4e PHB2 Errors? Or maybe just issues I have with it...

[WalterKovacs]

Assuming the top quote is possible (you can use an item held in the same hand as a shield if you give up the shield's bonus), would a bard wearing two shields have to worry about swapping at all? He'd have to worry about looking damn silly, but it could technically work, yes?

I don't think I'd do this with any bard I played in a serious game, but I'm curious if it would be passable, for the goofier games.

From the PHB:

"You need to use your sheild hand to wield a light shield properly. You can still use it to hold another item, to climb, or the like. However, you can't use your shield hand to make attacks."

There is nothing about being able to use the hand to attack if you 'give up' the sheild bonus. However, you could gain proficiency in a spiked shield, which let's you use the shield as a weapon. As a light blade it can even be made into a songblade (or a pact blade if you multiclass into warlock).