Tower Shield
Adamantine Tower Shield
Found only in meteorites and the rarest veins in magical areas, adamantine is an ultra-hard metal that adds to the quality of weapons and armor. Dwarves love to work with adamantine, fashioning it into sturdy armor and deadly, beautiful weapons.
Special Properties
None
Material: (Metal) Adamantine
Base Armor Class: +4
Attack Penalty: -2
Armor Check Penalty: -10
Arcane Spell Failure: 50%
Feat Required: Tower Shield Proficiency
Item Code: mwa_shtw_ada_4
Darksteel Tower Shield
Darksteel is silvery in hue when polished or cut, but its exposed surfaces have a deep, gleaming purple luster. This alloy of meteoric iron and steel is tempered with rare, magical oils to give the metal its uncanny abilities. Darksteel is commonly used in the crafting of magic items related to storms or lightning.
Special Properties
Damage Resistance: Acid 5/-
Base Armor Class: +4
Attack Penalty: -2
Armor Check Penalty: -10
Arcane Spell Failure: 50%
Feat Required: Tower Shield Proficiency
Item Code: mwa_shtw_drk_3
Duskwood Tower Shield
Duskwood is a dark, silvery wood is light and strong, but yields easily to the craftsman's hands.
Special Properties
Base Item Weight Reduction: 40% of Weight
Base Armor Class: +4
Attack Penalty: -2
Armor Check Penalty: -10
Arcane Spell Failure: 50%
Feat Required: Tower Shield Proficiency
Item Code: mwa_shtw_dsk_3
Forgotten Shield
This shield was discovered deep in the Underdark near the remains of a dwarven warrior, the only dwarf corpse in the middle of a cavern surrounded by dozens of drow skeletons. Numerous slashes scar the face of this shield, but the fact that the shield hasn't shattered is a testament to its superb construction.
Special Properties
AC Bonus: + 4
Immunity: Damage Type: Slashing 25% Immunity Bonus
Saving Throw Bonus: Specific: Will + 2
Base Armor Class: +4
Attack Penalty: -2
Armor Check Penalty: -10
Arcane Spell Failure: 50%
Feat Required: Tower Shield Proficiency
Item Code: n2_ashmto001
Goblin Shield of Nulbish
Nulbish, a half-orc ranger, became a champion of the northern orc clans during their fateful Goblin Wars. Despite his half-human heritage, they appreciated his ferocity in battle and the rousing speeches he gave from atop his piled victims. When Nulbish was killed by a member of his father's own clan, the orcs squabbled for months over who should bear his shield. Numerous forgeries were crafted during this time and the fragile orc alliance eventually splintered.
Special Properties
AC Bonus: + 1
AC Bonus vs. Racial Group: Goblinoid + 3
Darkvision
Base Armor Class: +4
Attack Penalty: -2
Armor Check Penalty: -10
Arcane Spell Failure: 50%
Feat Required: Tower Shield Proficiency
Item Code: nw_ashmto005
Greater Shield of Dawn
During the Time of Troubles, Lathander was disturbed with the number of undead walking the realms. To counter this, he taught several of his followers how to create these shields. The shields are now bestowed upon those clerics who show the greatest ability to hunt and destroy undead.
Special Properties
AC Bonus: + 1
AC Bonus vs. Racial Group: Undead + 5
Light: Normal (15m)
Base Armor Class: +4
Attack Penalty: -2
Armor Check Penalty: -10
Arcane Spell Failure: 50%
Feat Required: Tower Shield Proficiency
Item Code: nw_ashmto010
Greater Shield of the Watch
A cunning mind seems to have taken control of the wemic society in the Shaar, as they have now formed fighting brigades called 'The Watch.' What plans this new leader may have can only be guessed at from the creation of the shields, that the elite warriors carry. The nomadic human tribes are beginning to grow wary, as several tribes have disappeared completely in the last year.
Special Properties
AC Bonus: + 2
AC Bonus vs. Racial Group: Human + 5
Base Armor Class: +4
Attack Penalty: -2
Armor Check Penalty: -10
Arcane Spell Failure: 50%
Feat Required: Tower Shield Proficiency
Item Code: nw_ashmto011
Hastsezini's Shield
A legendary mercenary of Riativin, Hastsezini urged the city's five competing wizards to pool their valuables in a single storehouse where he could stand guard over them all. Such was the respect and fear he commanded that all agreed and not a single theft was ever attempted on his watch. Hastsezini showed no interest in the riches he guarded, perhaps because each of the five wizards was content to pay him a full wage.
Special Properties
AC Bonus: + 5
Use Limitation: Alignment Group Lawful
Base Armor Class: +4
Attack Penalty: -2
Armor Check Penalty: -10
Arcane Spell Failure: 50%
Feat Required: Tower Shield Proficiency
Item Code: nw_ashmto006
Imaskari Shield
Often mistaken for relics of the ancient Imaskari civilization, these massive shields were actually used against them by their enemies. While large and unwieldy, they offered substantial protection against the spells of the mighty wizards of Imaskar. Those still in use today continue to be a thorn in the side of spellcasters throughout Faerûn.
Special Properties
AC Bonus: + 2
Spell Resistance: 10
Base Armor Class: +4
Attack Penalty: -2
Armor Check Penalty: -10
Arcane Spell Failure: 50%
Feat Required: Tower Shield Proficiency
Item Code: nw_ashmto003
Ironwood Tower Shield
Ironwood is an extremely durable yet light type of wood that can only be found in the oldest and deepest forests. Despite its amazing properties it is considered a non magical material.
Shields made from ironwood are lighter than their counterparts made from oak and have a 5% reduce chance of triggering an arcane spell failure.
