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| AC = 3
| AC = 3


| MaxDex = 6
| MaxDex = -1


| ArmorCheckPenalty = -3
| ArmorCheckPenalty = -3
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| SpellFailure = 30%
| SpellFailure = 30%


| ShieldBash = No
| ShieldBash = [[Shield Bash|Yes]]


| HoldItem = No
| HoldItem = No
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| Weight = 25
| Weight = 25


| Qualities = -1 to-hit with all attacks while wearing a War Shield.
| Qualities = —


| Description = A War shield is strapped to the forearm and secured around the shoulders with a harness, as well as gripped by the hand. The hand and arm holding a War shield can do nothing else. Instead of a move action to equip, donning and removing a war shield requires a full-round action.  War Shields are so heavy and so tightly strapped to the user's body that they cannot be used to perform shield bashes.  As such, there is no damage entry for a War Shield. War shields are noticeably larger than a heavy shield, and are more heavily built, to boot.  To use a War Shield, you must take the feat [[Shield Use: War Shield (Feat)]].  Once you take this feat, a War Shield is treated as a heavy shield for all other feats you may take.  A War shield commonly covers "from chin to shin".  You cannot use a war shield to grant yourself cover. When employing a war shield in combat, you take a -1 penalty on attack rolls because of the shield's size, mass, and strappings.
| Description = A War shield is strapped to the forearm and secured around the shoulders with a harness, as well as gripped by the hand. The hand and arm holding a War shield can do nothing else. Instead of a move action to equip, donning and removing a war shield requires a full-round action.  War shields are noticeably larger than a heavy shield, and are more heavily built, to boot.  To use a War Shield, you must take the feat [[Shield Use: War Shield (Feat)]].  Once you take this feat, a War Shield is treated as a heavy shield for all other feats you may take.  A War shield commonly covers "from chin to shin".  You cannot use a war shield to grant yourself cover.


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Latest revision as of 06:25, 20 June 2022

War Shield, Wooden
Exotic Shield edit
War Shield, Wooden
Cost Shield Bonus
to AC
Dex Penalty
to AC
Armor Check
Penalty
Arcane Spell
Failure
Shield Bash? Hold Item /
Use Somatic?
Durability Weight
25 gp 3 -1 -3 30% Yes No 4 25 lbs.
Special:
A War shield is strapped to the forearm and secured around the shoulders with a harness, as well as gripped by the hand. The hand and arm holding a War shield can do nothing else. Instead of a move action to equip, donning and removing a war shield requires a full-round action. War shields are noticeably larger than a heavy shield, and are more heavily built, to boot. To use a War Shield, you must take the feat Shield Use: War Shield (Feat). Once you take this feat, a War Shield is treated as a heavy shield for all other feats you may take. A War shield commonly covers "from chin to shin". You cannot use a war shield to grant yourself cover.