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Equipment
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.
Monsters
Storm King's Thunder
Unarmored Defense. While Zi is wearing no armor and wielding no shield, her AC includes her Wisdom modifier.Multiattack. Zi makes two Quarterstaff attacks.
Quarterstaff. Melee Weapon Attack: +3
will smile upon us.”
Bond: “Goldenfields is the breadbasket of the North. People depend on its safety and prosperity, and I’ll do what must be done to protect it.”
Flaw: “I don’t trust authority. I do what my heart says is right.”
Magic Items
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
effects:
Breath of Life. The scale disappears, and you or a creature you touch regains 10d4 hit points.
Platinum Shield. For 1 hour or until you dismiss it (no action required), the scale becomes a
shield, +1; +1 shield, which you or another creature can use. A creature wielding the shield has immunity to radiant damage.
Radiant Hammer. For 1 hour or until you dismiss it (no action required), the
Monsters
Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse
shield, its AC includes its Wisdom modifier.Multiattack. The conduit makes three Unarmed Strike attacks.
Unarmed Strike. Melee Weapon Attack: +7;{"diceNotation":"1d20+7", "rollType":"to hit
;{"diceNotation":"1d10","rollType":"roll","rollAction":"Deflect Attack"}.
Don’t Be There. When the conduit must make a saving throw, it can move up to half its speed without provoking
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
Unarmored Defense. While the hobgoblin is wearing no armor and wielding no shield, its AC includes its Wisdom modifier.Multiattack. The hobgoblin makes four attacks, each of which can be an Unarmed
receive secret training in the arts of magic and stealth. This indoctrination is a slow and arduous process; many aspirants don’t finish it, and years might go by during which the iron shadows
Backgrounds
Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide
shield dwarf clans learned long ago that only proud fools who are more concerned for their egos than their craft turn away promising apprentices, even those of other races. If you aren’t a dwarf
: RESPECT OF THE STOUT FOLK
As well respected as clan crafters are among outsiders, no one esteems them quite so highly as dwarves do. You always have free room and board in any place where shield dwarves
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
Getting Into and Out of Armor The time it takes to don or doff a type of armor or a shield is shown in the Donning and Doffing Armor table. Don. This is the time it takes to put on the item. You
Category Don Doff Light Armor 1 minute 1 minute Medium Armor 5 minutes 1 minute Heavy Armor 10 minutes 5 minutes Shield 1 action 1 action
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sage Advice & Errata
Armor Table (p. 219) In the subheading for the Shield category, “Shield” is now “Shield (Utilize Action to Don or Doff)”.
Monsters
Eberron: Rising from the Last War
missile, shield, sleep
2nd level (3 slots): blur, detect thoughts, mirror image
3rd level (3 slots): animate dead, counterspell, fireball, fly, lightning bolt
4th level (3 slots): blight, confusion
Lady Illmarrow believe that she’s a champion of their faith, but they don’t worship or serve her. And the powers of priests of the Blood of Vol don’t come from Lady Illmarrow.
Necrotic, Poison; Bludgeoning, Piercing, and Slashing from Nonmagical AttacksCold, Lightning
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sage Advice & Errata
Warforged Traits (p. 36) In the second bullet of Integrated Protection, “To don armor,” has been changed to “To don armor other than a shield,”. Additionally, the third bullet has been changed to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
Armor Training Anyone can don armor or hold a Shield, but only those with training can use them effectively, as explained below. A character’s class and other features determine the character’s armor
Test that involves Strength or Dexterity, and you can’t cast spells. Shield You gain the Armor Class benefit of a Shield only if you have training with it.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
— Disadvantage 40 lb. 30 GP Chain Mail 16 Str 13 Disadvantage 55 lb. 75 GP Splint Armor 17 Str 15 Disadvantage 60 lb. 200 GP Plate Armor 18 Str 15 Disadvantage 65 lb. 1,500 GP Shield (Utilize Action to Don or Doff) Shield +2 — — 6 lb. 10 GP POLAR ENGINE Light Armor and Shields Medium Armor Heavy Armor
, Medium, or Heavy. The category determines how long it takes to don or doff the armor (as shown in the table). Armor Class (AC). The table’s Armor Class column tells you what your base AC is when you wear a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
Getting Into and Out of Armor The time it takes to don or doff a type of armor or a shield is shown in the Donning and Doffing Armor table. Don. This is the time it takes to put on the item. You
benefit from its AC only if you take the full time to don it. Doff. This is the time it takes to take off the item. If you have help removing armor, reduce this time by half. Category Don Doff Light
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
Armor Training Anyone can don armor or hold a Shield, but only those with training can use them effectively, as explained below. A character’s class and other features determine the character’s armor
Test that involves Strength or Dexterity, and you can’t cast spells. Shield You gain the Armor Class benefit of a Shield only if you have training with it.
