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<blockquote data-quote="Arkhandus" data-source="post: 3460665" data-attributes="member: 13966">The character could have the shield as his weapon, though, as well as his defense.&nbsp; With the right feats it's easy to become a shield-fighter with no weapon in the off-hand (carrying the shield in the primary hand).&nbsp; And without giving up the shield's AC bonus.There are all kinds of feats in 3.0 and 3.5 for this; things like Shield Expert, Shield Charge, and the numerous shield-related feats in the Player's Handbook II for 3.5 D&amp;D.The shield bash, or shield spikes, are perfectly valid choices to apply Weapon Focus and Weapon Specialization, in either edition.Also: lowering the hit dice to d6 is still not enough powering-down for this class to be balanced with its full BAB, half spellcasting progression, and ability to fight at full strength in melee while casting spells simultaneously. (especially since, right at low levels, they can start sacrificing their last attack of the round to cast a True Strike, allowing their first attack of the next round to apply full Power Attack while holding a greatsword two-handed; and they could do this easily every round for quite a while, as long as they have slots of 1st-level or higher to spare).</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Arkhandus, post: 3460665, member: 13966"] The character could have the shield as his weapon, though, as well as his defense. With the right feats it's easy to become a shield-fighter with no weapon in the off-hand (carrying the shield in the primary hand). And without giving up the shield's AC bonus. There are all kinds of feats in 3.0 and 3.5 for this; things like Shield Expert, Shield Charge, and the numerous shield-related feats in the Player's Handbook II for 3.5 D&D. The shield bash, or shield spikes, are perfectly valid choices to apply Weapon Focus and Weapon Specialization, in either edition. Also: lowering the hit dice to d6 is still not enough powering-down for this class to be balanced with its full BAB, half spellcasting progression, and ability to fight at full strength in melee while casting spells simultaneously. (especially since, right at low levels, they can start sacrificing their last attack of the round to cast a True Strike, allowing their first attack of the next round to apply full Power Attack while holding a greatsword two-handed; and they could do this easily every round for quite a while, as long as they have slots of 1st-level or higher to spare). [/QUOTE]

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