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<blockquote data-quote="RangerWickett" data-source="post: 490310" data-attributes="member: 63"><p>Shield walls used large shields, right? The frontline warriors would stand in close quarters, using their shields to block, with swords to hit anyone who got too close, right? Or do you mean a pike hedge?</p><p></p><p>I'd say that a shield wall requires at least 4 people, and they must share two adjacent squares and choose a facing. The warriors must stand two in each square, so they lose their Dexterity bonus to AC, but against attacks from the chosen direction, they gain 3/4 cover. This is in addition to the shield bonus of whatever armor and shield shield the warrior being attacked has. So if a warrior in chainmail (+5 AC) has a +2 large shield (+4 AC) and is in a shield wall (+7 AC), he'd have a total AC of 26. He also gains a +3 bonus to Reflex saves from the cover.</p><p></p><p>The warriors in a shield wall can only move at half normal speed, and they all move and act at the same initiative. Since they are all so close, there isn't any special rule needed for them all knowing to move in the same direction. A shield wall can only move straight in the direction it is defending against, or slightly to either side. If it wants to move at a slight angle, it can more laterally no more than 5 feet for every 10 feet of forward movement.</p><p></p><p>A shield wall only provides cover against attacks from directly in front. A warrior at the edge of the shield wall that is attacked from a corner angle only uses his normal shield bonus, and gains no special cover bonus.</p><p></p><p>A pike hedge works basically the same way, only that the warriors have spears. If there are multiple ranks of a pike hedge, the warriors at the second rank have a 20% miss chance because of the concealment the rank in front of them provides. Warriors in a third rank of a pike hedge basically can see nothing beyond the front of the hedge, and thus attack blindly with a 50% miss chance.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="RangerWickett, post: 490310, member: 63"] Shield walls used large shields, right? The frontline warriors would stand in close quarters, using their shields to block, with swords to hit anyone who got too close, right? Or do you mean a pike hedge? I'd say that a shield wall requires at least 4 people, and they must share two adjacent squares and choose a facing. The warriors must stand two in each square, so they lose their Dexterity bonus to AC, but against attacks from the chosen direction, they gain 3/4 cover. This is in addition to the shield bonus of whatever armor and shield shield the warrior being attacked has. So if a warrior in chainmail (+5 AC) has a +2 large shield (+4 AC) and is in a shield wall (+7 AC), he'd have a total AC of 26. He also gains a +3 bonus to Reflex saves from the cover. The warriors in a shield wall can only move at half normal speed, and they all move and act at the same initiative. Since they are all so close, there isn't any special rule needed for them all knowing to move in the same direction. A shield wall can only move straight in the direction it is defending against, or slightly to either side. If it wants to move at a slight angle, it can more laterally no more than 5 feet for every 10 feet of forward movement. A shield wall only provides cover against attacks from directly in front. A warrior at the edge of the shield wall that is attacked from a corner angle only uses his normal shield bonus, and gains no special cover bonus. A pike hedge works basically the same way, only that the warriors have spears. If there are multiple ranks of a pike hedge, the warriors at the second rank have a 20% miss chance because of the concealment the rank in front of them provides. Warriors in a third rank of a pike hedge basically can see nothing beyond the front of the hedge, and thus attack blindly with a 50% miss chance. [/QUOTE]
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