magical, transmutation
- Price: dependent
- Bulk: dependent
- Hands: 1
- Slot: –
This shield is etched with a lion’s head design. Three times per 24 hours, as a Free Action, the wearer can command the shield’s design to animate and take a Melee Strike at an adjacent foe. This uses the wearer’s Strength Modifier and, if they are proficient with the shield, Proficiency Score as the Attack Bonus. It deals the listed amount of damage. This Strike action is not counted as one of the wearer’s actions.
- Lesser (400 silvers). This is a buckler and has Light Bulk. It deals 2d6 bludgeoning damage.
- Basic (450 silvers). This is a wooden shield and has Light Bulk. It deals 2d8 bludgeoning damage.
- Greater (600 silvers). This is a steel shield and has 1 Bulk. It deals 4d6 bludgeoning damage.
- True (1,000 silvers). This is a tower shield and has 2 Bulk. It deals 4d10 bludgeoning damage.
Crafting Requirements: You must supply a casting of Animate Object.