Special Properties
Arcane Spell Failure: -05%
Base Item Weight Reduction: 40% of Weight
Base Armor Class: +4
Attack Penalty: -2
Armor Check Penalty: -10
Arcane Spell Failure: 50%
Feat Required: Tower Shield Proficiency
Item Code: x2_it_ironwshldt
Mithral Tower Shield
Mithral is a rare, silvery metal that is lighter than iron but just as hard. When worked like steel, it becomes a wonderful material from which to create armor and is occasionally used for other items as well. It is commonly used in elven armorsmithing, and elven suits of mithral armor are often enchanted.
Special Properties
Arcane Spell Failure: -20%
Base Item Weight Reduction: 60% of Weight
Base Armor Class: +4
Attack Penalty: -2
Armor Check Penalty: -10
Arcane Spell Failure: 50%
Feat Required: Tower Shield Proficiency
Item Code: mwa_shtw_mth_4
Shield of Darksteel Tower
For a brief period in its history, Darksteel Tower was ruled by a vicious coven of surface-roaming drow. From shadowed alcoves, high priestesses stood guard over the tower by night and day, wrapping their sensitive skin in swaths of black cotton. When Harpers finally destroyed the nest, these huge and ominous shields were all that survived of Darksteel Tower. Neither the blades nor magic of the Harpers could dent them.
Special Properties
AC Bonus: + 2
AC Bonus vs. Alignment Group: Good + 4
Base Armor Class: +4
Attack Penalty: -2
Armor Check Penalty: -10
Arcane Spell Failure: 50%
Feat Required: Tower Shield Proficiency
Item Code: nw_ashmto007
Shield of the Dragonslayer
Like many items designed to defeat dragons, these shields can be traced to the year of the Dracorage (1018 DR). They were built with immensely strong materials and techniques, and rumors put a castle engineer in charge of their construction. There may be some truth in this rumor, since the shields resemble reinforced castle gates more than ordinary armor plates.
Special Properties
AC Bonus: + 3
AC Bonus vs. Racial Group: Dragon + 5
Base Armor Class: +4
Attack Penalty: -2
Armor Check Penalty: -10
Arcane Spell Failure: 50%
Feat Required: Tower Shield Proficiency
Item Code: nw_ashmto004
Tower Shield
The tower shield is a veritable wall of protection, though it can be quite cumbersome to carry on an adventure.
Special Properties
None
Base Armor Class: +4
Attack Penalty: -2
Armor Check Penalty: -10
Arcane Spell Failure: 50%
Feat Required: Tower Shield Proficiency
Item Code: nw_ashto001
Tower Shield +1
This magic shield grants additional protection to its wearer, but it doesn't bear the hallmarks of any specific maker.
Special Properties
AC Bonus: + 1
Base Armor Class: +4
Attack Penalty: -2
Armor Check Penalty: -10
Arcane Spell Failure: 50%
Feat Required: Tower Shield Proficiency
Item Code: nw_ashmto002
Tower Shield +2
This magic shield grants additional protection to its wearer, but it doesn't bear the hallmarks of any specific maker.
Special Properties
AC Bonus: + 2
Base Armor Class: +4
Attack Penalty: -2
Armor Check Penalty: -10
Arcane Spell Failure: 50%
Feat Required: Tower Shield Proficiency
Item Code: nw_ashmto008
Tower Shield +3
This magic shield grants additional protection to its wearer, but it doesn't bear the hallmarks of any specific maker.
Special Properties
AC Bonus: + 3
Base Armor Class: +4
Attack Penalty: -2
Armor Check Penalty: -10
Arcane Spell Failure: 50%
Feat Required: Tower Shield Proficiency
Item Code: nw_ashmto009
Tower Shield +4
This magic shield grants additional protection to its wearer, but it doesn't bear the hallmarks of any specific maker.
Special Properties
AC Bonus: + 4
Base Armor Class: +4
Attack Penalty: -2
Armor Check Penalty: -10
Arcane Spell Failure: 50%
Feat Required: Tower Shield Proficiency
Item Code: x0_ashmto001
Tower Shield +5
This magic shield grants additional protection to its wearer, but it doesn't bear the hallmarks of any specific maker.
Special Properties
AC Bonus: + 5
Base Armor Class: +4
Attack Penalty: -2
Armor Check Penalty: -10
Arcane Spell Failure: 50%
Feat Required: Tower Shield Proficiency
Item Code: x0_ashmto002
Umber Hulk Hide Tower Shield
The thick, tough plates of an umber hulk's hide can be used to craft sturdy, powerful armor and shields that offer their wearer protection against psychic attack.
Special Properties
AC Bonus: + 2
Immunity: Miscellaneous Mind-Affecting Spells
Base Armor Class: +4
Attack Penalty: -2
Armor Check Penalty: -10
Arcane Spell Failure: 50%
Feat Required: Tower Shield Proficiency
Item Code: mwa_shtw_uhh_3
Zalantar Tower Shield
Zalantar, called “blackwood†in the North, is a very strong, lightweight wood that ranges from dark chestnut to nearly black. Zalantar trees are found in sub-tropical regions, but the immense utility of their wood means that Zalantar lumber is exported all over Faerûn. Arcane energies seem to flow easily through zalantar wood, and many blackwood items are also magically enhanced.
Special Properties
Arcane Spell Failure: -10%
AC Bonus: + 2
Base Armor Class: +4
Attack Penalty: -2
Armor Check Penalty: -10
Arcane Spell Failure: 50%
Feat Required: Tower Shield Proficiency
Item Code: mwa_shtw_zal_3