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Category:Basic shields
The General Shield Proficiency feat allows a character to use any of the following shields (except tower shields) without incurring a non-proficiency penalty.
The Tower shield proficiency feat allows a character to use tower shields without incurring a non-proficiency penalty.
See also: Shield enhancement summary
The following table lists the basic shields in the game prior to Update 14. For a complete listing of shields post Update 14 go to the Shields page.
| Table: Basic Shields | ||||||||
| Name | Cost | Shield bonus AC | Added blocking Damage reduction |
Max Dexterity bonus to AC |
Armor check penalty | Arcane spell failure chance | Weight | |
| Wooden Buckler | 15 gp | 1 | 1 | — | -1 | 0% | 5 lb. | |
| Mithral Buckler | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0% | |||
| Light Wooden Shield | 3 gp | 1 | 1 | — | -1 | 10% | 5 lb. | |
| Light Steel Shield | 9 gp | 1 | 1 | — | -1 | 10% | 6 lb. | |
| Light Adamantine Shield | 1 | 1 | — | -1 | 5% | |||
| Light Mithral Shield | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0% | |||
| Heavy Wooden Shield | 7 gp | 2 | 2 | — | -2 | 15% | 10 lb. | |
| Heavy Steel Shield | 20 gp | 2 | 2 | — | -2 | 15% | 15 lb. | |
| Heavy Adamantine Shield | 2 | 2 | — | -2 | 15% | 15 lb. | ||
| Heavy Mithral Shield | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 5% | |||
| Wooden Tower Shield *1 | 30 gp | 4 | 4 | 2 | -10 | 50% | 45 lb. | |
| Steel Tower Shield *1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | -10 | 50% | |||
| Adamantine Tower Shield *1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | -10 | 50% | |||
| Mithral Tower Shield *1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | -7 | 40% | |||
*1 invokes a -2 penalty to attack rolls
Below are links to all of the basic and magical shields recorded in the game.
Pages in category "Basic shields"
The following 4 pages are in this category, out of 4 total.