Line of Forbiddance

The Line of Forbiddance is a Rithmatic line that is stronger than a line of warding, being able to take 10 lines of vigor before it breaks, and has many uses. These include, stabilization of defensive circles, effective protection against Lines of Making, also known as Chalklings, both wild and drawn, protection against lines of vigor and for experienced and skilled Rithmatists, bouncing his/her own line of vigor off of it to achieve a specific angle or to hit a well hidden weak spot.

Lines of Forbiddance are very important in a defense because without it the circle will get knocked around easily. These lines secure the circle and make sure it does not move. it is important not to put too many Lines of Forbiddance since they will just get in the way and slow down the Rithmatist. Because of their strength, Lines of Forbiddance are also used as defense for mostly everything, especially in the Jordan defense.

Lines of Forbiddance take 4 seconds for a Rithmatist to remove (if it was drawn by them in the first place).

One key difference between the Line of Forbiddance and the Line of Warding is that while the Line of Warding doesn't affect humans, the Line of Forbiddance does. It is like an invisible plane of glass. Another thing is that the Line of Forbiddance is just a straight line, and it's strength varies on the surface on which it is drawn and the straightness of the line. The width of the line determines how high the line's effect is. When joining two or more Lines of Forbiddance together, the corner is the weakest spot.