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


=== Shield Use: War Shield ===
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| Prerequisites|Level 1, <[[Shield Proficiency (Feat)]], -OR- a character class that begins play proficient with a buckler or any shield>
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You are trained in how to properly use a War Shield.
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'''Prerequisites''': Proficiency in Light or Heavy Shields, or both.
| 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. In addition, the strapping of a War Shield is designed in such a way that they may still 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.


'''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 be a heavy shield for all other feats, effects, and abilities which require a heavy shield.


'''Normal''': When you are using a shield with which you are not proficient, you take the shield's armor check penalty on attack rolls and on all skill checks that involve moving.
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| ShortDesc|You are able to use a War Shield proficiently
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Special: Many classes gain proficiency in Light or Heavy Shields, or both, for free.  See the class page for each class for details.
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Latest revision as of 06:29, 20 June 2022


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

Prerequisites: Level 1, <Shield Proficiency (Feat), -OR- a character class that begins play proficient with a buckler or any shield>

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. In addition, the strapping of a War Shield is designed in such a way that they may still 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.

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