IMPRISONMENT

Abjuration level 9

STANDARD

Casting Time 1 minute
Range 30 feet
Components V, S, M
Duration Until dispelled

You create a magical restraint to hold a creature that you can see within range. The target must succeed on a Wisdom saving throw or be bound by the spell; if it succeeds, it is immune to this spell if you cast it again. While affected by this spell, the creature doesn’t need to breathe, eat, or drink, and it doesn’t age. Divination spells can’t locate or perceive the target.

When you cast the spell, you choose one of the following forms of imprisonment.

Burial. The target is entombed far beneath the earth in a sphere of magical force that is just large enough to contain the target. Nothing can pass through the sphere, nor can any creature teleport or use planar travel to get into or out of it. The special component for this version of the spell is a small mithral orb.

Chaining. Heavy chains, firmly rooted in the ground, hold the target in place. The target is restrained until the spell ends, and it can’t move or be moved by any means until then. The special component for this version of the spell is a fine chain of precious metal.

Hedged Prison. The spell transports the target into a tiny demiplane that is warded against teleportation and planar travel. The demiplane can be a labyrinth, a cage, a tower, or any similar confined structure or area of your choice. The special component for this version of the spell is a miniature representation of the prison made from jade.

Minimus Containment. The target shrinks to a height of 1 inch and is imprisoned inside a gemstone or similar object. Light can pass through the gemstone normally (allowing the target to see out and other creatures to see in), but nothing else can pass through, even by means of teleportation or planar travel. The gemstone can’t be cut or broken while the spell remains in effect. The special component for this version of the spell is a large, transparent gemstone, such as a corundum, diamond, or ruby.

Slumber. The target falls asleep and can’t be awoken. The special component for this version of the spell consists of rare soporific herbs.

Ending the Spell. During the casting of the spell, in any of its versions, you can specify a condition that will cause the spell to end and release the target. The condition can be as specific or as elaborate as you choose, but the DM must agree that the condition is reasonable and has a likelihood of coming to pass. The conditions can be based on a creature’s name, identity, or deity but otherwise must be based on observable actions or qualities and not based on intangibles such as level, class, or hit points.
A dispel magic spell can end the spell only if it is cast as a 9th-level spell, targeting either the prison or the special component used to create it.
You can use a particular special component to create only one prison at a time. If you cast the spell again using the same component, the target of the first casting is immediately freed from its binding.

Components. A vellum depiction or a carved statuette in the likeness of the target, and a special component that varies according to the version of the spell you choose, worth at least 500 gp per Hit Die of the target.

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SPELL VARIANT #1

Casting Time 1 minute
Range 30 feet
Components V, S, M
Duration Until dispelled

You create a magical restraint to hold a creature that you can see within range. The target must succeed on a Wisdom saving throw or be bound by the spell and by consuming the Iron Bands of Bilarro you can increase the spell DC by 2 points; if it succeeds, it is immune to this spell if you cast it again.
While affected by this spell, the creature doesn’t need to breathe, eat, or drink, and it doesn’t age. Divination spells can’t locate or perceive the target. When you cast the spell, you choose one of the following forms of imprisonment.

• Burial. The target is entombed far beneath the earth in a sphere of magical force that is just large enough to contain the target. Nothing can pass through the sphere, nor can any creature teleport or use planar travel to get into or out of it. The target, except for Constructs, Fey, Fiends and Undead, is wrapped in bandage taken from a Mummy Lord. The target acts as a guardian of the place where it is imprisoned and gains most of the abilities of a Mummy Lord.
  Components. Iron Bands of Bilarro, Magic Circle (spell), Bandage of Mummy Lord.
• Chaining. Heavy chains, firmly rooted in the ground, hold the target in place. The target is restrained until the spell ends, and it can’t move or be moved by any means until then. The chains teleport the target into one of the infinite layers of the Abyss and keep wounding the target so that it is always at half its hit points.
  Components. Chain of Kyton.
• Hedged Prison. The spell transports the target into a tiny demiplane located in the Astral Plane that is warded against teleportation and planar travel. The demiplane can be a labyrinth, a cage, a tower, or any similar confined structure or area of your choice. If anyone manage to locate the prison in the Astral Plane and attempts to enter, this will attract the hostile attention of an Astral Dreadnought.
  Components. Powdered tooth of Astral Dreadnought.
• Minimus Containment. The target shrinks to a height of 1 inch and is imprisoned inside the Lich Phylactery in the form of a gemstone or similar object. Light can pass through the gemstone normally (allowing the target to see out and other creatures to see in), but nothing else can pass through, even by means of teleportation or planar travel. The gemstone can’t be cut or broken while the spell remains in effect. The spellcaster can employ the gemstone as a Pearl of Power with the following enhancement:
  “You can use an action to speak this pearl’s command word and regain one expended spell slot of up to 7th level. Once you have used the pearl, it can’t be used again until the next dawn”.
  Components. Lich‘s Phylactery.
• Slumber. The target falls asleep and can’t be awoken. While the target is under the spell effect, the spellcaster may access to its dreams and investigate memories and experiences. Each year the target has spent under the effect of the spell, allows the spellcaster to modify and manipulate one year of the target’s memories and experiences.
  Components. One Eternal Flame from the Pit of Flames.

Ending the Spell. During the casting of the spell, in any of its versions, you can specify a condition that will cause the spell to end and release the target. The condition can be as specific or as elaborate as you choose, but the DM must agree that the condition is reasonable and has a likelihood of coming to pass. The conditions can be based on a creature’s name, identity, or deity but otherwise must be based on observable actions or qualities and not based on intangibles such as level, class, or hit points. tion works as the standard version. If a 9th level Dispel Magic is cast to break the spell, you must increase the DC by two points.

You can use a particular special component to create only one prison at a time. If you cast the spell again using the same component, the target of the first casting is immediately freed from its binding.