Pristine Ion Shield

Armor Profile

Class: Shields
AC: +4
Grade: III · Pristine
Rarity: Rare
Tier: IV · Spacefaring
Training: Shields
Cost: 7000
Weight: 4 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: 3,500 gm of materials and 25 days of work, at a fabricator: a starport yard, an industrial district or a ship's machine shop, by a crafter with Rift Affinity 3, finished with a DC 15 check. To repair: 875 gm and 7 days. Downtime

Properties

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shieldHeld in the off hand for a flat bonus to armor class.
shieldHeld in the off hand. One shield at a time, and it needs a free hand.
power-cellRuns on a charged cell. Flat, it reverts to whatever it is without power.

A charged bubble of ions drawn tight to the arm and shed outward when struck. It grants a +2 bonus to Armor Class beyond the shield's own. The cell contacts gold-flashed and the projector rebuilt to a matched set, which stops the field dropping between strikes.

Rules

You have resistance to lightning, plasma and force damage while it is running. It runs for 4 minutes on a cell.

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.