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A shield is visible as a semi-opaque film of energy surrounding the protected target. Shields may be spherical, oblate or prolate - with or without geometric patterns - or nearly skin-tight, and can vary in colour depending on their energy source. While certain invisible shields exist, they are rare, and momentarily become visible when an attack is deflected or absorbed.
Shields that are technological in nature, such as those belonging to [[SRD:Construct Type|constructs]] are most often [[SRD:Special Abilities Overview#Extraordinary|extraordinary]] in natureabilities, whereas the shields of magical creatures and those granted by magic spells and items such as [[Shield Talisman, Lesser (3.5e Equipment)|shield talismans]] are considered [[SRD:Special Abilities Overview#Supernatural|supernatural]], and can be suppressed in an ''[[SRD:Antimagic Field|antimagic field]]''.
As long as a shield has [[SRD:Hit Points|hit points]] remaining, any damage done to the protected creature is dealt to the shield instead. A shield can absorb damage of virtually any kind, from physical damage types ([[SRD:Bludgeoning Weapon|bludgeoning]], [[SRD:Piercing Weapon|piercing]], [[SRD:Slashing Weapon|slashing]]) to energy damage types ([[acid]], [[cold]], [[electricity]] and [[fire]]), to [[SRD:Force Effect|force damage]], to even most typeless forms of damage. Shields are even effective against [[SRD:Touch Attack|touch attacks]]. A shield can never absorb more damage than that it has [[SRD:Hit Points|hit points]] remaining, and any damage over that amount is dealt to the protected creature.
