Welcome
once more to your short respite from the sanity warping awesome of Mike’s
Frightful Menagerie of Beasties!
Of the
three Shield Walls I have left to do, I thought about doing one of the big bad
boys today, but due to a sudden change of weather here (letting us know that
Autumn has well and truly begun) I thought I’d instead give you this one and
save the others for a double sized finale next week.
So
today I have a simpler Shield Wall for you, and one which most of you probably wouldn’t
have even considered as part of the family. While it is still a little
expensive, it’s the cheapest of the Shield Walls and so is a bit more
accessible to your characters.
Shield Wall
These
shields come in many different varieties, one of which 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.
Storm Shield
Aura Moderate Evocation; CL 5th
Slot shield; Price
32,109gp; Weight 3 lb.
DESCRIPTION
This +1
Light Steel Quickdraw Shield feels much lighter than it should and makes the wielder's
arm hairs stand on end, as if charged with static electricity. It can create a wind wall as per the spell.
Once per
day it can also be used to remove the deafened condition from the wielder. Finally,
it grants its bearer Electricity Resistance 5. The shield must be held for this
ability to be active, although being strapped to the bearer’s back does count
as being held.
CONSTRUCTION
Requirements Craft Magic Arms and
Armor, remove blindness/deafness, resist energy, wind wall; Cost 19,054gp, 5sp
