Item Weight - 61 Lb shield

[Liandria]

Looking through the items for sale in Irondeep, I was looking at the tower shield and wondering how much of a difference it would make to my AC. Then I noticed its weight. 61 lbs, the Dwarven Platemail sold by the same vendor only weighs 14 lbs. 61 lbs seems awful heavy.

Location: Storeroom in Irondeep
Merchant: A dwarven storekeeper
Item: a mithril-studded steel tower shield

Liandria HP:100% MP:87 Mv:98% Align:good
Storeroom
W-Sleeping quarte
Picks of all sizes and made of various material hang on the carved walls
of this small storeroom. A half-finished armour lies in the corner, next
to a badly damaged dwarven battleaxe. Three empty mugs have been discarded
on the long stone table that stands in the center of the room.
A dwarven storekeeper is repairing some picks here.

Liandria HP:100% MP:87 Mv:97% Align:good train
You can't train here.

Liandria HP:100% MP:87 Mv:97% Align:good list
Item Price
1) a heavy steel pick 1pp, 3gp, 1ep, 8cp
2) an ebony-handled steel pick 1pp, 3gp, 1ep, 8cp
3) a mithril-decorated steel battleaxe 2pp, 1ep, 2sp, 2cp
4) a mithril-decorated steel warhammer 2pp, 2gp, 1ep, 3sp, 7cp
5) a mithril-studded steel tower shield 6pp, 2gp, 1sp, 8cp
6) a steel dwarven platemail 38pp, 3gp, 1sp
7) a pair of variegated shell-covered gauntlets 76pp, 4gp, 4sp, 2cp
a variegated shell-covered belt 109pp, 3sp, 4cp

Liandria HP:100% MP:88 Mv:100% Align:good examine platemail dwarf
You see nothing special.
It is in perfect condition.
It is half plate and is heavy armour.
It is just the right size for you to wear.
It can be picked up, worn on the body.
It is worn as armour.
It is medium in size and would fit a humanoid.
It is made of steel and weighs about 14 pounds.
You do not see that here.

Liandria HP:100% MP:88 Mv:100% Align:good
You regain enough power to cast flamestrike.

Liandria HP:100% MP:90 Mv:100% Align:good examine battleaxe dwarf
You see nothing special.
It is a battle axe in the long axes category of weapons.
It can be picked up, held, held in both hands.
It cannot be worn with any other armour.
It is medium in size and would fit any body type.
It is made of steel and weighs about 5 pounds.
You do not see that here.
A faint squeaking alerts you to the presence of nearby rodents.

Liandria HP:100% MP:90 Mv:100% Align:good examine warhammer dwarf
You see nothing special.
It is a warhammer in the long spikes category of weapons.
It can be picked up, held, held in both hands.
It cannot be worn with any other armour.
It is medium in size and would fit any body type.
It is made of steel and weighs about 4 pounds.
You do not see that here.

Liandria HP:100% MP:90 Mv:100% Align:good examine ebony dwarf
You see nothing special.
It is a heavy pick in the long spikes category of weapons.
It can be picked up, held, held in both hands.
It cannot be worn with any other armour.
It is medium in size and would fit any body type.
It is made of steel and weighs about 5 pounds.
You do not see that here.

Liandria HP:100% MP:90 Mv:100% Align:good examine tower dwarf
You see nothing special.
It is in perfect condition.
It is a tower shield.
It is just the right size for you to wear.
It can be picked up, held.
It is worn as armour.
It is medium in size and would fit a humanoid.
It is made of steel and weighs about 61 pounds.
You do not see that here.

[Harroghty]

This is true of every mundane tower shield. I checked the d20 SRD and it states that a tower shield should be 45 pounds. In reality, a tower shield is probably more like 20-30 lbs (e.g. a Roman scutum), but if I had a dollar for every time that a weight or characteristic in a role-playing game was unrealistic...

I recommend that we conform the weights to SRD, and a brief survey of game objects suggests that tower shields are the only ones out of line.

• Buckler 5 lb.
  Shield, light wooden 5 lb.
  Shield, light steel 6 lb.
  Shield, heavy wooden 10 lb.
  Shield, heavy steel 15 lb.
  Shield, tower 45 lb.

http://www.d20srd.org/srd/equipment/armor.htm#shields