Monsters
Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
, shield, silent image
2nd level (3 slots): arcane lock, cloud of daggers, darkvision, knock
3rd level (3 slots): counterspell, dispel magic, fireball
4th level (3 slots): confusion, hallucinatory
master of Undermountain, Halaster can alter the entire dungeon to some extent. His lair actions and regional effects don’t extend beyond Undermountain.
Lair Actions
On initiative count 20
Warforged
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Species
Eberron: Rising from the Last War
every creature you meet.
2
You often misread emotional cues.
3
You are fiercely protective of your friends.
4
You try to apply wartime discipline to every situation.
5
You don
’t know how to filter your feelings and are prone to dramatic emotional outbursts.
6
You don’t understand clothing beyond its utility and assume it denotes a person’s function
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
— Disadvantage 40 lb. 30 GP Chain Mail 16 Str 13 Disadvantage 55 lb. 75 GP Splint Armor 17 Str 15 Disadvantage 60 lb. 200 GP Plate Armor 18 Str 15 Disadvantage 65 lb. 1,500 GP Shield (Utilize Action to Don or Doff) Shield +2 — — 6 lb. 10 GP
, Medium, or Heavy. The category determines how long it takes to don or doff the armor (as shown in the table). Armor Class (AC). The table’s Armor Class column tells you what your base AC is when you wear a
Backgrounds
Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide
of mounted, heavily armored warriors of noble blood, most knightly orders in Faerûn don’t restrict their membership to such individuals. The goals and philosophies of the order are more
family, similar to an order of monks. Although there are organizations, such as the Knights of the Shield, that use the trappings of knighthood without necessarily being warriors, most folk of Faer
Orc
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Species
Volo's Guide to Monsters
infirm. Orcs don’t revere their gods as much as they fear them; every tribe has superstitions about how to avert their wrath or bring their favor. This deep-seated uncertainty and fear comes forth
relieved of their other roles and taken to the lair’s whelping pens, where they are tended to by Luthic’s followers.
Orcs don’t take mates, and no pair-bonding occurs in a tribe
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sage Advice Compendium
shield if you are holding the shield without taking an action to don it? Yes, but only the magical +2, which says you gain it when holding the shield. You gain the shield’s base AC bonus only if you use
your action to don the shield as normal (see “Getting Into and Out of Armor” in chapter 5 of the Player’s Handbook). If a character hits a monk with a dwarven thrower and the monk uses Deflect Missiles
Backgrounds
Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica
with the law, the guild can’t shield you from the repercussions.
Izzet Guild Spells
Prerequisite: Spellcasting or Pact Magic class feature
For you, the spells on the Izzet Guild Spells table
d6
Flaw
1
If there’s a plan, I’ll probably forget it. If I don’t forget it, I’ll probably ignore it.
2
I get bored easily, and if nothing is happening I&rsquo
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
the surrounding water—and any creatures in it. And even if an enemy wears down the dragon turtle’s defenses, magical storms manifest to shield the dragon turtle and strike at foes
with a shaft of dim sunlight.
