5.5e / 2024 · 5e / 2014 · Pathfinder 1E · D&D 3.5e
Sacred Armour or Shield
Sacred armour strengthens a divine champion’s power against the undead. The original property comes from Book of Exalted Deeds and assumes the 3.5e turning subsystem; later editions require conversion.
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5.5e / 2024
Rare; requires Attunement by a character with Channel Divinity. When you use Channel Divinity against Undead, increase the save DC by 1. In addition, once per Long Rest, you can regain one expended use of Channel Divinity as a Bonus Action.
5e / 2014
Rare; requires attunement by a character with Channel Divinity. When your Channel Divinity forces an undead creature to make a saving throw, increase the save DC by 1. Once per long rest, you can regain one expended use of Channel Divinity as a bonus action.
Pathfinder 1E
Conversion: +2-equivalent armour or shield property · Aura: moderate conjuration · CL: 8th.
If the wearer can channel energy against undead, treat their class level as 2 higher for determining the effect of that channel against undead. The item should bear the holy symbol of the deity or divine power to which it is dedicated.
D&D 3.5e
Price: +2 bonus · Aura: moderate conjuration · CL: 8th.
A wearer who can turn or rebuke undead treats their effective level as 2 higher for turning checks. The armour or shield is dedicated to a deity and prominently bears that power’s holy symbol.
Legacy source: Book of Exalted Deeds.
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