So now we can use a buckler hand to cast a spell with somatic!

Shin Okada · Oct 30, 2004

Have you read the newest 3.5e FAQ (P.4). Now a hand with buckler is considered to be a "free hand" for spell casting purpose.

I guess we will see a lot of clerics with magic buckler.

Egres · Oct 30, 2004

Shin Okada said:
Have you read the newest 3.5e FAQ (P.4). Now a hand with buckler is considered to be a "free hand" for spell casting purpose.

I guess we will see a lot of clerics with magic buckler.

Why?

You could simply use a light shield, pass your weapon on the off-hand as a free action, cast the spell, and then pass the weapon back again to the main hand.

Shin Okada · Oct 30, 2004

Egres said:
Why?

You could simply use a light shield, pass your weapon on the off-hand as a free action, cast the spell, and then pass the weapon back again to the main hand.

Because the same FAQ now suggsting that action to be a Move action.

Egres · Oct 30, 2004

Shin Okada said:
Because the same FAQ now suggsting that action to be a Move action.

Really

?

*checks*

Ah!

I didn't know WotC did release a new FAQ.

I thought you were talking about the old one.

However, Skip Williams did write this Buckler thing already in the past, in one of the "Rules of the Game" article.

sfedi · Oct 30, 2004

I never understood the point of having a Small Shield with the rules for Buckler.

Now it's even worse.

What am I'm missing?

HeavyG · Oct 30, 2004

Light shields allow you to shield bash. And unlike heavy shields, I think they are considered light weapons.

But yeah, we never see light shields right now in our games, and rarely see heavy shields. Almost everybody use bucklers.

Hypersmurf · Oct 30, 2004

Shin Okada said:
Because the same FAQ now suggsting that action to be a Move action.

Ah. The 3E FAQ answer to that question was "free action" (Gruntharg's Law).

Poor Gruntharg

-Hyp.

AuraSeer · Nov 1, 2004

sfedi said:
I never understood the point of having a Small Shield with the rules for Buckler.

Now it's even worse.

What am I'm missing?

A light shield is really the only one useful for two-weapon fighting, because it counts as a light weapon. A heavy shield counts as a one-handed weapon (which causes higher penalties), and a buckler can't be used to bash at all.

A TWF specialist gains some flexibility by using a magic shield with magic spikes as his off-hand weapon. While making a full attack he can use it as a weapon and strike with it, but while taking any other action he can use it as a shield and benefit from the AC bonus. If he has the Shield Expert feat he can do both at once.

Hypersmurf · Nov 1, 2004

AuraSeer said:
A TWF specialist gains some flexibility by using a magic shield with magic spikes as his off-hand weapon.

No, no, no... not 'a magic shield with magic spikes'. 'A magic spiked shield'.

-Hyp.

0-hr · Nov 1, 2004

Is that sarcasm, or have the rules changed?

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