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| colspan="11" align="left" | A Tower Shield is the largest shield made. In order to use a tower shield, you must take the feat [[Shield Use: Tower Shield]]. Once you take this feat, a Tower Shield is treated as a heavy shield for all other feats you may take. Donning and readying a Tower Shield takes a move action like a heavy shield, although the in-combat penalties are very high to reflect the bulk of the thing. It is usually wooden, because a metal shield this big weighs a LOT. A tower shield is commonly made as tall as the wielder, so that when it is carried it covers even the crown of the head from attacks. In most situations, a tower shield provides the indicated shield bonus to your Armor Class. As a standard action, however, you can use a tower shield to grant you total cover until the beginning of your next turn. When using a tower shield in this way, you must choose one edge of your space. That edge is treated as a solid wall for attacks targeting you only. You gain total cover for attacks that pass through this edge and no cover for attacks that do not pass through this edge. The shield does not, however, provide cover against targeted spells; a spellcaster can cast a spell on you by targeting the shield you are holding. You cannot bash with a tower shield, nor can you use your shield hand for anything else. When employing a tower shield in combat, you take a -2 penalty on attack rolls because of the shield's encumbrance. | | colspan="11" align="left" | A Tower Shield is the largest shield made. In order to use a tower shield, you must take the feat [[Shield Use: Tower Shield]]. Once you take this feat, a Tower Shield is treated as a heavy shield for all other feats you may take. Donning and readying a Tower Shield takes a move action like a heavy shield, although the in-combat penalties are very high to reflect the bulk of the thing. It is usually wooden, because a metal shield this big weighs a LOT. A tower shield is commonly made as tall as the wielder, so that when it is carried it covers even the crown of the head from attacks. In most situations, a tower shield provides the indicated shield bonus to your Armor Class. As a standard action, however, you can use a tower shield to grant you total cover until the beginning of your next turn. When using a tower shield in this way, you must choose one edge of your space. That edge is treated as a solid wall for attacks targeting you only. You gain total cover for attacks that pass through this edge and no cover for attacks that do not pass through this edge. The shield does not, however, provide cover against targeted spells; a spellcaster can cast a spell on you by targeting the shield you are holding. You cannot bash with a tower shield, nor can you use your shield hand for anything else. When employing a tower shield in combat, you take a -2 penalty on attack rolls because of the shield's encumbrance. | ||
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