Shield Warden

Shield Warden's are specialized warriors that utilize powerful shields to absorb the physical damage from incoming attacks. They may then release the stored energy through their abilities to create protective barriers for themselves or allies.

Requirements

Feats: Shield Block, Bodyguard

Skills: Block 9 ranks

Hit Die: d20

Proficiencies: Armor (Light, Medium, Heavy), Shields, Weapons (Simple)

Skill Points: 2 + INT

Class Skills: Block, Concentration, Craft, Discipline, Heal, Listen, Intimidate, Knowledge (all), Lore, Parry, Profession, Sense Motive, Spot, Taunt

Level Progression

Lvl	BAB	Fort	Ref	Will	Class Features
1st	+0	+2	+0	+2	Aegis of the Warden
2nd	+1	+3	+0	+3	Warden's Barrier
3rd	+2	+3	+1	+3	Bonus Feat
4th	+3	+4	+1	+4	Aegis Slam
5th	+3	+4	+1	+4	Bonus Feat
6th	+4	+5	+2	+5	Guardian Shroud
7th	+5	+5	+2	+5	Bonus Feat
8th	+6/+1	+6	+2	+6	Mass Barrier
9th	+6/+1	+6	+3	+6	Bonus Feat
10th	+7/+2	+7	+3	+7	Invincible

Aegis of the Warden: A Shield Warden's Aegis is not just the most important tool for their survival, but the key to all of their abilities. As the Warden blocks incoming blows, their specialized shield gains charges based on the damage absorbed. The charges can then be expended through one of the Warden's protective abilities. The Warden's Aegis may also gain charges through the Bodyguard feat as they absorb incoming blows for an ally. The maximum charge of an Aegis is equal to 50 per Shield Warden level, and half the charge is slowly restored as a Warden rests. The Warden's barriers do not stack and they cannot be dispelled.

Warden's Barrier: The Shield Warden creates a barrier on themself or an ally that grants a temp HP shield equal to their shield's charge, up to 200 charge.

Duration: 5 rounds + 1 round per level
Range: 8 meters
Cost: Aegis charge up to 200
Cooldown: 30 seconds

Aegis Slam: The Shield Warden slams their Aegis down, expending some of its charge to send a shockwave out to deal sonic and bludgeoning damage and knock down nearby enemies for 1 round. The damage dealt is equal to 25 base, plus their strength modifier added to the shield's charge, up to 50 charge.

Shape: Sphere
Range: 1.5 meters
DC: 10 + str mod + 25% of block skill
Save: Reflex 1/2
Cost: Aegis charge up to 50
Cooldown: 30 seconds

Guardian Shroud: When the Shield Warden drops below 15% health, a protective shroud envelops them. The shroud grants temp HP shield equal to 50 plus their shield's charge, up to 200 charge.

Cooldown: 2 minutes

Mass Barrier: The Shield Warden splits the charge on their Aegis to create barriers on all nearby allies, excluding themself. Each barrier grants a temp HP shield equal to the divided Aegis charge, up to 200 each.

Duration: 5 rounds + 1 round per level
Radius: Large
Cost: Aegis charge up to 200 each
Cooldown: 2 minutes

Invincible: The Shield Warden expends 300 charge from their Aegis to project the ultimate barrier around themself. They gain a 300 temp HP barrier, 25% immunity to physical damage, 20 DR, and immunity to knockdown for the duration, or until the barrier collapses.

Duration: 5 rounds + 1 round per level
Cooldown: 5 minutes

Bonus Feats

Barrier: Augment Duration: The Shield Warden doubles the durations of all protective barriers.

Barrier: Bulwark: The Shield Warden empowers all of their shielding abilities to grant 10 DR for their durations, or until the barrier collapses.

Barrier: Safeguard: The Shield Warden empowers all of their shielding abilities to grant +3 AC for their durations, or until the barrier collapses.

Barrier: Spellward: The Shield Warden empowers all of their shielding abilities to grant +4 to saves for their durations, or until the barrier collapses.

Aegis: Shield Mastery: The Shield Warden has gained true mastery over shields. They may use tower shields with the shield block feat and their Aegis transforms into a tower shield with +5 AC.

Aegis: Enhance Block: The Shield Warden empowers their Aegis, giving it a permanent +15 to the block skill.

Aegis: Bastion: The Shield Warden empowers their Aegis, giving it a permanent 10% physical damage immunity.

Aegis: Reconstitution: The Shield Warden empowers their Aegis, giving it a permanent +6 to regeneration.

Aegis: Power Slam: The Shield Warden's Aegis Slam becomes more powerful, dealing 50 base damage and now tripling its range and strength modifier damage.

Superior Shield Block: The Shield Warden's block damage reduction now increases to 50%.