String Cage (Magic Cage)

This looks like a piece of white thread 20' long, flecked with gold. When arranged in a circle so that the ends touch, the string cage creates an invisible barrier that prevents any creature contained inside from leaving. The invisible barrier has the strength of a wall of force and has the shape of a closed cylinder about 6' tall. The string cage functions only if it is placed on the ground or other solid surface: if it is moved, the barrier dissipates. Because of its light weight, the string can't be thrown like a lasso: if rocks or other weights are attached, its magic is negated. Therefore, the device is mainly used to contain sleeping, trapped, restrained, or cooperative creatures.
A string cage can contain any single creature, so long as the creature fits inside the circle. Physical attacks and most spells have no effect on string cages. The creature trapped inside can't move it. A disintegrate spell destroys the device, as will a rod of cancellation or a sphere of annihilation. A creature contained in a string cage can escape by using dimension door, teleport, or a similar spell. Only the person who originally formed the circle can separate the ends and free the creature inside. Otherwise, a string cage lasts for 3d4 hours, at which time the ends separate automatically. A string cage can be used only once per day.
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