Aura moderate evocation; CL 9th
Slot ring; Price 64,500 gp; Weight —
Description
An wide iron band, this simple ring generates a tower shield-sized (and shield-shaped) wall of force that stays with the ring and can be wielded by the wearer as if it were a tower shield (+4 AC). This special creation has no armor check penalty or arcane spell failure chance since it is weightless and encumbrance-free. It can be activated and deactivated at will as a free action.
Construction Requirements Forge Ring, wall of force; Cost 32,250 gp
Wanted a tower shield version of Ring of Force Shield so created this.
The way I calculated the cost was 4^3 + 500gp. Is that correct?
Using the Shield here's another version of the item:
Aura faint abjuration; CL 1st
Slot ring; Price 3,600 gp; Weight —
Description
An translucent crystal band, this ring casts Shield when the proper command word is spoken. While the shield is activated it can absorb magic missiles of the sort generated by the spell or spell-like ability. The ring can absorb up to 101 points of damage from magic missiles before it melts and becomes useless in any one 24-hour period.
Construction Requirements Forge Ring, shield; Cost 1,800 gp
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Cost would be:
1 (spell level)
x 1 (caster level)
x 1,800 gp (Command word)
x2 (1/min per level spell)
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3,600 gp
What do you think about the 24-hour requirement. Based it on the Brooch of Shielding.
I think it is kind of silly that it stops MM but all other magic attacks go right through it.
Aura strong abjuration; CL 11th
Slot ring; Price 178,200 gp; Weight —
Description
An scintillating crystal band casts Antimagic Field when the proper command word is spoken. While the shield is activated it shields only the wearer of the ring.
Construction Requirements Forge Ring, antimagic field; Cost 89,100 gp
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Problem solved.
Cost would be:
6 (spell level)
x 11 (caster level)
x 1,800 gp (Command word)
x1.5 (10/min per level spell)
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178,200 gp
A Ring of Shield is a perfect example of magic items that don't fit the pricing scheme.
Why pay 8,500 for a +2, when you can get a +4 that blocks magic missiles for 3,600?
If you want a custom Ring of Shield, the standard price for non-armour bonuses is (bonus^2)*2,000.
A Ring of Force Shield +4 would be 32,000gp. Since it's a similar ability, you could get a Brooch of Shielding effect added for 25% off.
Using this formula, a Ring of Force Shield +2 is 8,000gp, pretty close to the actual amount.
Well the difference is that its a free action to activate instead of a command-word. But I see your point.
So what about this:
Aura moderate evocation; CL 9th
Slot ring; Price 8,500 gp (+2), 32,500 gp (+4); Weight —
Description
An iron band, this simple ring generates a shield-sized (and shield-shaped) wall of force that stays with the ring and can be wielded by the wearer as if it were a heavy shield (+2 AC) or +2 heavy shield (+4 AC). This special creation has no armor check penalty or arcane spell failure chance since it is weightless and encumbrance-free. It can be activated and deactivated at will as a free action.
Construction Requirements Forge Ring, wall of force; Cost 4,250 gp (+2), 16,250 gp (+4)
seeing as i really don't have a handle on item creation rules...I gotta say it'd be interesting to have a ring or Bracer (takes up all bracers slots, but there is only one bracer) that can emit shields from Buckler to Tower, which can be enchanted as a normal shield, but more expensive.
A spiked version would be cool too, with spikes that could be enchanted like weapons, also at a higher rate. I would let someone switch between heavy and light shields for bashing depending on the situation, Tower for defense, or buckler to use TWF/THF/Archery.
A shield like this should take at least a move action to change form, maybe a standard.
call it a transformative bracer/ring of force shield.
ALSO, shouldn't the ring that casts shield last rounds per level and be usable only x times/day like other items like that (see scabbard of keen edges)
Where constant effects often seem to go wrong is with obviously powerful constant effects having a CL of 1. If you create a ring of shield, that is fine, but don't give it CL 1, increasing it to CL 9 or 10 should be a fair estimate for such a useful item, effectively multiplying the cost by say 10 will get a cost of 36,000 gp. Which seems a fair price for a permanent shield and a CL that coresponds to the relative power of the item much better.
the forceshield +2 ring probably fits at a cost of 32,500, I gave one to a player of mine renaming it a stormshield and adding lightning resistance 10 to it for 18k I think, though it didnt really matter since it wasnt bought. Useful against incorporeal creatures too in a pinch for some shield-slamming as a cheap ghosttouch alternative for both defense and offense.