Item: Floating Shield (Greater)
A floating shield is usually carved with wing motifs. This buckler (Hardness 6, HP 24, BT 12) can protect you on its own.
Activate—Float A (manipulate)
Frequency at will
Effect The shield magically releases itself and floats off your arm into the air next to you, granting you its bonus automatically, as if you had Raised the Shield.
Because you're not wielding the shield, you can't use reactions such as Shield Block with the shield, but you gain its benefits even when using both of your hands.
After 1 minute, the shield drops to the ground, ending its floating effect. While the shield is adjacent to you, you can Interact to grasp it, ending its floating effect early.
Trait Effects
Magical: Something with the magical trait is imbued with magical energies not tied to a specific tradition of magic. Some items or effects are closely tied to a particular tradition of magic. In these cases, the item has the arcane, divine, occult, or primal trait instead of the magical trait. Any of these traits indicate that the item is magical.
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| Name | Level | Rarity | Price | AC Bonus |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Reflecting Shield | 18 | Uncommon | 18000 gp | 1 |
| Sapling Shield (True) | 18 | Common | 20220 gp | 1 |
| Sapling Shield (Greater) | 12 | Common | 1820 gp | 1 |
| Floating Shield | 11 | Uncommon | 1250 gp | 1 |
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| Sapling Shield (Moderate) | 9 | Common | 680 gp | 1 |
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| Verdant Buckler | 8 | Common | 450 gp | 1 |
| War Mage's Buckler | 8 | Uncommon | 450 gp | 1 |
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| Shield of Silent Words | 5 | Common | 150 gp | 1 |
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| Sapling Shield (Minor) | 3 | Common | 57 gp | 1 |
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