Mage Shield

Mage Shield Words of True Power Imbuement Difficulty: 10
Grant a shield or other plate-shaped object magical properties.

Effect: The caster can treat Target: Plate-Shaped Object (applies to books, paper bills, etc. as well) that they won as a magical shield for Duration: 10 Minutes. The target must be something without a will of its own and must be in the caster’s inventory or money.

If the target is a shield, add a Modifier Score determined by its effectiveness score to the shield’s block modifier and block score.

if the target is not a shield, treat it as having the same data as a buckler. This shield attaches to the back of the caster’s hand or to their arm, so they don’t need to hold it and can still do things like dual wield. However, if they have another shield, they can only use 1 of them for block checks.

The target gains Effects: Treat this shield as proper equipment for a sorcerer. Additionally, you can add your sorcerer level to block checks using this shield.

Effectiveness Score Modifier
10 to 19 +2
20 to 29 +3
30 or more +4
Chant: Magna (magic)…facio (create)…scutum (shield)
Catalyst: None