Elemental Shield

Elemental (any) 4th level

Casting Time: 1 action
Range: Personal
Components: V, S, M (a prism worth at least 15 PO)
Duration: 10 minutes

Colored lights linked to your element cover your body for the duration of the spell, emitting full light within a 10-foot radius and dim light for an additional 10 feet. The spell ends early when you use your action to dispel it.

These lights provide you with either a warm shield or a cold shield, at your choice. The warm shield gives you resistance against cold damage, and the cold shield provides resistance against fire damage.

In addition, whenever a creature within 5 feet of you hits you with a melee attack, the shield erupts in a burst of color. The attacker takes 2d8 damage based on the element used.

Each of the elements has a secondary effect that can be seen in the table “Effects for Spells by Type of Damage”, this table is found in Chapter 10: Spellcasting.

At Higher Levels. When cast as a 5th-level spell or higher, the damage of the element used becomes magical and grants resistance to cold or fire damage, depending on the type of shield. You can magically imbue a nonmagical weapon with elemental damage. For the duration, that weapon has a +1 bonus on hit rolls and deals additional damage equal to 1d4 damage based on the element used.