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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Hypersmurf" data-source="post: 1184696" data-attributes="member: 1656">What he wants is a +5 (shield enhancement) / +5 Defending (weapon enhancement/special ability) Large Spiked Shield... or, indeed, a +5 (shield enhancement) / +5 Defending (weapon enhancement/special ability) Large Shield - the spikes are completely unnecessary."An enhancement bonus on a shield does not improve the effectiveness of a shield bash made with it, but the shield can be made into a magic weapon in its own right."and"An enhancement bonus on a spiked shield does not improve the effectiveness of a shield bash made with it, but a spiked shield can be made into a magic weapon in its own right."Whether or not you have spikes, you can craft weapon enhancements and special abilities into the shield.  Not the spikes as a separate item, but the shield or the spiked shield.And that's exactly what Jabberwocky has done - he's got a +5 (shield enhancement) / +5 Defending (weapon enhancement/special ability) Large Shield (no spikes).  For ease of reading, he's listed it on two lines:+5 Large Shield (the shield enhancement)+5 Defending Large Shield (the weapon enhancement and special ability)He hasn't actually listed two shields; he's listed the two disparate qualities of the same shield on two lines.-Hyp.</blockquote>