Item: Gauntlet Buckler
This buckler-sized shield is segmented, allowing it to collapse into a housing bound to a gauntlet for easy storage. A small catch enables you to expand the shield quickly in battle when you're in need of defense.
Trait Effects
Foldaway: This shield can collapse into a smaller form attached to a gauntlet for stability and easy travel. You can use an Interact action to deploy or stow the shield. While it's deployed, you can Raise the Shield as long as you have that hand free or are holding an object of light Bulk that's not a weapon in that hand. The shield impedes the use of your hand while it's deployed. Though you can still hold items in that hand, you can't wield weapons in that hand, operate anything that takes two hands, or attack with the gauntlet. A foldaway shield must be attached to a gauntlet for stability. It can be affixed to an item with 10 minutes of work and a successful DC 10 Crafting check; this includes the time needed to remove the shield from a previous gauntlet, if necessary. If the gauntlet is destroyed, the foldaway shield can usually be salvaged. The collapsible nature of the shield makes it impossible to affix an attached weapon to it.
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| Name | Level | Rarity | AC Bonus |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buckler | - | Common | 1 |
| Caster's Targe | - | Common | 1 |
| Dart Shield | - | Common | 1 |
| Harnessed Shield | - | Common | 2 |
| Heavy Rondache | - | Common | 1 |
| Hide Shield | - | Common | 2 |
| Klar | - | Common | 1 |
| Meteor Shield | - | Common | 2 |
| Razor Disc | - | Common | 1 |
| Salvo Shield | - | Common | 2 |
| Steel Shield | - | Common | 2 |
| Swordstealer Shield | - | Common | 2 |
| Tower Shield | - | Common | 2 |
| Wooden Shield | - | Common | 2 |
| Fortress Shield | 1 | Common | 3 |
| Bivouac Targe | 2 | Uncommon | 1 |
| Glamorous Buckler | 2 | Common | 1 |
| Mycoweave Shield (Lesser) | 2 | Uncommon | 2 |
| Sapling Shield (Minor) | 3 | Common | 1 |
| Siege Shield | 3 | Uncommon | 2 |