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<blockquote data-quote="Wednesday Boy" data-source="post: 4384927" data-attributes="member: 53678">I made a character like this (who was eventually going to be a Dwarven Defender).&nbsp; So I'm probably biased but I think it's a possible build both fluff- and mechanics-wise.&nbsp;Fluff-wise it's a little unusual and in a realistic world is probably a poor fighting tactic.&nbsp; But I think it has an interesting flair for a fantasy character.&nbsp;Mechanically it can work too.&nbsp; When used to bash, the shield is a martial bludgeoning weapon, so any normal feat would work with it (i.e. Weapon Focus: Shield).&nbsp;Keep in mind that as per the SRD: &quot;An enhancement bonus on a shield does not improve the effectiveness of a shield bash made with it, but the shield can be made into a magic weapon in its own right.&quot;&nbsp;And don't let him forget shield spikes.&nbsp; They help bump the damage of a shield bash so it's not such a suboptimal build.&nbsp;The nice part is that you can benefit from more magic shield special abilities than a character wielding just one can (i.e., you could have a Cold Resistant Shield and an Acid Resistant Shield, where a sword and shield fighter would have one or the other).</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Wednesday Boy, post: 4384927, member: 53678"] I made a character like this (who was eventually going to be a Dwarven Defender). So I'm probably biased but I think it's a possible build both fluff- and mechanics-wise. Fluff-wise it's a little unusual and in a realistic world is probably a poor fighting tactic. But I think it has an interesting flair for a fantasy character. Mechanically it can work too. When used to bash, the shield is a martial bludgeoning weapon, so any normal feat would work with it (i.e. Weapon Focus: Shield). Keep in mind that as per the SRD: "An enhancement bonus on a shield does not improve the effectiveness of a shield bash made with it, but the shield can be made into a magic weapon in its own right." And don't let him forget shield spikes. They help bump the damage of a shield bash so it's not such a suboptimal build. The nice part is that you can benefit from more magic shield special abilities than a character wielding just one can (i.e., you could have a Cold Resistant Shield and an Acid Resistant Shield, where a sword and shield fighter would have one or the other). [/QUOTE]

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