Light Shields

• Buckler (Shield)
  

  Buckler		Light Shield				edit
  	Cost	Shield Bonus to AC	Dex Penalty to AC	Armor Check Penalty	Arcane Spell Failure	Shield Bash?	Hold Item / Use Somatic?	Durability	Weight
  	5 gp	1	0	-1	5%	No	Yes	1	5 lbs.
  	Special: Able to use both hands with a -1 penalty to-hit.
  	This small wooden shield is worn strapped to your forearm. You can use a bow or crossbow without penalty while carrying it. You can also use your shield hand to wield a weapon (whether you are using an off-hand weapon or using your off hand to help wield a two-handed weapon), but you take a -1 penalty on all attack rolls while doing so. This penalty stacks with those that may apply for fighting with your off hand or for fighting with two weapons. In any case, if you use a weapon or any other item in your off hand, you lose the buckler's Armor Class bonus until the start of your next turn. Similarly, you can cast a spell with somatic components using your shield arm, but you lose the buckler's Armor Class bonus until your next turn. You can't make a shield bash with a buckler. Using a buckler is treated as a light shield with regards to proficiency, as well as supporting feats. Bucklers cannot be made of steel.

• Light Shield, Steel (Shield)
  

  Light Shield, Steel		Light Shield				edit
  	Cost	Shield Bonus to AC	Dex Penalty to AC	Armor Check Penalty	Arcane Spell Failure	Shield Bash?	Hold Item / Use Somatic?	Durability	Weight
  	9 gp	1	0	-1	15%	Yes	Yes	3	6 lbs.
  	Special: —
  	You strap a light shield to your forearm and grip it with your hand. A light shield's weight lets you carry other items in that hand, although you cannot use weapons or any other item with it. An item in a shield hand may be gripped and wielded with your other hand as a free action. If you wish to swap items between a held item and a wielded item, you may do so as a free action. Wooden and steel shields offer the same basic protection, though they respond differently to some spells and effects. Steel shields have more durability, wooden shields do not rust. You can bash an opponent with a light shield.

• Light Shield, Wooden (Shield)
  

  Light Shield, Wooden		Light Shield				edit
  	Cost	Shield Bonus to AC	Dex Penalty to AC	Armor Check Penalty	Arcane Spell Failure	Shield Bash?	Hold Item / Use Somatic?	Durability	Weight
  	3 gp	1	0	-1	5%	Yes	Yes	2	5 lbs.
  	Special: —
  	You strap a light shield to your forearm and grip it with your hand. A light shield's weight lets you carry other items in that hand, although you cannot use weapons or any other item with it. An item in a shield hand may be gripped and wielded with your other hand as a free action. If you wish to swap items between a held item and a wielded item, you may do so as a free action. Wooden and steel shields offer the same basic protection, though they respond differently to some spells and effects. Steel shields have more durability, wooden shields do not rust. You can bash an opponent with a light shield.