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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, | 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. | ||
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. | |||
Any large or tower shield may have a notch added by a skilled smith. The DC for this work is 15 + twice the total AC bonus + any DR + any ER provided by the shield. Failure destroys the shield. Notched shields are identical in properties to their non-notched counterparts. | Any large or tower shield may have a notch added by a skilled smith. The DC for this work is 15 + twice the total AC bonus + any DR + any ER provided by the shield. Failure destroys the shield. Notched shields are identical in properties to their non-notched counterparts. | ||
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- Notched Shield (Combat)
Prerequisites Shield Focus, BAB +4
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.
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.
Any large or tower shield may have a notch added by a skilled smith. The DC for this work is 15 + twice the total AC bonus + any DR + any ER provided by the shield. Failure destroys the shield. Notched shields are identical in properties to their non-notched counterparts.