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Instant Fortress

D&D 5e · 2024·Wondrous items·Rare·Requires attunement

Type
Wondrous items
Weight
Not specified
Attunement
Required
Rarity
Rare
Price
Not specified

Magic: Magic action: set statuette on ground and command; only empty fortress can fold.

What Instant Fortress does

  • This item uses one of your attunement slots. Compare its benefit with the other items you want to keep attuned.
As a Magic action, you can place this 1-inch adamantine statuette on the ground and, using a command word, cause it to grow rapidly into a square adamantine tower. Repeating the command word causes the tower to revert to statuette form, which works only if the tower is empty. Each creature in the area where the tower appears is pushed to an unoccupied space outside but next to the tower. Objects in the area that aren't being worn or carried are also pushed clear of the tower. The tower is 20 feet on a side and 30 feet high, with arrow slits on all sides and a battlement atop it. Its interior is divided into two floors, with a ladder, staircase, or ramp (your choice) connecting them. This ladder, staircase, or ramp ends at a trapdoor leading to the roof. When created, the tower has a single door at ground level on the side facing you. The door opens only at your command, which you can issue as a Bonus Action. It is immune to the Knock spell and similar magic. Magic prevents the tower from being tipped over. The roof, the door, and the walls each have AC 20; HP 100; Immunity to Bludgeoning, Piercing, and Slashing damage except that which is dealt by siege equipment; and Resistance to all other damage. Shrinking the tower back down to statuette form doesn't repair damage to the tower. Only a Wish spell can repair the tower (this use of the spell counts as replicating a spell of level 8 or lower). Each casting of Wish causes the tower to regain all its Hit Points.
Full item details & properties

Magic properties

Activation
Magic action: set statuette on ground and command; only empty fortress can fold.
Consumable
No
Fortress surfaces
Each roof, door and wall: AC 20, 100 HP, immune to Bludgeoning/Piercing/Slashing except siege weapons; Resistance to all other damage.
2024 deployment
Pushes creatures and unworn objects outside. Folding does not repair; Wish restores HP. Door cannot be opened by Knock or similar magic.

Tags & related references

Rare →Fortress DeploymentMagic ShelterMagicalRequires AttunementWondrous Item →

Instant Fortress FAQ

Does Instant Fortress require attunement?

Yes. You need to attune to this item to use the properties that require attunement.

Is the listed price a guaranteed purchase price?

The source does not specify a price for this entry. Ask your GM about availability and cost.

Rules source: System Reference Document 5.2.1 ↗

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