Buckler

Armor Profile

Class

Shields

AC

+1

Grade

I · Standard

Rarity

Common

Tier

I · Pre-Industrial

Training

Shields

Cost

5

Weight

2 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: 3 gm of materials and 1 day of work, at a workshop with the right tools. To repair: 1 gm and 1 day. Downtime

Properties

Hover or tap any of these for what it means.

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

A small steel disc held in the fist to deflect blows. Duelists prefer it because it leaves the sword arm free.

Rules

• Always on

  • +1 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