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| Flavor=You have learned to brace your polearm against your shield instead of your off hand. | |||
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| Prerequisites|Level 6, [[Shield Focus (Feat)]], proficient in both weapon and shield | |||
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A person trained in the use of a notched shield may wield a two-handed polearm weapon in their main hand while wearing a shield in their off-hand, using the notch in the shield to lever and brace the polearm. You must still be proficient in the polearm and shield being used. | | Benefit=A person trained in the use of a notched shield may wield a two-handed polearm reach weapon in their main hand while wearing a large, war, or tower shield in their off-hand, using the notch in the shield to lever and brace the polearm. You must still be proficient in the polearm and shield being used. | ||
Even with this feat, a 2-hand polearm and notched shield combo inflicts a -1 penalty to all attack rolls and a -1 penalty to the shield's AC bonus. If the wielder does not make any attacks during their turn, they retain all of the shield's AC bonus, but would still take a -1 to-hit penalty on any attacks made outside of their turn. | Even with this feat, a 2-hand reach polearm and notched shield combo inflicts a -1 penalty to all attack rolls and a -1 penalty to the shield's AC bonus (which effectively negates the Shield Focus bonus). If the wielder does not make any attacks during their turn, they retain all of the shield's AC bonus, but would still take a -1 to-hit penalty on any attacks made outside of their turn. | ||
Any large or tower shield may have a notch added by a skilled smith. The DC for this work is | '''Special''': Any large, war, or tower shield may have a notch added by a skilled smith. The DC for this work is a [[Skill DC|Hard DC]] for the Caster Level of the shield. Failure destroys the shield. Notched shields are identical in properties to their non-notched counterparts. | ||
'''Special''': If the weapon being used has adaptive reach or inclusive reach, it is treated as a normal reach weapon while being used with a notched shield. | |||
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| ShortDesc|Use a two-handed polearm with one hand while wielding a notched shield in your off-hand | |||
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Latest revision as of 12:50, 18 August 2020
You have learned to brace your polearm against your shield instead of your off hand.
Prerequisites: Level 6, Shield Focus (Feat), proficient in both weapon and shield
Benefit: A person trained in the use of a notched shield may wield a two-handed polearm reach weapon in their main hand while wearing a large, war, or tower shield in their off-hand, using the notch in the shield to lever and brace the polearm. You must still be proficient in the polearm and shield being used.
Even with this feat, a 2-hand reach polearm and notched shield combo inflicts a -1 penalty to all attack rolls and a -1 penalty to the shield's AC bonus (which effectively negates the Shield Focus bonus). If the wielder does not make any attacks during their turn, they retain all of the shield's AC bonus, but would still take a -1 to-hit penalty on any attacks made outside of their turn.
Special: Any large, war, or tower shield may have a notch added by a skilled smith. The DC for this work is a Hard DC for the Caster Level of the shield. Failure destroys the shield. Notched shields are identical in properties to their non-notched counterparts.
Special: If the weapon being used has adaptive reach or inclusive reach, it is treated as a normal reach weapon while being used with a notched shield.