Mage armor

Mage armor (originally called General Matick's armor and later simply armor ) was a common conjuration spell used by arcane casters to create an armor for themselves out of magical force. Deities of magic, such as Azuth, Mystra, Savras, and Thoth, also granted some of their clerics this power.

Effects
Upon casting the spell, whomever the caster touched was enveloped in an invisible force field that protected the target in much the same way as mundane armor, yet without any of its penalties, such as restricted movement or weight. Because it was a force field, incorporeal creatures or objects could not pass through it.

This magic force armor would last for at least an hour, its ultimate duration dependent on the power of the caster.

Components
In addition to verbal and somatic components, the spell required that the caster hold unto a fragment of cured leather while casting.

History
The spell was supposedly invented by the Netherese arcanist and warrior General Matick in, but many scholars believed that he had only commissioned its invention.

Notable Users
The rock gnome sorcerer Norry Waywocket was known to carry a wand of mage armor on his smuggling operations in Cormyr in the 1370s DR.

Appearances

 * Adventures
 * Pool of Radiance: Attack on Myth Drannor
 * Novels
 * The Sapphire Crescent
 * Video Games
 * Baldur's Gate series • Icewind Dale series • Planescape: Torment • Neverwinter Nights series