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<blockquote data-quote="Corwin" data-source="post: 205232" data-attributes="member: 1560">That is an interesting interpretation, but I still don't see it supported anywhere in the rules.Moreso, the ability to transfer AC from a defending weapon is a free action. Once transfered, it lasts the round. How do you prevent someone from declaring that they are &quot;using&quot; their armor spikes when, say, fighting defensively as you require? Even if they end up swinging another weapon. After they declare the AC bonus as a free action, they simply switch their &quot;active&quot; weapon to another one they happen to be carrying in their hands as another free action.From the ever-popular SRD:&quot;A defender weapon allows the wielder to transfer some or all of the sword’s enhancement bonus to his AC as a special bonus that stacks with all others. As a free action, the wielder chooses how to allocate the weapon’s enhancement bonus at the start of his turn before using the weapon, and the effect to AC lasts until his next turn.&quot;I just checked to be sure. There is no eratta for the defending ability.The sticking point is in the quote,&quot;...before using the weapon,&quot;. What constitutes using the weapon to gain the benefits? Do I have to actually swing the weapon? Does this mean I can gain the AC simply by use the spikes to take my last attack in the round (the one that usually misses)? The rest of my attack before that can be with my main weapon, right?And by the &quot;use to get&quot; interpretation, you cannot get the benefits of a defending weapon when taking the full defense action. That seems pretty lame to me.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Corwin, post: 205232, member: 1560"] That is an interesting interpretation, but I still don't see it supported anywhere in the rules. Moreso, the ability to transfer AC from a defending weapon is a free action. Once transfered, it lasts the round. How do you prevent someone from declaring that they are "using" their armor spikes when, say, fighting defensively as you require? Even if they end up swinging another weapon. After they declare the AC bonus as a free action, they simply switch their "active" weapon to another one they happen to be carrying in their hands as another free action. From the ever-popular SRD: "A defender weapon allows the wielder to transfer some or all of the sword’s enhancement bonus to his AC as a special bonus that stacks with all others. As a free action, the wielder chooses how to allocate the weapon’s enhancement bonus at the start of his turn before using the weapon, and the effect to AC lasts until his next turn." I just checked to be sure. There is no eratta for the defending ability. The sticking point is in the quote,"...before using the weapon,". What constitutes using the weapon to gain the benefits? Do I have to actually swing the weapon? Does this mean I can gain the AC simply by use the spikes to take my last attack in the round (the one that usually misses)? The rest of my attack before that can be with my main weapon, right? And by the "use to get" interpretation, you cannot get the benefits of a defending weapon when taking the full defense action. That seems pretty lame to me. [/QUOTE]

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