Ballistic Shield

Armor Profile

Class

Shields

AC

+3

STR Required

13

Grade

I · Standard

Rarity

Common

Tier

III · Modern

Training

Shields

Cost

400

Weight

22 lb

Without training in shields, you have disadvantage on every attack, check and save that uses Strength or Dexterity, your speed drops by 10 feet, and you cannot channel while it is on. Proficiency

To make: 200 gm of materials and 1 day of work, at a workshop with powered tools. To repair: 50 gm and 1 day. Downtime

Properties

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• shieldHeld in the off hand for a flat bonus to armor class.

A curved slab of aramid laminate with a vision slit. Rated to stop one rifle round before the laminate has to be replaced.

Rules

• Always on

  • +3 AC

Grades

The same object, worked to a better standard. The grade is the rung; the bonus is what the rung is worth at the table.

1. Grade I · Standard
2. Grade II · Refined +1
3. Grade III · Pristine +2
4. Grade IV · Masterwork +3

Equipment Line

The same kit across the tiers. Later rungs replace earlier ones.

1. Buckler
2. Wooden Shield
3. Reinforced Wooden Shield
4. Bone Shield
5. Kite Shield
6. Turtle Shell Shield
7. Steel Shield
8. Tower Shield
9. Spiked Steel Shield
10. Dwarven Tower Shield
11. Aurel Militarum Combat Shield
12. HDF Combat Shield
13. Ballistic Shield
14. Hardlight Shield
15. Zyrrakian Vibro-Shield
16. Aurel Militarum Ion Shield
17. Ion Shield