5.5e / 2024 · 5e / 2014 · Pathfinder 1E · D&D 3.5e
Darkwood Buckler
A Darkwood Buckler is a lightweight wooden shield built from exceptionally strong timber in Pathfinder 1E and D&D 3.5e. Neither 5e ruleset has a direct core SRD item under this name.
Explore: Magic Armour & Shields · Darkwood
5.5e / 2024
No direct core SRD item under this name. A 2024 conversion should use the current shield rules and define any reduced weight or special material benefit explicitly.
5e / 2014
No direct core SRD item under this name. A 2014 conversion should likewise be written as a specific shield item rather than importing armour check penalties or 3.x material pricing.
Pathfinder 1E
Price: 203 gp · Aura: none (nonmagical) · Weight: 2.5 lb.
This nonmagical buckler is made from darkwood. It has no enhancement bonus, weighs half as much as a normal wooden shield and has no armour check penalty.
D&D 3.5e
Price: 205 gp · Aura: none (nonmagical) · Weight: 2.5 lb.
The 3.5e Darkwood Buckler is likewise nonmagical, half the weight of a normal wooden shield and has no armour check penalty.
Edition Difference
The Pathfinder and 3.5e versions are mechanically very similar, but their listed prices differ: 203 gp in Pathfinder 1E and 205 gp in D&D 3.5e.
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