Item: Harnessed Shield
This large steel shield features a specialized opening to hold lances and similar weapons. Harnessed shields are a common backup for those who fight with jousting weapons in case they're forced into combat without their mounts. Balancing the weapon within the shield's hold is somewhat awkward, and longer weapons, like lances, need to be held closer to the body than usual for proper support.
Trait Effects
Harnessed: This shield features a special brace or opening designed to hold lances or other jousting weapons. Jousters often use these shields as a backup in narrow passages and other places where they're unable to ride a mount. You can Interact to lock a weapon with the jousting trait in place in the shield, enabling you to use two hands to wield the shield and weapon simultaneously. If you're not wielding the combined unit with both hands, you can use neither the weapon nor the shield. While you have the shield raised, you can gain the jousting benefit of a weapon as if you were mounted. Because a significant portion of the weapon needs to be braced behind the shield, the weapon's reach is reduced by 5 feet if it is greater than 5 feet.
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|---|---|---|---|
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| Hide Shield | - | Common | 2 |
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| 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 |