dragonskull shield?

[Ezequielramone]

I'm running a forgotten Realms campaign with pathfinder. I'm using tiamat spawns and in the next session I'll use some bluespawn Godslayers. They have a weird shield that Says "dragonskull" heavy shield.
I have no idea what the "dragonskull" does. can somebody please tell me if that is something mechanic or just cosmetic?
Thanks for your time and help.

 

[Ranes]

Could the reference be something to do with Dragonskull Companion Spirits? They're in Dragon Magic. Included in the list of magic items is a Dragonskull helm and something called a Shield of the Winged Crusade.

 

[Ezequielramone]

Could the reference be something to do with Dragonskull Companion Spirits? They're in Dragon Magic. Included in the list of magic items is a Dragonskull helm and something called a Shield of the Winged Crusade.

thanks for your reply. I'll check that. I don't have that book. so I have no idea what are you taking about.

 

[Ezequielramone]

Could the reference be something to do with Dragonskull Companion Spirits? They're in Dragon Magic. Included in the list of magic items is a Dragonskull helm and something called a Shield of the Winged Crusade.

thanks for your reply. I'll check that. I don't have that book. so I have no idea what are you taking about.

 

[Rath the Brown]

The Spawn of Tiamat were included in the Monster Manual IV. The bluespawn godslayer's 'dragonskull shield' is cosmetic; they have a shield that is made out of the skull of a dragon. There isn't anything in the writeup that states their shields have any special properties, it's just a heavy shield.

Here's a pic of the mini; it's very close to the picture from the book.

 

[Ezequielramone]

The Spawn of Tiamat were included in the Monster Manual IV. The bluespawn godslayer's 'dragonskull shield' is cosmetic; they have a shield that is made out of the skull of a dragon. There isn't anything in the writeup that states their shields have any special properties, it's just a heavy shield.

Here's a pic of the mini; it's very close to the picture from the book.

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Thanks a lot. I have some spawns of tiamat, that's why I'm planning to use them. I have this particular mini too. I wasn't sure about the shield. Now I'm sure it's just a normal shield.

 

[Scrivener of Doom]

This is how you can be certain it's just a normal heavy shield. Look at the relevant line of the stat block and notice the formatting which I have copied precisely:

Possessions +2 bastard sword, heavy dragonskull shield

The +2 bastard sword is in italics. Why? Because that is what signifies it is a magic item. The heavy dragonskull shield is not in italics. Why? Because that is what signifies it is NOT a magic item. It really is as simple as that.