View source for SRD:Wall of Thorns

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{{3.5e Spell
| name=Wall of Thorns
| school=Conjuration
| subschool=Creation
| lvl=Druid 5, Plant 5
| comp=V, S
| casttime=1 [[SRD:Standard Actions|standard action]]
| range=Medium (100 ft. + 10 ft./level)
| tsea=e 
| subj=Wall of thorny brush, up to one 10-ft. cube/level (S)
| dur=10 min./level (D)
| save=None
| sr=No
}}

A ''wall of thorns ''spell creates a barrier of very tough, pliable, tangled brush bearing needle-sharp thorns as long as a human’s finger. Any creature forced into or attempting to move through a ''wall of thorns ''takes slashing damage per [[SRD:Round|round]] of movement equal to 25 minus the creature’s [[SRD:AC|AC]]. [[SRD:Dexterity|Dexterity]] and dodge bonuses to [[SRD:AC|AC]] do not count for this calculation. (Creatures with an [[SRD:Armor Class|Armor Class]] of 25 or higher, without considering [[SRD:Dexterity|Dexterity]] and dodge bonuses, take no damage from contact with the wall.)

You can make the wall as thin as 5 feet thick, which allows you to shape the wall as a number of 10-by-10-by-5-foot blocks equal to twice your [[SRD:Caster Level|caster level]]. This has no effect on the damage dealt by the thorns, but any creature attempting to break through takes that much less time to force its way through the barrier.

Creatures can force their way slowly through the wall by making a [[SRD:Strength Check|Strength check]] as a [[SRD:Full-Round Actions|full-round action]]. For every 5 points by which the check exceeds 20, a creature moves 5 feet (up to a maximum distance equal to its normal land speed). Of course, moving or attempting to move through the thorns incurs damage as described above. A creature trapped in the thorns can choose to remain motionless in order to avoid taking any more damage.

Any creature within the area of the spell when it is cast takes damage as if it had moved into the wall and is caught inside. In order to escape, it must attempt to push its way free, or it can wait until the spell ends. Creatures with the ability to pass through overgrown areas unhindered can pass through a ''wall of thorns ''at normal speed without taking damage.

A ''wall of thorns ''can be breached by slow work with edged weapons. Chopping away at the wall creates a safe passage 1 foot deep for every 10 minutes of work. Normal fire cannot harm the barrier, but magical fire burns it away in 10 minutes.

Despite its appearance, a ''wall of thorns ''is not actually a living [[SRD:Plant Type|plant]], and thus is unaffected by spells that affect [[SRD:Plant Type|plants]].

{{SRD Spell Footer|Druid|domain1=Plant}}
Component	V + and S +
Level	Druid 5 + and Plant 5 +
Range	Other +
School	Conjuration +
Subschool	Creation +
Title	Wall of Thorns +