Jhulae said:I assumed it would, but people here find so many obscure and crazy rules in the books, I wanted to make sure.
Kat' said:Yup. Though it's completely illogical. I mean, what's the logic in suffering the Armor Check Penalty of a shield that's FREAKIN' FLYING A YARD AWAY FROM ME???
BTW, I think you're better off taking the Improved Buckler Defense feat and using a buckler. Better cost/benefit ratio. +1 Animated Tower Shield: +5 AC, -2 attack rolls, -9 ACP, Dex limit; compare to +4 buckler: +5 AC, no penalty, no ACP, no dex limit.
Actually, no, a +1 animated shield is a +3 item. Animated is a +2 price modifier.Kat' said:A +1 animated shield is a +4 item. For the same price (give or take the few GP difference in the base item's price), he'd get a +4 buckler. Not +3. And there's still the ACP.
Some DMs might not count attacking with a two handed weapon as attacking with a weapon in your off hand.Complete Warrior said:When you attack with a weapon in your offhand, you may still apply your buckler's shield bonus to your Armor Class.