====== Blade Barrier ======

**School:** Evocation [Force]

**Tier:** 6

===== Casting =====

**Casting Time:** 1 Standard Action

**Range:** Medium (100 ft. + 10 ft./CL)

===== Effect =====

**Target:** Location within range, up to one 10 ft. cube per CL

**Duration:** 1 min./CL

**Saving Throw:** See text

**Spell Resistance:** Yes

===== Description =====

An immobile, vertical curtain of whirling blades shaped of pure force springs into existence. You make make the barrier in any shape you wish, but the cubes must be connected to one another. Any creature passing through the barrier takes 1d6 + 1 points of damage per caster level (maximum 15d6 + 15), with a Reflex save for half damage.

If you evoke the barrier so that it appears where creatures are, each creature takes damage as if passing through the wall. Each such creature can avoid the wall (ending up on the side of its choice) and thus take no damage by making a successful Reflex save.

A blade barrier provides soft cover (+4 bonus to AC, +2 bonus on Reflex saves) against attacks made through it.