Examples of living material:
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wooden door in elven village that is a part of the living tree
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hell door made of living (demonic) flesh
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mimic in chest form
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ooze/tentacle/vine binding something (i.e. wrapped around a book or a limb)
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someone's mouth
Which of the above is susceptible to Arcane Lock (assuming that the mage has fulfilled all other preparations)? Would casting it on something living have any side effects (if the casting was ruled legitimate)?
Best Answer
Well, here's the relevant part of the arcane lock spell:
That seems pretty clear. There's nothing there that limits the spell to only non-living materials; If it's in the list, or counts as an "entryway," it can be locked by this spell.
As for the specific examples you mentioned:
As far as I can tell, the only side effects to locking a living entryway are the ones that apply to locking any entryway: It's harder for things to pass through an entryway that's locked, and anyone planning to use it will be inconvenienced and possibly annoyed.