Lion’s Shield Item 6

Pathfinder Core Rulebook (Second Edition), page 588

Category Shields; Price 245 gp; Usage held in 1 hand; Bulk 1

This steel shield (Hardness 6, HP 36, BT 18) is forged into the shape of a roaring lion’s head. The lion’s head functions as +1 striking shield boss that can’t be removed from the shield.

Activate ◆ Raise a Shield; Frequency once per day; Effect You animate the lion’s head. You Raise the Shield and make a melee Strike with it as part of the same action. The shield’s biting maw is a martial melee weapon that deals 2d6 piercing damage and has the deadly 1d6 trait; it can’t be enhanced by runes. The shield remains animated for 1 minute, during which time you can Strike with it each time you Raise the Shield, as well as with a Strike action.