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How would a wizard protect their research lab or artifact vault? (feddit.uk)

submitted 23 hours ago by smeg@feddit.uk to c/rpg@ttrpg.network

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Generic high-fantasy setting (d&d 5e if you want to use specific spells), what security or defences would mages use to secure the place where they keep all their magical stuff? I'm thinking decoys, reinforced and hidden location, guards (hired or summoned), locks (both magical and mundane), booby traps, and spells to discourage or confuse passing snoopers.

Also it's going to vary depending on the resources of the wizard and of the players. Is this an independent student wizard protecting their studies that a low-level party could reasonably break into, or is it the king's secure vault of confiscated magical horrors that's a final boss for the campaign?

I'm looking for ideas for fun obstacles, and critically that the players can't just sidestep with a single low-level spell!

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[–] Ziggurat@jlai.lu 8 points 22 hours ago (2 children)

Weirdly the lab isn't secured but it's a real mess. However, the wizard being paranoid, they bring their job at home,.
The good old paperwork nightmare sorry you need a pass A38 to enter
A thrash but fun one, all the notes are tattooed on the back of "slaves", if the players broke in by force, the slave would immediately escape, scattering the note in the city

[–] BastingChemina@slrpnk.net 2 points 2 hours ago

As a related story I had a discussion with a guy that worked as head of security for a big watch manufacturing company in Switzerland (think about handmade watches worth several $10k-$100k)

He spotted some of the watchmakers casually going back home with watches in their pocket without any documentation about it, saying that they wanted to do some of the work at home. He stopped that of course.

He quickly got a call from HR explaining to him that a talented watchmaker is almost impossible to replace, they can go knock next door to another manufacturer and be hired at whatever salary they ask for. On the other hand It's much easier to find a replacement for a head of security.

So I imagine a talented wizard would be like the watchmakers, the lab could be highly secured but with blatant security breach because the wizard cannot be bothered.

[–] smeg@feddit.uk 2 points 22 hours ago

All great ideas!