Dzance's Guardian Shield (Magic Shield)

The ranger Dzance found this shield in a chest in the depths of Gauntulgrym, the Lost City. Its origin is unknown, but it is thought to be of dwarven manufacture. Dzance's Journals tell us of the properties of this shield. When he retired from adventuring to live in the Lady's Court at Silverymoon, Dzance gave his guardian shield to Belpir, a young knight of that city. The new owner went off adventuring straightaway and has not been seen since. The fate of Belpir and of Dzance's guardian shield an yet a mystery.
The guardian is a shield +0, magical in nature but conferring no Armor Class bonus to its bearer aside from the 1-place benefit provided by any shield. However, it has a special defensive power-when worn, it radiates an insubstantial magical energy field that envelops its bearer (only the bearer) like an aura. Any magic missile directed at a bearer of Dzance's guardian shield, strikes this field and is reflected unerringly straight back at the sender with no damage to the shield bearer.
The field also absorbs all electrical discharges of natural or magical origins, such as shocking grasp, lightning bolt, or chain lightning, without harm to the bearer. The attacks dissipate gradually and harmlessly if the shield is put down, but if the bearer can bring the shield into physical contact with an enemy within four rounds of a discharge, the entire energy field can be transmitted to the foe (save vs. paralyzation for half damage).
The bearer is immediately aware of the storage and discharge power whenever the field intercepts electrical energy. When a discharge is activated by the bearer's will, there is a 30% chance that the bearer and shield (but not any companions or foes unless direct, physical contact is present at the time) are plane shifted to a random, known plane of existence. This power is unknown to the bearer until it actually occurs: identify, sage-lore, and legend lore do not reveal it.
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Category:Magic Shields