Animated Shield Question [Archive] - Wizards Community

Animated Shield Question [Archive] - Wizards Community

Post/Author/DateTime Post
DarkKnight
07-01-06, 02:04 PM Ok, I just received access to an Animated Shield. I'm wondering how that's going to work with my archer. Will I still be able to use my bow since the shield acts on its own? Also, will I still receive the Armor Bonus from the shield when I use my bow?

Thanks for the help.
JJeff
07-01-06, 07:57 PM I do believe so since an animated shield allows a person to use a 2-H weapon and still get the shield bonus.
DarkKnight
07-01-06, 09:03 PM Can I upgrade an Animated Shield's enhancement bonus? Say I have a favor that allows me to upgrade a shield or armor by +1. Can this favor be used on the Animated Shield or does it have to specifically say that I can use it to upgrade an Animated Shield?

Thanks again for the help.
JohnduBois
07-01-06, 10:48 PM "Animated" is just a shield enhancement like "light fortification" or "sonic resistance". Anything you can slap on a shield, you can slap on an animated shield.
JJeff
07-02-06, 12:54 PM Since an animated shield is a shield that has the Animated enhancement, I would say that the shield is a +3 shield already.

All magical weapons and armour/shields need to have an enhancment bonus of at least +1 before applying other enhancements (which Animated is a +2 ability), thus making it an effective +3 shield.

So I would think you cannot make you animated shield a further +1 since it should already be an effective +3 shield
zigspatty
07-02-06, 05:45 PM Since an animated shield is a shield that has the Animated enhancement, I would say that the shield is a +3 shield already.....

So I would think you cannot make you animated shield a further +1 since it should already be an effective +3 shield

"Animated" is a special ability that can be added to a shield (that already has at least a +1 enhancement), not an enhancement itself. It costs the same as it would to upgrade your shield's enhancement by +2, but it does not add to the shield's hardness or hit points. (While armor is limited to a maximum enhancement of +5, special abilities can be added that make it equivalent to +10 enhancement.) A +1 animated shield could indeed be upgraded to become a +2 animated shield if you had a favor to upgrade a shield from +1 to +2 enhancement. It would cost the same as upgrading from +3 to +4 (+7,000 gp), but the shield would have only a +2 enhancement to add to your AC.

Special abilities do not add to your enhancement bonus, they merely add to the effective " + " when you're looking at pricing.

Patty
DarkKnight
07-02-06, 09:00 PM Thanks for the info, I really, really hate some of the MIC rules and how certain things interact with other things. Again though, thanks for the clarifications.

Post/Author/DateTime	Post
DarkKnight 07-01-06, 02:04 PM	Ok, I just received access to an Animated Shield. I'm wondering how that's going to work with my archer. Will I still be able to use my bow since the shield acts on its own? Also, will I still receive the Armor Bonus from the shield when I use my bow? Thanks for the help.
JJeff 07-01-06, 07:57 PM	I do believe so since an animated shield allows a person to use a 2-H weapon and still get the shield bonus.
DarkKnight 07-01-06, 09:03 PM	Can I upgrade an Animated Shield's enhancement bonus? Say I have a favor that allows me to upgrade a shield or armor by +1. Can this favor be used on the Animated Shield or does it have to specifically say that I can use it to upgrade an Animated Shield? Thanks again for the help.
JohnduBois 07-01-06, 10:48 PM	"Animated" is just a shield enhancement like "light fortification" or "sonic resistance". Anything you can slap on a shield, you can slap on an animated shield.
JJeff 07-02-06, 12:54 PM	Since an animated shield is a shield that has the Animated enhancement, I would say that the shield is a +3 shield already. All magical weapons and armour/shields need to have an enhancment bonus of at least +1 before applying other enhancements (which Animated is a +2 ability), thus making it an effective +3 shield. So I would think you cannot make you animated shield a further +1 since it should already be an effective +3 shield
zigspatty 07-02-06, 05:45 PM	Since an animated shield is a shield that has the Animated enhancement, I would say that the shield is a +3 shield already..... So I would think you cannot make you animated shield a further +1 since it should already be an effective +3 shield "Animated" is a special ability that can be added to a shield (that already has at least a +1 enhancement), not an enhancement itself. It costs the same as it would to upgrade your shield's enhancement by +2, but it does not add to the shield's hardness or hit points. (While armor is limited to a maximum enhancement of +5, special abilities can be added that make it equivalent to +10 enhancement.) A +1 animated shield could indeed be upgraded to become a +2 animated shield if you had a favor to upgrade a shield from +1 to +2 enhancement. It would cost the same as upgrading from +3 to +4 (+7,000 gp), but the shield would have only a +2 enhancement to add to your AC. Special abilities do not add to your enhancement bonus, they merely add to the effective " + " when you're looking at pricing. Patty
DarkKnight 07-02-06, 09:00 PM	Thanks for the info, I really, really hate some of the MIC rules and how certain things interact with other things. Again though, thanks for the clarifications.