Item: Worldscale Shield

TypeShield
Level8
Rarity
Rare
AC Bonus2
Speed Penalty0
Price500 gp
PublicationPathfinder #218: TitanbaneRemaster

It's believed that four worldscale shields (Hardness 9, HP 60, BT 30) exist, each made from the scale of one of the four worldscale serpents rumored to burrow through the heart of the world. When a hero-god went to slay one of these serpents, they found that they first needed to tear a scale from the beast's body to reveal the vulnerable flesh beneath. These four scales removed became the four worldscale shields.

Activate—Absorb Blow F

Trigger You would take physical damage (bludgeoning, piercing, or slashing) from an attack and you have your worldscale shield Raised


Effect Spend 1 Mythic Point. The worldscale shield completely absorbs the blow, preventing all damage that you would have taken from the attack. The worldscale shield breaks. If it was already broken, it is destroyed.


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.

Mythic: Options with this trait grant or utilize mythic power. Feats with the mythic trait can only be taken by mythic characters, who are typically characters with a mythic Calling. Monsters with the mythic trait have access to a pool of Mythic Points and are particularly strong for creatures of their level. Many mythic monsters are either resistant or entirely immune to attacks from non-mythic creatures and weapons. Spells with the mythic trait require the expenditure of a Mythic Point in order to be cast, and items with the mythic trait require the expenditure of a Mythic Point in order to use their activated abilities. Weapons with the mythic trait overcome the resistances and immunities of mythic monsters.


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