Refined Steel Shield

Armor Profile

Class

Shields

AC

+3

Grade

II · Refined

Rarity

Uncommon

Tier

I · Pre-Industrial

Training

Shields

Cost

540

Weight

10 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: 270 gm of materials and 10 days of work, at a workshop with the right tools, by a crafter with Rift Affinity 2, finished with a DC 13 check. To repair: 68 gm and 3 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.

A single dished steel plate, rolled at the edge and strapped at the forearm. It grants a +1 bonus to Armor Class beyond the shield's own. The grip and enarmes re-set so the shield hangs where the arm wants it and does not have to be held there.

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