Fixed to the ground so it doesn't move. Actual size/weight doesn't matter -- it could be a 30'x30' Great Altar of Pergamum or a little one foot high tree dedicated to Gozreh.
As a GM, I'd probably allow a chapel on a ship or something like that. The general intent is that you shouldn't be able to carry it arround.
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Hmm. The box for the exorcism kit counts for a consecrate spell. Would it also count for a desecrate spell? (assuming the correct god was chosen)
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It looks like the the exorcism kit's component is the portable altar from ultimate equipment. So it sounds like that is all that is needed for the consecrate / desecrate spell is the portable anchor. Does that sound right?
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"Portable" is an opposite term to "permanent" and "fixed". If the author of the exorcism kit thought a portable altar qualifies as a focus for consecrate, I would regard that as an error in the secondary source. If it's a special rule for a new item, it does what it says it does and doesn't extend to desecrate.
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I've been told that Holy is used as shorthand for both Holy and Unholy. Thought that Consecrate might be the same thing.
Both spells simply refer to "If the [consecrated/desecrated] area contains an altar, shrine, or other permanent fixture dedicated to your deity or aligned higher power, the modifiers given above are doubled" so if the box works for one, it should automatically work for the other, especially for a neutral god.
The kit:
This reinforced wooden box bears the symbol of a specific goodaligned deity, which the buyer may stipulate at the time of purchase. The kit contains 1 dose of abjurant saltUE, which is used to create good-aligned barriers; 3 vials of holy water, which can be used against undead creatures or evil outsiders; and a pouch of silver dust worth 25 gp, which is a material component of the spell consecrate. An exorcism kit also counts as an altar for the purposes of determining bonuses and penalties for the spell consecrate.
Ah! Found it. Symbol of a goodaligned diety. So, that rules the kit out for desecrate. But it may set precedent for the portable altar being used.
Permanently fixed is a useless term. It's mounted into the ground? Excavate it out. It's heavy? Get someone stronger. It may be difficult, but it's pretty much impossible to permanently make something stay put in this game.
Hanspur's shrines are built onto boats. If the portable altar doesn't work, I can just buy a boat with the shrine on it, and tool around with that. If we're too far from the river, I put the boat in a wagon and have it carted around.