Level: 4
Range: 60yds
Duration: 1 round/level
Area of Effect: Special
Components: V, S, M
Casting Time: 4 segments

T his spell brings into existence
a shimmering violet force shaped like a battering ram
with a clenched fist as the ram’s head.

The force assumes a
cylindrical shape 12 feet long by 2 feet in diameter, but the
caster can shorten its length to 3 feet in order to fit in a
cramped space.
The spell acts as a battering ram of great power, destroying
a normal door with one hit, destroying a reinforced door
with three hits, destroying a stone door with five hits, and
having a 50% chance to destroy a metal door (the spell is
destroyed if the gauntlet fails). Only one attack can be
made per round, as with any ordinary battering ram. Used
against a smaller physical obstruction, such as a dungeon
door or metal grate reinforced with magic, a saving throw
is made for the door at the level of the mage who cast the
reinforcing spell on the door. If the save is successful, the
gauntlet spell is destroyed. If the save fails, the gauntlet
spell begins working on the door

Against a living target, the ram has no effect. The caster
must always remain within 60 feet of the ram or it will dissipate.
The ram cannot be damaged by physical attacks,
but it can be destroyed by magical damage if it suffers onehalf
the number of hit points of the caster. Dispel magic or
disintegrate spells can also destroy the gauntlet. The spell
cannot be used to open chests or batter anything but a door.
It only functions against portals that are designed to open
at some time.

MC: A metal rod with a
chain mail gauntlet slipped over one end.