User:Balmz/buckler

Buckler Shield

Simple Light Melee Critical: ×2 Range Increment: — Type: Bludgeoning Shield Bonus: +1 Maximum Dex Bonus: — Armor Check Penalty: −1 Arcane Spell Failure Chance: 5% Hardness (Steel): 10 Hardness (Wood): 5
Size	Cost		Damage	Weight		hp
	Steel	Wood		Steel	Wood	Steel	Wood
Fine	4 gp 5 sp	1 gp 5 sp	—	3/5 lb.	1/2 lb.	1	1
Diminuative	4 gp 5 sp	1 gp 5 sp	—	1/2 lb.	1/2 lb.	1	1
Tiny	4 gp 5 sp	1 gp 5 sp	—	1 lb.	1/2 lb.	1	1
Small	9 gp	3 gp	1	3 lb.	1-1/2 lb.	5	2
Medium	9 gp	3 gp	1d2	6 lb.	3 lb.	10	5
Large	18 gp	6 gp	1d3	12 lb.	5 lb.	20	12
Huge	36 gp	12 gp	1d6	30 lb.	10 lb.	40	20
Gargantuan	72 gp	24 gp	1d10	20 lb.	40 lb.	80	45
Collossal	144 gp	48 gp	1d12	40 lb.	60 lb.	160	75

Description

This small metal or wood shield is worn strapped to your forearm. You can use a bow, crossbow or sling without penalty while carrying it. You can also use your shield arm to wield a weapon (whether you are using an off-hand weapon or using your off hand to help wield a two-handed weapon), but you take a –1 penalty on attack rolls while doing so. This penalty stacks with those that may apply for fighting with your off hand and for fighting with two weapons. In any case, if you use a weapon in your off hand, you don’t get the buckler’s AC bonus for the rest of the round.

If you have the combat expertise you don't take these penalties and can use the ac bonus if wielding offhand weapons.

You can’t bash someone with a buckler.

Enhancements

These are the prices for this item when made with specific materials or enhancements.

Buckler Material Enhancements

Material	Cost1	Hardness	Hit Points	Special
Masterwork Steel	165 gp	10	5	—
Mithral	1015 gp	15	5	Reduce armor check penalty by 3 (min 0), Reduced ASF by 10%, 1/2 weight
Adamantine	2015 gp	20	6	—
Deep Crystal	1015 gp	10	5	Does not rust
Mundane Crystal	165 gp	8	4	Does not rust
The given costs include the masterwork component. Unlike other weapons, shields do not gain an enhancement bonus on attack rolls from being masterwork quality. Instead their armor check penalties are lessened by 1.

Magical/Psionic Armor and Shield Enhancements

Bonus Value	Additional Cost	Hardness Increase1	Additional hp1
+1	+1,000 gp	+2	+10
+2	+4,000 gp	+4	+20
+3	+9,000 gp	+6	+30
+4	+16,000 gp	+8	+40
+5	+25,000 gp	+10	+50
+6	+36,000 gp2	+12	+60
+7	+49,000 gp2	+14	+70
+8	+64,000 gp2	+16	+80
+9	+81,000 gp2	+18	+90
+10	+100,000 gp2	+20	+100
+11 or more	+ bonus × bonus × 10,000 gp	+ enhancement bonus × 2	+ enhancement bonus × 10
Unlike the additional cost, the increase to the armor or shield's hardness and hit points are only gained from its enhancement bonus, not its special abilities. If the armor or shield has a magical bonus greater than +5 or a special ability worth more than +5, then it's epic. Multiply magic cost by 10.