Spell Snare

School: Abjuration; Level: Artificer 3, sorcerer / wizard 4

Casting Time: 1 round

Components: S,M (an Eberron dragonshard worth 25 gp, see text)

Range: Touch

Target: Eberron dragonshard touched

Duration: 10 minutes / level

Saving Throw: None; Spell Resistance: No

Source: MoE, pg. 102

This spell causes an Eberron dragonshard to act as a spell vacuum, potentially protecting its bearer against a single effect. The next spell, spell-like ability, psionic power or psi-like ability that specifically targets the bearer and is 3rd level or lower is immediately absorbed into the Eberron dragonshard, causing it to fracture. This ability does not require an action, or even forewarning on behalf of the bearer, but the Spell Snare cannot differentiate between harmful or helpful effects. However, the bearer can simply put the Eberron dragonshard down while a benefical effect is used and pick it back up again. Area effects cannot be absorbed in this way and if an effect targets multiple targets, only the part of the effect that is directed toward the bearer would be absorbed.

If the spell's duration ends without the Eberron dragonshard absorbing an effect and fracturing, it can be reused again.

Spell Snare, Greater

School: Abjuration; Level: Artificer 6, sorcerer / wizard 7

Components: S,M (an Eberron dragonshard worth 100 gp, see text)

Source: MoE, pg. 102

This spell acts exactly like Spell Snare, except that it can affect a single effect of up to 6th level.