Gah, late
again! I’m guessing you guys are starting to see a pattern right...
I
thought that rather than do a long run of Shield Gems, like I did with the Shield
Walls, I’d break them up and intersperse some actual new shields in amongst
them. So this week I’m gonna give you something that I’ve been toying with in
my head for months now after I found this awesome picture. I think it’s pretty
self explanatory, so I’ll just launch straight into it. Enjoy!
This
shield uses the Stone Shield variant that I used for the Shield Wall of the
same name (damn those Dwarves, being all pragmatic and naming everything the
same). For ease I’ll reprint the stats for it here.
A Stone Shield has all of the same properties as a Tower Shield (except
cost), save that it is only the size of a Heavy Steel Shield and therefore
cannot be set as cover like a Tower Shield can. Different varieties exist, some
using a single piece of stone and others being made from interlocking stone
pieces, but all function in the same way. The cost for a Stone Shield is 50gp.
Medusa Shield
Slot shield; Price 72,766gp; Weight 45 lb.
DESCRIPTION
This +1 Stone Shield is carved to bear the lifelike
face of a Medusa on its front, myriad snakes springing forth from its surface
as if to strike. When a command is given, the eyes of the Medusa glow a sickly
green and the snakes do actually start to writhe. While the snakes are
harmless, anyone within 30’ looking at the wielder (GM’s discretion) must save
or be affected by a flesh to stone
spell. This is treated as a Gaze attack and anyone within 5’ of the wielder is automatically
subjected and has a -2 to their save to avoid its effects.
Instead of this blanket use of the shield, the wielder
can instead choose to focus its effects upon one target within 100ft. The target
does not need to be able to see the shield and because of this they receive a +2
to their save.
The shield can be used up to three times per day in any
combination of attacks.
CONSTRUCTION
Requirements Craft Magic Arms and
Armor, flesh to stone; Cost 36,383gp
