Shield Heavy
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You can bash with a shield instead of using it for defense.

Shield Bash Attacks

You can bash an opponent with a shield, using it as an off-hand weapon. Used this way, a shield is a martial bludgeoning weapon.

For the purpose of penalties on attack rolls, treat a heavy shield as a one-handed weapon and treat a light shield as a light weapon.

Weapon Feature(s): Shield

Enhancements

These are the prices for this item when made with specific materials or enhancements.
Heavy Shield Enhancements

Material Cost Hardness Hit Points Special
Steel $170 10 20 -
Adamantine $2,020 20 26 Bypass hardness less than 20
Iron, Cold $190 10 20 Magical enchancements cost an additional $2000
Mithral $1,020 15 20 1/2 weight
Silver, Alchemical $260 8 6 -1 damage

1: The given costs include the masterwork component. The armor check penalties for masterwork armor and shields are lessened by 1.

Weapon Enhancements
Bonus Value Additional Cost Hardness Increase Additional HP
+1 $+2,000 +2 +10
+2 $+8,000 +4 +20
+3 $+18,000 +6 +30
+4 $+32,000 +8 +40
+5 $+50,000 +10 +50
+6* $+72,000 +12 +60
+7* $+98,000 +14 +70
+8* $+128,000 +16 +80
+9* $+162,000 +18 +90
+10* $+200,000 +20 +100
Armor and Shield Enhancements
Bonus Value Additional Cost Hardness Increase Additional HP
+1 $+1,000 +2 +10
+2 $+4,000 +4 +20
+3 $+9,000 +6 +30
+4 $+16,000 +8 +40
+5 $+25,000 +10 +50
+6* $+36,000 +12 +60
+7* $+49,000 +14 +70
+8* $+64,000 +16 +80
+9* $+81,000 +18 +90
+10* $+100,000 +20 +100

Increase total cost for magical enhancement by 2,000 gp for cold iron weapons.
Unlike the additional cost, the increase the weapon's hardness and hit points are only gained from its enhancement bonus, not its special abilities.

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