Shield Spikes

Extra

Cost: +10 gp
Weight: +5 lbs.


These spikes turn a shield into a martial piercing weapon and increase the damage dealt by a shield bash as if the shield were designed for a creature one size category larger than you. You can’t put spikes on a buckler or a tower shield. Otherwise, attacking with a spiked shield is like making a shield bash attack.

Note that shield spikes are a modification to a shield, and are not independently enchanted.

Spiked Light Shield

Damage: 1d3 (small), 1d4 (medium)
Critical: x2
Type: Piercing
Category: Light
Proficiency: Martial
Weapon Group: Close

If you use your shield as a weapon, you lose its AC bonus until your next turn. An Enhancement Bonus on a shield does not improve the effectiveness of a shield bash made with it, but the shield can be made into a Magic Weapon in its own right.

Spiked Heavy Shield

Damage: 1d4 (small), 1d6 (medium)
Critical: x2
Type: Piercing
Category: One-Handed
Proficiency: Martial
Weapon Group: Close

If you use your shield as a weapon, you lose its AC bonus until your next turn. An Enhancement Bonus on a shield does not improve the effectiveness of a shield bash made with it, but the shield can be made into a Magic Weapon in its own right.