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Message: <blockquote data-quote="StreamOfTheSky" data-source="post: 5437382" data-attributes="member: 35909"><p>Yeah, if anything substantially reduced the role of S&B, it was this, though only at higher levels.  However, I have yet to nerf animated shields, and I assume the reason is the same for others, because even though 2HF and to a lesser extent 2WF dominates S&B, they're still melee.  Which means they still suck horribly compared to spellcasters at higher levels (ie, right when an animated shield becomes worth shelling out for).  So I'm loathe to do anything that would nerf them even more.  I'd rather just buff the S&B and the single-handed weapon style (no one mentioned it, but it sucks even worse than sword and board).  If I were to nerf animated shield, though, I'd make it work like a dancing weapon and require you to waste turns reactivating it every 4 rounds or so.  Pathfinder sort of did this, except nerfed it even harder, to the point where I'd never want the enhancement at all.</p></blockquote><p></p>