Oil-Slicked Walls

Uncommon

Cast 8 hours

Secondary Casters 1

Primary Check Warfare Lore (expert)

Secondary Checks Architecture Lore or Crafting

Area 7-mile radius emanation centered on you

Target(s) the outer walls of a settlement

Duration 1 week

The outer walls are a city’s first defense against invaders, and you want to make certain no attackers can climb over them. Upon successful completion of this ritual, the surfaces of a settlement’s walls within the area are covered with a thin, slippery sheen that can’t be washed away.

Critical Success The oil covering the walls also coats any climber’s hands. The DC for Athletics checks to Climb the affected walls increases by 10, and a creature who fails a check to climb also drops anything they are carrying.

Success The DC for Athletics checks to Climb the affected walls increases by 5.

Failure The ritual has no effect.