Armor:ShieldShield
Type:Heavy WoodenHeavy Steel
Cost:7 gp20 gp
Armor/Shield Bonus:+2+2
Maximum Dex Bonus:??
Armor Check Penalty:-2-2
Arcane Spell
Failure Chance:
15%15%
Move (30 ft.):??
Move (20 ft.):??
Weight:10 lb.15 lb.
Weight figures are for armor sized to fit Medium characters. Armor fitted for Small characters weighs half as much, and armor fitted for Large characters weighs twice as much.

[top]Notes

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. See Table: Weapons for the damage dealt by a shield bash. 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.

[top]Enhancements

These are the prices for this item when made with specific materials or enhancements.
;Heavy Wooden Shield
+1: 1,157 gp (+1,000 gp for +1 enhancement bonus)
:+2: 4,157 gp (+4,000 gp for +2 enhancement bonus)
+3: 9,157 gp (+9,000 gp for +3 enhancement bonus)
:+4: 16,157 gp (+16,000 gp for +4 enhancement bonus)
+5: 25,157 gp (+25,000 gp for +5 enhancement bonus)
:* Magic items must be masterwork. Costs listed are for masterwork armor.
;Heavy Steel Shield
+1: 1,170 gp (+1,000 gp for +1 enhancement bonus)
:+2: 4,170 gp (+4,000 gp for +2 enhancement bonus)
+3: 9,170 gp (+9,000 gp for +3 enhancement bonus)
:+4: 16,170 gp (+16,000 gp for +4 enhancement bonus)
+5: 25,170 gp (+25,000 gp for +5 enhancement bonus)
:* Magic items must be masterwork. Costs listed are for masterwork armor.

[top]See Also



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