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Hard light shield Source Technology Guide pg. 30 Statistics Cost 6,400 gp Type Shield; Weight 1 lb.; Armor Bonus +2 Max Dex Bonus —; Armor Check Penalty 0 Arcane Spell Failure Chance 10% Speed (30 ft.) —; Speed (20 ft.) — Capacity 20 ; Usage 1 charge/minute Description This bulky bracelet is covered in blinking blue lights and pulsing holographic emitters. A hard light shield produces a translucent but substantial holographic barrier when activated. The shield bonus counts as a force effect and applies to the wielder’s touch AC against beam and ray attacks (but not other touch attacks). As a transparent force effect, a hard light shield provides no bonus against lasers. A hard light shield can be used to deliver shield bash attacks like a heavy shield. When turned off, a hard light shield provides no AC bonus and imposes no spell failure chance. Activating or deactivating a hard light shield is a move action. This item occupies the wearer’s wrist slot. Construction Craft DC 27; Cost 3,200 gp Craft Technological Arms and Armor, graviton lab

Hard light shield

Statistics

Cost 6,400 gp
Type Shield; Weight 1 lb.; Armor Bonus +2
Max Dex Bonus —; Armor Check Penalty 0
Arcane Spell Failure Chance 10%
Speed (30 ft.) —; Speed (20 ft.) —
Capacity 20 ; Usage 1 charge/minute

Description

This bulky bracelet is covered in blinking blue lights and pulsing holographic emitters. A hard light shield produces a translucent but substantial holographic barrier when activated. The shield bonus counts as a force effect and applies to the wielder’s touch AC against beam and ray attacks (but not other touch attacks). As a transparent force effect, a hard light shield provides no bonus against lasers. A hard light shield can be used to deliver shield bash attacks like a heavy shield.

When turned off, a hard light shield provides no AC bonus and imposes no spell failure chance. Activating or deactivating a hard light shield is a move action. This item occupies the wearer’s wrist slot.

Construction