![]() ![]() The inscribed spell vanishes when activated. Light armor, a buckler, or a light shield can hold up to 3rdlevel spells medium armor or a heavy shield can hold up to 6th-level spells heavy armor or a tower shield can hold up to 9th-level spells.Īn inscribed spell is a spell-completion item that only the wearer of spellscribed armor may activate, and only if he is proficient with the type of armor worn. The maximum level for spells contained in spellscribed armor depends on the type of armor being inscribed. If you are using the piecemeal armor rules, only a piece of armor that grants an armor bonus can be spellscribed. ![]() A single suit of armor can be inscribed with a number of spells equal to its base armor bonus (not including its enhancement bonus).įor example, a suit of breastplate armor (which has a +6 armor bonus) can have up to six spells inscribed on it. The myriad of threats that adventures face often go well beyond mere weapons, so many spellcasters trained in the use of armor seek to augment it with spells.Īny spellcaster with both Craft Magic Arms and Armor and either Scribe Scroll or Brew Potion can create spellscribed armor. The cost of the masterwork quality and any magical enhancement remains the same. If armor or a shield has a special ability that the user needs to activate, then the user usually needs to utter the command word (a standard action).Īrmor for Unusual Creatures: The cost of armor for non- humanoid creatures, as well as for creatures who are neither Small nor Medium, varies. A shield with a special ability must also have at least a +1 enhancement bonus.Īctivation: Usually a character benefits from magic armor and shields in exactly the way a character benefits from non-magical armor and shields: by wearing them. A shield cannot have an effective bonus (enhancement plus special ability bonus equivalents) higher than +10. The bashing special ability, however, does grant a +1 bonus on attack and damage rolls (see the special ability description).Ī shield could be built that also acted as a magic weapon, but the cost of the enhancement bonus on attack rolls would need to be added into the cost of the shield and its enhancement bonus to AC.Īs with armor, special abilities built into the shield add to the market value in the form of additions to the bonus of the shield, although they do not improve AC. Shield enhancement bonuses do not act as attack or damage bonuses when the shield is used in a shield bash. Shields: Shield enhancement bonuses stack with armor enhancement bonuses. If an item has both an enhancement bonus and a special ability, the higher of the two caster level requirements must be met. For an item with only an enhancement bonus, the caster level is three times the enhancement bonus. Special Materials: A suit of armor or a shield may be made of an unusual material.Īrmor is always created so that if the type of armor comes with a pair of boots, a helm, or a set of gauntlets, these pieces can be exchanged for other magic boots, helms, or gauntlets.Ĭaster Level for armor and shields: The caster level of a magic shield or magic armor with a special ability is given in the item description. A suit of armor with a special ability must also have at least a +1 enhancement bonus. A suit of armor cannot have an effective bonus (enhancement plus special ability bonus equivalents, including those from character abilities and spells) higher than +10. Special abilities usually count as additional bonuses for determining the market value of an item, but do not improve AC. In addition to an enhancement bonus, armor may have special abilities. All magic armor is also masterwork armor, reducing armor check penalties by 1. Magic Armor bonuses are enhancement bonuses, never rise above +5, and stack with regular armor bonuses (and with shield and magic shield enhancement bonuses). In general, magic armor protects the wearer to a greater extent than non-magical armor. Magic Armor and Shield Special AbilitiesĮnchanted armor is one of the most important things an adventurer can acquire-for what good is wealth and power when a dragon claw rips through your breastplate?. ![]()
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