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| Benefit=When you use a War Shield, the shield's armor check penalty only applies to Strength- and Dexterity-based skills.  With this feat, a War Shield is considered to fulfill the requirement for a heavy shield for all other feats, effects, and abilities which require a heavy shield. However, War Shields are always unable to make shield bashes.
| Benefit=When you use a War Shield, the shield's armor check penalty only applies to Strength- and Dexterity-based skills.  With this feat, a War Shield is considered to fulfill the requirement for a heavy shield for all other feats, effects, and abilities which require a heavy shield. However, War Shields may never be used to perform a [[shield bash]].


'''Normal''': When you are using a shield with which you are not proficient, you take a -4 non-proficiency penalty to attack rolls and skill rolls, or, the shield's armor check penalty on attack rolls and on all skill checks that involve moving, whichever is worse.
'''Normal''': When you are using a shield with which you are not proficient, you take a -4 non-proficiency penalty to attack rolls and skill rolls, or, the shield's armor check penalty on attack rolls and on all skill checks that involve moving, whichever is worse.

Revision as of 18:07, 22 June 2019


You are trained in how to properly use a War Shield.

Prerequisites: Proficient with light or heavy shields

Benefit: When you use a War Shield, the shield's armor check penalty only applies to Strength- and Dexterity-based skills. With this feat, a War Shield is considered to fulfill the requirement for a heavy shield for all other feats, effects, and abilities which require a heavy shield. However, War Shields may never be used to perform a shield bash.

Normal: When you are using a shield with which you are not proficient, you take a -4 non-proficiency penalty to attack rolls and skill rolls, or, the shield's armor check penalty on attack rolls and on all skill checks that involve moving, whichever is worse.