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<blockquote data-quote="lichmaster" data-source="post: 8875981" data-attributes="member: 6683330"><p>I mean, this is a simplification and a game, but tower shields were used in melee, and especially in close formation fighting. Enemies were not running around you to stab in the back because your back was covered by someone else. Also, most of melee fighting was literally pushing the other line, so that they were falling and could be easily stabbed with the pointed back of a spear and trampled.</p><p></p><p>The rules for tower shield also say "and <a href="https://a5e.tools/node/130" target="_blank">advantage</a> on saving throws made to resist being shoved or knocked <a href="https://a5e.tools/rules/conditions" target="_blank">prone</a> and while you remain behind". If the shield is not held but barely standing, there's no reason why a character should gain advantage on those saves, but I agree with you that the "while you remain behind" confuses things quite a bit (and should be rephrased as "while you hold it")</p><p></p><p>This advantage of not being easily pushed or knocked prone remains very useful in 1 vs 1, when the close formation combat advantage is no longer present and one could "run around you".</p><p></p><p>Finally, to add to confusion, I don't see why unplanting a shield should require a bonus action and could not be just another "object interaction", of which there's one free per turn.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="lichmaster, post: 8875981, member: 6683330"] I mean, this is a simplification and a game, but tower shields were used in melee, and especially in close formation fighting. Enemies were not running around you to stab in the back because your back was covered by someone else. Also, most of melee fighting was literally pushing the other line, so that they were falling and could be easily stabbed with the pointed back of a spear and trampled. The rules for tower shield also say "and [URL='https://a5e.tools/node/130']advantage[/URL] on saving throws made to resist being shoved or knocked [URL='https://a5e.tools/rules/conditions']prone[/URL] and while you remain behind". If the shield is not held but barely standing, there's no reason why a character should gain advantage on those saves, but I agree with you that the "while you remain behind" confuses things quite a bit (and should be rephrased as "while you hold it") This advantage of not being easily pushed or knocked prone remains very useful in 1 vs 1, when the close formation combat advantage is no longer present and one could "run around you". Finally, to add to confusion, I don't see why unplanting a shield should require a bonus action and could not be just another "object interaction", of which there's one free per turn. [/QUOTE]
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