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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Infiniti2000" data-source="post: 2773424" data-attributes="member: 31734">Although harm is a touch attack spell and you cannot attack someone with total cover (relative to you), it's also arguably a targeted spell (it has a Target entry) and giving the exception for tower shields, you can be targeted with a harm by targeting the shield.  Unfortunately, there are no clear rules on how to 'attack' the shield.  IMO, you have two choices: (1) the targets normal touch AC (though this begs the question on how Dex applies when he can't see you), or (2) use the rules on hitting an item held by an opponent.  I choose #1 and treat the target as "blind" (i.e. no Dex bonus to AC and +2 to hit). The armor fortification can indeed negate the critical.  There's no limit to non-touch attacks or anything in the fortification description. I think the assumption was if you use the tower shield as total cover.  Your statement I don't believe is technically correct in that touch spells ignore the AC bonus from armor and shields.  They do not actually ignore armor and shields, which means that touch spells do not intrinsically ignore tower shields when used as cover.  It's the exception listed in the tower shield description which allows for it.  It ends up being the same in this case, but giving your sentence above would lead one to believe that (for example) fortification or any other armor/shield enhancement doesn't apply.</blockquote>