Hold Portal
Arcane Transmutation/Alteration
Level: Magic user 1
Range: 20 ft / caster level
Duration: 1 round / caster level
Area of Effect: One portal up to 80 sq. ft / caster level
Components: V
Casting Time: 1 segment
Saving Throw: None
This quickly-shouted spell holds fast a door or similar aperture as if it were securely locked. The portal must be something that normally opens and closes, such as a door, gate, valve, or portcullis, and it must be closed for the spell to function. A magically held portal can be battered apart, but will not open normally until the spell’s duration expires. This is not a particularly powerful spell; any being not native to the material planes (such as a demon) will ignore its effects, as will a magic user four or more levels higher than the caster. The spell may also be negated by means of a knock or dispel magic.