Holocron

Energy Shield

Tech power · Level 1
power-typeTechlevel1concentration
Tweaked from 5eYou already know this as 5e Shield — This is your Shield — a reaction-speed +5 AC boost that applies to the triggering attack, just reskinned as a tech device and without the magic missile immunity clause.
React to being hit: gain +5 AC until the start of your next turn, including against the triggering attack.
Defense
●●●breadth · any combat, any level
TargetingSelf
Use whenyou are hit by an attack and the +5 AC might turn it into a miss
ScalingFlat — no higher-slot scaling.
wardingenergy
Pairs withany Tech caster · low-AC builds · Shield equivalent for Tech users
PlaystyleDefender

You quickly create an energy shield. Until the start of your next turn, you have a +5 bonus to AC. This includes the triggering attack.

Codex
Casting Period
1 reaction, which you take when you are hit by an attack
Range
Self
Duration
1 round
Concentration
No