Shielded Arm
Spell 1Concentrate Manipulate Metal Source Rage of Elements pg. 145Traditions arcane,
divine,
primalCast [two-actions] Range touch;
Targets 1 willing creature
Duration 1 minute or until expended
Reinforcing veins of ore run through the target's arm, letting it ward off blows with its bare skin. It can use the
Raise a Shield action to instead raise its arm, gaining a +2 circumstance bonus to AC. It can
Shield Block with its Raised arm as well; when it does, the target reduces the damage as if it had a shield with Hardness 4 and 15 Hit Points. This shield doesn't have a Broken Threshold, and the spell ends if the shield's Hit Points are expended.
This spell doesn't modify the target's
unarmed attacks and can't be used to make a
shield bash Strike. Casting or coming under the effects of this spell also counts as using a metallic item with regards to anathema.
Heightened (+2) The Hardness increases by 4, and the Hit Points increase by 15.