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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Rel" data-source="post: 310044" data-attributes="member: 99">I'm back from vacation and I would like to thank all of you for your replies.  Even the ones that think the idea is silly or "powergaming".  I don't feel particularly defensive about those accusations but I'll answer the charges anyway.As I mentioned before, I'm not really looking to make this guy into some kind of munchkin fantasy.  There are a lot of much better ways to make a character who deals tons of damage while retaining a great AC and most of them are less ostentatious than my Double Shield guy.  The fact that I'll do double damage on a charge is a little bit juicy, but it is still going to result in less average damage than a greatsword wielding fighter would do and he doesn't have to charge to do it.As to the charge of it being silly or hard to visualize, first I believe it depends on the tenor of the campaign.  I got plenty of chance to chat about it with my future GM over the weekend and while he agreed that it was unorthodox, he didn't think it was too silly or would detract from the game.  So I'm in the clear there regardless.But then I sat down last night to watch a new DVD I got.  You might have heard of it:  Lord of the Rings.  Did anybody else notice those nasty looking shields the Uruk-Hai were using?  None of the orc were using two at a time but I could picture it without a problem.  So now I feel even less guilt about the idea than before (which is to say, less than very little).I still haven't settled on my final character design, but I'm leaning toward Ranger/Cleric with one Large and one Small shield, both with spikes.  With that combo, the character will be very versitile.That brings me to my latest question:  If you are wearing a Small shield on your arm, can you use that arm to perform the Somatic components of your spells?  The PHB seems to imply that that hand is considered "free" for such purposes, but I figured I'd get a second opinion.  Plus, this gives everyone the chance to call me a power gamer some more.</blockquote>

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