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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 be a heavy shield for all other feats, effects, and abilities which require a heavy shield.
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=== Shield Use: War Shield ===
 
You are trained in how to properly use a War Shield.
 
'''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 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 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.
 
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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.

Revision as of 15:59, 2 April 2016


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 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 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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