aura versus alignment

Spell level: bard 1; cleric 1; paladin 1; sorcerer/wizard 1

Innate level: 1
School: abjuration
Components: verbal, somatic
Range: touch
Area of effect: single
Duration: 1 hour / level
Save: harmless
Spell resistance: no

Description: When this spell is cast, the caster chooses a target to be protected from either good or evil. The target receives a +2 deflection bonus to AC, +2 to all saving throws, and immunity to any mind-affecting spells and spell-like abilities used by creatures of the chosen alignment.

Notes

• To quickslot protection from good, right-click the quickslot and choose the spell in the radial menu. Dragging the spell from the spellbook to the quickslot will only place protection from evil there.
• An aura of fear counts as a mind-affecting spell-like ability.
• This spell is invaluable in a PvM setting where most monsters have an evil alignment, especially when saving throw auto-failure on 1 is not disabled.
• In a PvP setting, players often use this spell to protect themselves from both good and evil.
• For immunity to mind spells used by opponents of any (including neutral) alignment, see mind blank and clarity.
• If a potion of this spell is made (typically via brew potion), and if that potion is fed to an associate, then the associate is protected from evil.

Custom content notes

• scripts:
  • protection from good: NW_S0_PrGood
  • protection from evil: NW_S0_PrEvil

External links

• Protection from alignment on the Forgotten Realms Wiki, a wiki for the Dungeons & Dragons campaign setting Forgotten Realms.