adamantine shield? [Archive] - Wizards Community

adamantine shield? [Archive] - Wizards Community

Post/Author/DateTime Post
Vintrastorm
12-10-05, 11:52 AM Hey, it says that shiekd can be made of adamantine, but do they give any DR or do you count them as weapons? If not, what kind of armor do they count as?
Silverthumb128
12-10-05, 12:29 PM Its counted as Light armor.
Wolf72
12-10-05, 12:52 PM aren't shields their own feat/proficiency?

anyway, no DR but they're much harder
Jaid
12-10-05, 01:25 PM treat it as a weapon IMO.

no DR, but it is hard as heck, and you can smash things with it really well.
Vestigial_Thumb
12-10-05, 01:57 PM I think I read this somewhere: An adamantine shield is treated as a weapon two sizes larger for purposes of shield bash damage.
Ruhl-Than Sage
12-10-05, 08:35 PM So a d8 for a medium sized creature with a large one and a d10 if spiked, not bad. Would it still gain the natural enhancement bonus of an adamantine weapon? If so, that would be a pretty badass shield for bashing with.
Rulebook
12-10-05, 08:39 PM the shield size thing isnt Core, thats for sure.
Jaid
12-10-05, 11:47 PM there is no natural adamantine enhancement bonus. unless you mean the masterwork bonus that adamantine weapons have.

and i'm with rulebook here... i've never heard of that rule about effective shield size going up.

Post/Author/DateTime	Post
Vintrastorm 12-10-05, 11:52 AM	Hey, it says that shiekd can be made of adamantine, but do they give any DR or do you count them as weapons? If not, what kind of armor do they count as?
Silverthumb128 12-10-05, 12:29 PM	Its counted as Light armor.
Wolf72 12-10-05, 12:52 PM	aren't shields their own feat/proficiency? anyway, no DR but they're much harder
Jaid 12-10-05, 01:25 PM	treat it as a weapon IMO. no DR, but it is hard as heck, and you can smash things with it really well.
Vestigial_Thumb 12-10-05, 01:57 PM	I think I read this somewhere: An adamantine shield is treated as a weapon two sizes larger for purposes of shield bash damage.
Ruhl-Than Sage 12-10-05, 08:35 PM	So a d8 for a medium sized creature with a large one and a d10 if spiked, not bad. Would it still gain the natural enhancement bonus of an adamantine weapon? If so, that would be a pretty badass shield for bashing with.
Rulebook 12-10-05, 08:39 PM	the shield size thing isnt Core, thats for sure.
Jaid 12-10-05, 11:47 PM	there is no natural adamantine enhancement bonus. unless you mean the masterwork bonus that adamantine weapons have. and i'm with rulebook here... i've never heard of that rule about effective shield size going up.