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=== Shields===
=== Shields===
* In pf2, you can use one of your three actions during your turn to defend with your shield, giving you a new reaction ability to use outside your turn.  The reaction is 'shield block', which reduces one hit's damage by your shield's hardness.
* AC bonus from shield isn't applied unless you spend an action to bring your shield to bear.   
:* your shield also doesn't provide any AC bonus until you use the defend action with it (each round).
:* probably a swift? maybe a move? definitely not a standard.
:* they state that fighters break a lot of shields, but that doesn't really jive with our sunder rules.  However, it would certainly make sundering a shield far more useful a strategy if you could actively defend with it.
::* could give different AC's depending on what action type you use
:* Interestingly enough, the Shield spell, in PF2, is now a cantrip, requiring 1 action, which effectively gives you a shield for that round, as though you used the 'defend' action as the action to cast the spell. (provides +1 AC and permits the 'shield block' reaction)
:* in addition, when wearing a shield, you can use an immediate action to reduce a single attack's damage as an immediate action
:* shield focus feat would give you a bonus immediate action to use for shield block.
::* amount of damage reduction based on shield size, but would need to be enough to be 'worth' an immediate action
::* 3 + 1/2 level for buckler, 3 + level for lt shield, 3 + double level for hvy shield (?)
:* shield focus feat would grant a bonus immediate action for the shield block, allowing user to keep their normal immediate action
::* could shield block more than once per round, but see 'monkeying with AOO's' above for other uses of immediates.


=== Non-Lethal Damage ===
=== Non-Lethal Damage ===

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