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Shield, Heavy
Martial One-Handed Melee
| Critical:
| ×2
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| Range Increment:
| —
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| Type:
| Bludgeoning
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| Shield Bonus:
| +2
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| Maximum Dex Bonus:
| —
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| Armor Check Penalty:
| −2
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| Arcane Spell Failure Chance:
| 15%
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| Hardness (Steel):
| 10
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| Hardness (Wood):
| 5
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| Size | Cost | Damage | Weight | hp
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| Steel | Wood | Steel | Wood | Steel | Wood
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| Fine | 10 gp | 3 gp 5 sp | — | 1-1/2 lb. | 1 lb. | 1 | 1
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| Diminuative | 10 gp | 3 gp 5 sp | — | 1-1/2 lb. | 1 lb. | 2 | 1
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| Tiny | 10 gp | 3 gp 5 sp | 1 | 1-1/2 lb. | 1 lb. | 5 | 3
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| Small | 20 gp | 7 gp | 1d2 | 7-1/2 lb. | 5 lb. | 10 | 7
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| Medium | 20 gp | 7 gp | 1d4 | 15 lb. | 10 lb. | 20 | 15
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| Large | 40 gp | 14 gp | 1d6 | 30 lb. | 20 lb. | 40 | 30
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| Huge | 80 gp | 28 gp | 1d8 | 75 lb. | 50 lb. | 80 | 60
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| Gargantuan | 160 gp | 56 gp | 2d6 | 120 lb. | 80 lb. | 160 | 120
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| Collossal | 320 gp | 112 gp | 3d6 | 180 lb. | 120 lb. | 320 | 240
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Description
You strap a shield to your forearm and grip it with your hand. A heavy shield is so heavy that you can’t use your shield hand for anything else.
Wooden or Steel: Wooden and steel shields offer the same basic protection, though they respond differently to special attacks.
Shield Bash Attacks: You can bash an opponent with a heavy shield, using it as an off-hand weapon. Used this way, a heavy shield is a martial bludgeoning weapon. For the purpose of penalties on attack rolls, treat a heavy shield as a one-handed weapon. If you use your shield as a weapon, you lose its AC bonus until your next action (usually until the next round). An enhancement bonus on a shield does not improve the effectiveness of a shield bash made with it, but the shield can be made into a magic weapon in its own right.
Enhancements
- Shield Spikes
When added to your shield, these spikes turn it into a martial piercing weapon that increases the damage dealt by a shield bash as if the shield were designed for a creature one size category larger than you. Otherwise, attacking with a spiked shield is like making a shield bash attack.
Table: Heavy Spiked Shield Damage
| Fine | Diminuative | Tiny | Small | Medium | Large | Huge | Gargantuan | Colossal
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| 1 | 1d2 | 1d3 | 1d4 | 1d6 | 1d8 | 2d6 | 3d6 | 4d6
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An enhancement bonus on a spiked shield does not improve the effectiveness of a shield bash made with it, but a spiked shield can be made into a magic weapon in its own right.
Compared to a regular heavy shield, a heavy spiked shield costs 10 gp more and is 5 lb. heavier.
Heavy Shield Material Enhancements
| Material | Average | Masterwork1 | Hardness | hp | Special
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| Steel | 20 gp | 170 gp | 10 | 20 | —
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| Wood | 7 gp | 157 gp | 5 | 15 | —
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| Adamantine | — | 2,020 gp | 20 | 26 | Bypass hardness less than 20
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| Crystal, Deep | — | 1,007 gp | 10 | 45 | Psionic
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| Crystal, Mundane | — | 153 gp | 8 | 37 | No rusting, not metal
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| Darkwood | — | 257 gp | 5 | 15 | 1/2 weight
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| Dragonhide | — | 214 gp | 10 | 15 | Usable by druids
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| Iron, Cold | 40 gp | 190 gp | 10 | 20 | Magical enchantments cost an additional 2,000 gp.
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| Mithral | — | 1,020 gp | 15 | 20 | 1/2 weight, no arcane spell failure chance
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| Silver, Alchemical | 110 gp | 260 gp | 8 | 6 | −1 damage
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Magical/Psionic Weapon Enhancements
| Bonus Value | Additional Cost1 | Hardness Increase2 | Additional hp2
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| +1 | +2,000 gp | +2 | +10
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| +2 | +8,000 gp | +4 | +20
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| +3 | +18,000 gp | +6 | +30
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| +4 | +32,000 gp | +8 | +40
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| +5 | +50,000 gp | +10 | +50
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| +6 | +72,000 gp3 | +12 | +60
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| +7 | +98,000 gp3 | +14 | +70
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| +8 | +128,000 gp3 | +16 | +80
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| +9 | +162,000 gp3 | +18 | +90
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| +10 | +200,000 gp3 | +20 | +100
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| +11 or more | + bonus × bonus
× 20,000 gp | + enhancement bonus × 2 | + enhancement bonus × 10
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Magical/Psionic Armor Enhancements
See Also
System Reference Document -> Equipment (SRD) -> Weapon Descriptions
