Halfling Buckler Shield: Difference between revisions

From Protest-Stand Wiki
Jump to navigation Jump to search
No edit summary
No edit summary
 
Line 5: Line 5:
AC: +1
AC: +1


Halflings and Gnomes both commonly use small bucklers, and each takes credit for the innovation. Most of the relative expense of the buckler comes from the high quality materials required for the straps and buckles to hold firm. Undoing the straps takes time so donning or doffing a buckler shield is an action. Using a buckler shield correctly still requires shield proficiency and you can benefit from only one buckler shield at a time. The use of a buckler shield allows for enough use of the off hand to perform the somatic and material components requirements of casting a spell or other interactions with an object, but not enough to be used with two weapon fighting, two-handed weapons, heavy weapons, or versatile weapons which are being used with both hands. However, weight requirements mean that demi-human bucklers are used for light deflection more often than absorbing blows, and so they are made of light wood. They may not hold any permanent enchantment and have half as many hit points as a full shield.
Halflings and Gnomes both commonly use small bucklers, and each takes credit for the innovation. Most of the relative expense of the buckler comes from the high quality materials required for the straps and buckles to hold firm to the forearm. Undoing the straps takes time so donning or doffing a buckler shield is an action. Using a buckler shield correctly still requires shield proficiency and you can benefit from only one buckler shield at a time. An equipped buckler shield allows for enough use of the off hand to perform the somatic and material components requirements of casting a spell or other object interactions, but not enough to be used with two weapon fighting, two-handed weapons, heavy weapons, or versatile weapons which are being used with both hands. The weight requirements mean that demi-human bucklers are used for light deflection more often than absorbing blows, and so they are made of light wood. They are usable only by small sized characters and may not hold any permanent enchantment and have half as many hit points as a full shield.

Latest revision as of 01:06, 16 June 2019

Cost: 8 GP

Weight: 2 lbs

AC: +1

Halflings and Gnomes both commonly use small bucklers, and each takes credit for the innovation. Most of the relative expense of the buckler comes from the high quality materials required for the straps and buckles to hold firm to the forearm. Undoing the straps takes time so donning or doffing a buckler shield is an action. Using a buckler shield correctly still requires shield proficiency and you can benefit from only one buckler shield at a time. An equipped buckler shield allows for enough use of the off hand to perform the somatic and material components requirements of casting a spell or other object interactions, but not enough to be used with two weapon fighting, two-handed weapons, heavy weapons, or versatile weapons which are being used with both hands. The weight requirements mean that demi-human bucklers are used for light deflection more often than absorbing blows, and so they are made of light wood. They are usable only by small sized characters and may not hold any permanent enchantment and have half as many hit points as a full shield.