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==== Armor and Shields ====

The [[SRD:Armor Check Penalty|armor check penalty]] of armor and shields fashioned from iridium steel is increased by 2, and the [[SRD:Arcane Spell Failure Chance|arcane spell failure chance]] goes up by 10%. Furthermore, armor fashioned from iridium steel gives [[SRD:Resistance to Energy|resistance]] to [[SRD:Acid Effect|acid]]. This resistance is 3 for light armor, 6 for medium armor, and 10 for heavy armor. Iridium steel armor grants [[SRD:Damage Reduction|damage reduction]] 1/[[SRD:Adamantine|adamantine]] if light, 3/[[SRD:Adamantine|adamantine]] if medium, and 5/[[SRD:Adamantine|adamantine]] if heavy.

Shields made of iridium steel grant [[SRD:Evasion|evasion]] against [[SRD:Acid Effect|acid]] effects. Tower shields made of iridium steel grant [[SRD:Evasion#Improved Evasion|improved evasion]] against acid effects. [[SRD:Buckler|Bucklers]] offer no evasion.
Author	Sulacu +
Identifier	3.5e Equipment +
Rating	Undiscussed +
Summary	A hard, brittle and very dense material that can nevertheless be alloyed to steel to make powerful weapons and armor. +
Title	Iridium +