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{{3.5e Magic Item
|name=Spell Shield
|aura=Strong [[SRD:Abjuration School|abjuration]]; (DC 23)
|cl=15th
|price=17,170 gp
|bslot=&mdash; (Held)
|act=Use Activated (read text)
|weight=10 lb.
|summary=This powerful +2 [[SRD:Heavy Shield|heavy shield]] gives a warrior a profound advantage over a spellcasting opponent.
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Spell shields are kite shields created by the Harpers to aid their members in taking down dangerous magic users. As such, they carry the insignia of a specific harper agency, which is emblazoned proudly upon the shield's pennon. The shields glimmer in a dimly purple sheen that hints at strong magics of their own.

A spell shield's [[SRD:Shield Bonus|shield bonus]] to [[SRD:Armor Class|AC]] also applies to [[SRD:Touch Attack|touch attacks]], including [[SRD:Incorporeal|incorporeal]] [[SRD:Touch Attack|touch attacks]].

Once per day as a [[SRD:Standard Actions|standard action]], the wearer can activate the shield's ''spellward'' ability. The spellward is a barrier that protects the wearer by absorbing all incoming [[SRD:Spells|spells]] and [[SRD:Spell-Like Ability|spell-like abilities]] up to a certain level. Spells that are harmless to the wearer are ignored. The spellward lasts up to 1 [[SRD:Round|round]] per 2 character levels and automatically disappears as soon as it has absorbed more than a specific amount of [[SRD:Spell Level|spell levels]] (see [[#Table|table]]). Any absorbed spell is completely nullified upon the wearer, even if its level is higher than the spellward's remaining capacity. The spellward absorbs both targeted and area-effect spells, but does not alter the way in which spells affect creatures other than the wearer, nor does it stop spells that ignore [[SRD:Spell Resistance|spell resistance]].

Spells that target particular items on the wearer's person are also absorbed by a spellward, and so are [[SRD:Dispel Magic|dispel]] attempts. An ''[[SRD:Antimagic Field|antimagic field]]'' however collapses the spellward until the wearer leaves the affected area, and a ''[[SRD:Mage's Disjunction|mage's disjunction]]'' destroys the spellward. 

{| cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" class="zebra d20"
|+ style="text-align: right;" | <div style="float: left;">{{Anchor|Table}}: Spellward Capacity</div>
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! class="left" | Level
! class="left" | Spellward Capacity
! class="left" | Highest [[SRD:Spell Level|Spell Level]] Affected
|- {{#vardefine:odd|0}}
| class="left" | 7th-8th<sup>1</sup> || class="left" | 1d6+4 spell levels || class="left" | 6th
|- 
| class="left" | 9th-10th || class="left" | 1d6+5 spell levels || class="left" | 7th
|- 
| class="left" | 11th-12th || class="left" | 1d8+6 spell levels || class="left" | 8th
|- 
| class="left" | 13th-14th || class="left" | 1d8+7 spell levels || class="left" | 8th
|-
| class="left" | 15th-16th || class="left" | 1d10+8 spell levels || class="left" | 9th
|-
| class="left" | 17th-18th || class="left" | 1d10+9 spell levels || class="left" | 9th
|-
| class="left" | 19th-20th || class="left" | 1d12+10 spell levels || class="left" | 9th
|-
| colspan="3" class="foot" |
# This is the lowest level at which the item can be afforded.
|}

'''Prerequisites:''' CL 15th; [[SRD:Craft Magic Arms and Armor|Craft Magic Arms and Armor]]; ''[[SRD:Greater Dispel Magic|greater dispel magic]]'', ''[[SRD:Greater Spell Immunity|greater spell immunity]]'', ''[[SRD:Shield|shield]]''. Market price 17,170 gp; 10,670 gp + 520 XP.


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Author	Sulacu +
Body Slot	— (Held) +
Cost	17,170 gp +
Identifier	3.5e Equipment +
Rating	Undiscussed +
Summary	This powerful +2 heavy shield gives a warrior a profound advantage over a spellcasting opponent. +
Title	Spell Shield +