Dragonshield Tactics

[frankthedm]

I'm going to murky the waters even more...what if forced movement is involved?

If a pc gets pushed adjacent to a dragonshield, can they now shift away?

No murk whatsoever! This is WHY the terms are PUSH, PULL and SLIDE. You move yourself, you shift yourself, others push, pull and slide you.

The kobold's ability has nothing to trigger it if you pushed, pulled or slid next to the kobold.