Sealing (Locks/Binding)

Sealing is the highly specialized application of Abjuration and Ward magic focused entirely on locking things down—physically, spatially, and magically. It is the art of absolute containment.
Classification: Specialization Parent School: Abjuration

Technique Glyph Doctrine

Doctrine Pair: Wacht + Anker

Sealing specializes in lock-state enforcement, anti-tamper closures, and containment permanence.

Fictional Permission

When you hold Sealing in your Grimoire, you have specific fictional positioning.

Sealing CAN:

• Lock physical objects, doors, and containers against mundane and magical intrusion (Slos).
• Prevent spatial travel (teleportation, portals) within a localized area.
• Bind creatures, spirits, or mages, restricting their movement or spellcasting (Kett).

Sealing CANNOT:

• Deal direct physical damage to the target. It is purely restrictive.
• Be easily cast in a split second. Powerful containment seals require complex geometry and physical anchors to maintain their grip.

The Core Matrix

This specialization's live-casting access follows its Technique Glyph doctrine.

Geometric Scaling (Mana Track Box Costs)

When determining the cost of a spell, the GM uses this scale. Each example uses live notation: Intent -> School -> Glyph -> Scale -> Tags.

• Trivial (0 Ticks): Mundane latch gets a magical snap. Seal simple door closed -> Abjuration -> Wacht+Faden -> trivial effect, touch range, single door, until broken
• Regular (1 Tick): Ghost-iron cuffs on wrists. Bind wrists with spectral chains -> Abjuration -> Anker+Kreis -> standard effect, near range, one target, short
• Hard (2 Ticks): Cage a dangerous object mid-air. Cage hostile artifact -> Abjuration -> Wacht+Siegel -> hard effect, near range, chest volume, sustained
• Complex (2 Ticks): Pin a huge creature under layered bonds. Pin giant with light chains -> Abjuration -> Kreis+Siegel+Wacht -> complex effect, near range, large creature, sustained
• Miracle (4+ Ticks): Mythic restraint that eats cast magic. Anchor mythic entity and damp its casting -> Abjuration -> Kreis+Siegel+Gitter -> miracle effect, near range, single entity, permanent hook

(For detailed sensory information and theoretical deep-dives, refer to Schools Lore)

Core-school glyph sets by training level: Abjuration#The Core Matrix.