Aethertek shields are made by prestigious houses in The Hakkon. Leveraging Aether crystals these metal shields can be animated temporarily folding in on itself into a bracer. Wielding a shield increases your Armor Class by 2 when deployed. When the shield is in a bracer state it greatly limits finger mobility. A consequence of this is the wearer would not easily be able to use most weapons or at times even basic mechanical tasks. Most races will have a thumb and index finger not blocked by the bracer allowing for somatic and material spell interaction.
As a Action or Bonus action deploy or collapse the shield. As a reaction deploy the shield but it locks the arm in place requiring an action or bonus action to fix the shield and regain use of the affected arm.
All Aethertek is modular and can be modified or upgraded with different features but only the most skilled smiths in The Hakkon work with these items. The equipment is also extremely susceptible to anti-magic fields and effects. While affected by an anti-magic effect Aethertek items cannot transform or perform their otherwise normal functions. They will remain in whatever state they were in before entering the field.
Shields require the Utilize action to Don or Doff. You gain the Armor Class benefit of a Shield only if you have training with it.
Notes: Shapechanging, Wristwear
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