I can
hear a lot of you breathing a sigh of relief that this will be the last week of
Shield Walls. Sorry to get your hopes up last week, but I promise this is it
(at least until Paizo bring out some new Wall Spells). Next week takes me back
to where my RPG design journey began and thankfully gives you all something
lower priced that helps make my articles a little more accessible to the common
player.
For
now, enjoy the last two Shield Walls, one low powered but a very useful utility
item and one more high end powerhouse!
Shield Wall
These
shields come in many different varieties; two shield walls are 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.
Campfire Shield
Aura Faint Evocation; CL 5th
Slot shield; Price 15,159gp; Weight 6lb.
DESCRIPTION
This blackened +1/+1 Flaming Light Steel Shield (+1 AC
bonus and +1 to hit in melee) is always warm to the touch. As with a normal
flaming weapon, it can be commanded to burst into flames on command and when
being used to shield bash acts like any other weapon of its ilk.
Once per day however, it can be laid on the ground and
commanded to flame. Doing so will activate a campfire shield centered upon it. The shield gives off light and
heat equivalent to a small campfire and is still harmful to anyone but the
person who activated its ability.
CONSTRUCTION
Requirements Craft Magic Arms and
Armor, campfire wall; Cost 7,579gp 5sp
Spellbane Shield
Aura Strong Abjuration and Evocation; CL 17th
Slot shield; Price 284,617gp; Weight
lb.
DESCRIPTION
This +5 Living Steel Tower Shield is a potent defense for
fighters against anyone using magic against them. It can be used to create a wall of suppression as per the spell and
can be used to store either one greater dispel
magic or two dispel magic spells as
if it had a modified spell storing ability. Triggering this ability is the same
as a regular spell storing shield, and at the wielder’s discretion, targets whoever
hit the wielder with one of the stored spells. Only those two spells can be stored.
It also provides the wielder with Spell Resistance 15.
CONSTRUCTION
Requirements Craft Magic Arms and
Armor, wall of suppression; Cost 142,308gp 5sp
