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SHIELDS

A shield can increase your character’s defense beyond the protection their armor provides. Your character must be wielding a shield in one hand to make use of it, and it grants its bonus to AC only if they use an action to Raise a Shield. This action grants the shield’s bonus to AC as a circumstance bonus until their next turn starts. A shield’s Speed penalty applies whenever your character is holding the shield, whether they have raised it or not.

Name Price AC Bonus Speed Penalty Bulk Hardness HP (BT)
This very small shield is a favorite of duelists and quick, lightly armored warriors. It's typically made of steel and strapped to your forearm. You can [action|raise-a-shield|Raise a Shield] with your [shield_base|buckler|buckler] as long as you have that hand free or are holding a light object that's not a weapon in that hand.
Like wooden shields, steel shields come in a variety of shapes and sizes. Though more expensive than wooden shields, they are much more durable.
These massive shields can be used to provide cover to nearly the entire body. Due to their size, they are typically made of wood reinforced with metal. Getting the higher bonus for a [shield_base|tower-shield|tower shield] requires using the [action|take-cover|Take Cover] action while the shield is raised.
Though they come in a variety of shapes and sizes, the protection offered by wooden shields comes from the stoutness of their materials. While wooden shields are less expensive than steel shields, they break more easily.

Shields made of precious materials are more expensive and have different durabilities. You can make bucklers and most shields out of any of these precious materials, but only darkwood can be used to make tower shields.

Name Level Price Bulk
Cold Iron Buckler (Low-Grade) 2 30 gp L
Cold Iron Shield (Low-Grade) 2 34 gp 1
Silver Buckler (Low-Grade) 2 30 gp L
Silver Shield (Low-Grade) 2 34 gp 1
Cold Iron Buckler (Standard-Grade) 7 300 gp L
Cold Iron Shield (Standard-Grade) 7 340 gp 1
Silver Buckler (Standard-Grade) 7 300 gp L
Silver Shield (Standard-Grade) 7 340 gp 1
Adamantine Buckler (Standard-Grade) 8 400 gp L
Adamantine Shield (Standard-Grade) 8 440 gp 1
Darkwood Buckler (Standard-Grade) 8 400 gp L
Darkwood Shield (Standard-Grade) 8 440 gp 1
Darkwood Tower Shield (Standard-Grade) 8 560 gp 3
Dragonhide Buckler (Standard-Grade) 8 400 gp L
Dragonhide Shield (Standard-Grade) 8 440 gp 1
Mithral Buckler (Standard-Grade) 8 400 gp L
Mithral Shield (Standard-Grade) 8 440 gp L
Cold Iron Buckler (High-Grade) 15 5,000 gp L
Cold Iron Shield (High-Grade) 15 5,500 gp 1
Silver Buckler (High-Grade) 15 5,000 gp L
Silver Shield (High-Grade) 15 5,500 gp 1
Adamantine Buckler (High-Grade) 16 8,000 gp L
Adamantine Shield (High-Grade) 16 8,800 gp 1
Darkwood Buckler (High-Grade) 16 8,000 gp L
Darkwood Shield (High-Grade) 16 8,800 gp 1
Darkwood Tower Shield (High-Grade) 16 11,200 gp 3
Dragonhide Buckler (High-Grade) 16 8,000 gp L
Dragonhide Shield (High-Grade) 16 8,800 gp 1
Mithral Buckler (High-Grade) 16 8,000 gp L
Mithral Shield (High-Grade) 16 8,800 gp L
Orichalcum Buckler (High-Grade) 17 12,000 gp L
Orichalcum Shield (High-Grade) 17 13,200 gp 1

These shields have unique abilities that differentiate them from their typical counterparts.

Name Level Price Bulk
Glamorous Buckler 2 35 gp L
Sturdy Shield (Minor) 4 100 gp 1
Exploding Shield 5 25 gp 1
Lion's Shield 6 245 gp 1
Spellguard Shield 6 250 gp 1
Spined Shield 7 360 gp 1
Sturdy Shield (Lesser) 7 360 gp 1
Dragonslayer's Shield 9 670 gp 1
Force Shield 9 650 gp L
Forge Warden 10 975 gp 1
Sturdy Shield (Moderate) 10 1,000 gp 1
Arrow-Catching Shield 11 1,350 gp 1
Floating Shield 11 1,250 gp L
Jawbreaker Shield 12 1,650 gp 1
Medusa's Scream 13 3,000 gp 1
Sturdy Shield (Greater) 13 3,000 gp 1
Reforging Shield 15 6,000 gp 1
Floating Shield (Greater) 16 9,000 gp L
Medusa's Scream (Greater) 16 9,000 gp 1
Nethysian Bulwark 16 8,000 gp 1
Sturdy Shield (Major) 16 10,000 gp 1
Indestructible Shield 18 24,000 gp 1
Reflecting Shield 18 18,000 gp L
Sturdy Shield (Supreme) 19 40,000 gp 1
Shield of the Unified Legion 20 70,000 gp L