I hope
everyone is having a relaxing Easter Sunderday so far. I know I’m exhausted
from chasing around chocolate enhanced children all day. But being the glutton
for punishment that I am (and notorious low sleep getter that I am), I’m
backing up to do an all night Movie Marathon (Hansel + Gretel, GI JOE
Retaliation and Jack Reacher), then going straight to 8 hrs of work! I am going
to be one tired boy come Monday night...
So today, I’m going to give you something from a race I consider quintessential shield users, the Dwarves. Their work with alchemically treated stone to create armor has been successful, but being the pragmatic people they are, they also wanted more protection to go with it. Enter the Stone Shield. 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.
So today, I’m going to give you something from a race I consider quintessential shield users, the Dwarves. Their work with alchemically treated stone to create armor has been successful, but being the pragmatic people they are, they also wanted more protection to go with it. Enter the Stone Shield. 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.
Dwarven
Mastersmiths have also perfected a Shield Wall variant for use by their
greatest heroes using a Stone Shield as its base. Not surprisingly, this shield
also bears the name Stone Shield and so it can sometimes be confusing to
non-Dwarves as to whether or not a particular shield is magical or not.
Shield Wall
These
shields come in many different varieties, the Stone Shield is described below.
All
Walls brought into creation by a Shield Wall can only be formed vertically and
cannot be moved or pushed in any way.
To
create a Wall, the bearer must place the shield in front of herself at the
midpoint of where she wants the Wall to be formed. The Wall then comes into
being from a point touching the facing edge of the shield. A Wall always lasts
for 1 round per Caster Level and cannot be dismissed early. Each Wall ability can
be used three times per day, although any other abilities the Shield may
possess are always active. Unless stated in the Description, they require a
Standard Action to activate.
A new
Wall cannot be brought into existence until any previous Wall has expired.
Stone Shield
Aura Moderate Conjuration; CL 14th
Slot shield; Price
93,720gp; Weight 45 lb.
DESCRIPTION
This
shield is favored by Dwarven heroes and is made from a single piece of stone.
It has the properties of a +2 Stone Shield (see above) and can be used to create
a wall of stone as per the spell.
It also
has the Bashing and Light Fortification special abilities.
CONSTRUCTION
Requirements Craft Magic Arms and
Armor, bull’s strength, limited wish,
wall of stone; Cost 46,860gp