Lair Actions
As they are presented in the Monster Manual, dragon turtles don’t have access to lair actions while in their lairs. At your discretion, you can give
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
shield. It graces you with supernatural speed, agility, and focus. You can use a bonus action to start the Bladesong, which lasts for 1 minute. It ends early if you are incapacitated, if you don medium or
heavy armor or a shield, or if you use two hands to make an attack with a weapon. You can also dismiss the Bladesong at any time (no action required). While your Bladesong is active, you gain the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Forge of the Artificer
Shield, Greater Invisibility
17 Passwall, Wall of Force
Level 3: Arcane Armor As a Magic action while you have Smith’s Tools in hand, you can turn a suit of armor you are wearing into Arcane
Armor. The armor continues to be Arcane Armor until you don another suit of armor or you die. You gain the following benefits while wearing your Arcane Armor. No Strength Requirement. If the armor
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
: At the gatehouse, you are greeted by three monks in purple robes: a human, a shield dwarf, and a sun elf. Around their necks hang holy symbols of Deneir, god of writing, whose symbol is a lit candle
. When the ogre attuned to it, the headband grew in size, allowing him to don it. As a genius, the ogre felt compelled to learn the error of his ways and seek out a better life. He adopted the name Little
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
skill if you don’t already have it. Bladesong Starting at 2nd level, you can invoke a secret elven magic called the Bladesong, provided that you aren’t wearing medium or heavy armor or using a shield. It
graces you with supernatural speed, agility, and focus. You can use a bonus action to start the Bladesong, which lasts for 1 minute. It ends early if you are incapacitated, if you don medium or heavy
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
. Armorer Spells Artificer Level Spell 3rd magic missile, thunderwave 5th mirror image, shatter 9th hypnotic pattern, lightning bolt 13th fire shield, greater invisibility 17th passwall, wall of
you can retract or deploy the helmet as a bonus action. The armor replaces any missing limbs, functioning identically to a limb it replaces. You can doff or don the armor as an action. The armor
classes
Basic Rules (2014)
Clad in plate armor that gleams in the sunlight despite the dust and grime of long travel, a human lays down her sword and shield and places her hands on a mortally wounded man. Divine radiance
. Although the class features related to your oath don’t appear until you reach 3rd level, plan ahead for that choice by reading the oath descriptions at the end of the class. Are you a devoted
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
, and you can’t cast spells. Duration. The Rage lasts until the end of your next turn, and it ends early if you don Heavy armor or have the Incapacitated condition. If your Rage is still active on your
Class equals 10 plus your Dexterity and Constitution modifiers. You can use a Shield and still gain this benefit. Level 1: Weapon Mastery Your training with weapons allows you to use the mastery
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sage Advice & Errata
various game features distinguish between the armor you don and a Shield you wield. Take a look at the Monk’s Unarmored Defense feature and compare it to the Barbarian’s version. In the Monk’s version
, a Shield, or cover—unless its AC is higher than 17. For example, if you’re the target of a Barkskin spell and your AC is normally 14, your AC is 17 while under the effects of the spell; however, if
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
, and you can’t cast spells. Duration. The Rage lasts until the end of your next turn, and it ends early if you don Heavy armor or have the Incapacitated condition. If your Rage is still active on your
Class equals 10 plus your Dexterity and Constitution modifiers. You can use a Shield and still gain this benefit. WAYNE ENGLAND Level 1: Weapon Mastery Your training with weapons allows you to use
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
,* mage hand, shocking grasp*
3/day: silent image
1/day each: chromatic orb, crown of madness, shield
*See “Actions” below.
Actions
Shocking Grasp (Cantrip). Melee Spell Attack: +5 to hit
.
The following boxed text assumes that Spellix has had time to don his disguise before the characters open the door. If they catch him in the act, modify the description accordingly: This ten-foot
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Uni and the Hunt for the Lost Horn
. You can’t maintain Concentration, and you can’t cast spells. Duration. The Rage lasts until the end of your next turn, and it ends early if you don Heavy armor or have the Incapacitated condition
aren’t wearing any armor, your base Armor Class equals 10 plus your Dexterity and Constitution modifiers. You can use a Shield and still gain this benefit. (This is included above.) Level 1: Weapon Mastery
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
*
1st level (4 slots): earth tremor,* expeditious retreat, shield
2nd level (3 slots): shatter, spider climb
3rd level (2 slots): slow
Actions
Multiattack. The priest makes two melee attacks
stone. They don gargoyle masks and use a finely honed sense of touch to measure their surroundings by contact with the ground. They avoid speaking, or extraneous thought for that matter. They live only
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
and arming themselves, joining the fight on their next turns. Lacking time to don armor, each has AC 13 (shield). If the hobgoblin captain is reduced to half its hit point maximum, it spends one turn
arrive. Two must awaken, then stand and move to join any battle; they have AC 12, since they have no time to don armor. Reinforcements. If trouble takes the soldiers in this room unaware, sounds of