abjuration, magical
- Casting Time: 2 actions; Somatic and Verbal
- Range: touch
- Target: 1 creature
- Duration: 1 minute per Proficiency Score (D)
Choose an alignment pair: Communal/Community, Honor/Repute, Independent/Individual, or Integrity/Principle when you cast this spell. The target gains a +1 Insight bonus to their AC against attacks by creatures of the chosen alignment and a 1d4 Insight bonus on saving throws against effects created by such creatures. This bonus increases to +2 and 1d6, respectively, against effects from such creatures that would directly control the target and against attacks made by summoned creatures of the chosen alignment. Protection is on the Divine and Occult Spell Lists.
Heighten (+2): For each Spell Slot of the Heightened Spell Levels (3, 5, 7, 9), increase the bonuses by 1 and 1d4 respectively, or 2 and 1d6.
Level 3 or 4 Spell Slot. The Insight bonus increases to +2 to AC and 2d4 on saving throws. Against creatures that would control the target or attacks made by summoned creatures of the chosen alignment, the Insight bonus increases to +4 to AC and 2d6 to saving throws.
Level 5 or 6 Spell Slot. The Insight bonus increases to +3 to AC and 3d4 on saving throws. Against creatures that would control the target or attacks made by summoned creatures of the chosen alignment, the Insight bonus increases to +6 to AC and 3d6 to saving throws.
Level 7 or 8 Spell Slot. The Insight bonus increases to +4 to AC and 4d4 on saving throws. Against creatures that would control the target or attacks made by summoned creatures of the chosen alignment, the Insight bonus increases to +8 to AC and 4d6 to saving throws.
Level 9 Spell Slot and higher. The Insight bonus increases to +5 to AC and 5d4 on saving throws. Against creatures that would control the target or attacks made by summoned creatures of the chosen alignment, the Insight bonus increases to +10 to AC and 5d6 to saving throws.