3.5 +1 Darkwood Tower Shield of Ironwood??? [Archive] - Wizards Community

3.5 +1 Darkwood Tower Shield of Ironwood??? [Archive] - Wizards Community

Post/Author/DateTime Post
Harmor
06-15-04, 07:38 PM Please help me figure out if 1) its possible to make this item and 2) that its cost is correct to craft.

I want to make a +1 Tower Shield made of darkwood but has the Druid's Ironwood spell cast on it.

Component Name Cost
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Tower Shield 30gp
+1 Enahncement bonus 1,000gp
Darkwood 460gp (46 lbs. x 10gp)
Ironwood (1/day) 11,880gp* (see below)
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Total 13,370gp

* Ironwood spell, Level 6 cast by a level 11 Druid
Base Cost: 6 x 11 x 1,800gp (Command word) = 118,800gp
Charges per day: 118,800gp / (5/1 charge per day) = 23,760gp
Spell has a 24-hour duration or greater: 23,760gp / 2 = 11,880gp

Stats without Ironwood spell activated:
Hardness: 7 (5 + 2/enhancement bonus)
HP: 30 (20 + 10hp/enhancement bonus)

Stats with Ironwood spell activated (same as Steel):
Hardness: 12 (10 + 2/enhancement bonus)
HP: 35 (25 + 10hp/enhancement bonus)

Wood has 5 Hardness and 10hp/inch of thickness.
A tower shield has 20 hp so is the equivalent to about 2 inches of wood??? (is this a correct assumption)
Steel has a 10 Hardness and 30hp/inch of thickness.

Now a normal Tower shield is really made up a mostly wood, but bands of metal holding it together which may give it some of its original 20 hp. Am I correct to assume that a tower shield should have about 25% more HP when made out of steel?

A heavy steel shield has 33% more HP than a wooden heavy shield, however a light steel shield has 42% more HP. So I took a tower shield would have 25% more hp based on its size.

Is this correct?
shift244
06-16-04, 02:06 AM from ironwood spell:
..is as strong, heavy, and resistant to fire as steel. wouldn't that make using darkwood pointless? or does it still weight only half as much?
Edward
06-16-04, 03:31 AM You would probably be better of using a permanent iron wood effect. I believe there was a special materials listing for ironwood made equipment somewhere.

Edward
Harmor
06-17-04, 03:04 AM Does anyone have a reference to the "special ironwood matieral"?

Post/Author/DateTime	Post
Harmor 06-15-04, 07:38 PM	Please help me figure out if 1) its possible to make this item and 2) that its cost is correct to craft. I want to make a +1 Tower Shield made of darkwood but has the Druid's Ironwood spell cast on it. Component Name Cost ================================= Tower Shield 30gp +1 Enahncement bonus 1,000gp Darkwood 460gp (46 lbs. x 10gp) Ironwood (1/day) 11,880gp* (see below) --------------------------------- Total 13,370gp * Ironwood spell, Level 6 cast by a level 11 Druid Base Cost: 6 x 11 x 1,800gp (Command word) = 118,800gp Charges per day: 118,800gp / (5/1 charge per day) = 23,760gp Spell has a 24-hour duration or greater: 23,760gp / 2 = 11,880gp Stats without Ironwood spell activated: Hardness: 7 (5 + 2/enhancement bonus) HP: 30 (20 + 10hp/enhancement bonus) Stats with Ironwood spell activated (same as Steel): Hardness: 12 (10 + 2/enhancement bonus) HP: 35 (25 + 10hp/enhancement bonus) Wood has 5 Hardness and 10hp/inch of thickness. A tower shield has 20 hp so is the equivalent to about 2 inches of wood??? (is this a correct assumption) Steel has a 10 Hardness and 30hp/inch of thickness. Now a normal Tower shield is really made up a mostly wood, but bands of metal holding it together which may give it some of its original 20 hp. Am I correct to assume that a tower shield should have about 25% more HP when made out of steel? A heavy steel shield has 33% more HP than a wooden heavy shield, however a light steel shield has 42% more HP. So I took a tower shield would have 25% more hp based on its size. Is this correct?
shift244 06-16-04, 02:06 AM	from ironwood spell: ..is as strong, heavy, and resistant to fire as steel. wouldn't that make using darkwood pointless? or does it still weight only half as much?
Edward 06-16-04, 03:31 AM	You would probably be better of using a permanent iron wood effect. I believe there was a special materials listing for ironwood made equipment somewhere. Edward
Harmor 06-17-04, 03:04 AM	Does anyone have a reference to the "special ironwood matieral"?