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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Sigurd" data-source="post: 1973377" data-attributes="member: 19412">I'd only give it any benefit if a called shot or critical hit was certain to be on the back.Shields on the back already have the advantage that you won't be seperated from them if you chose to equip them later. They can be a useful thing to have in closed spaces or to jam in doors etc...There is already a leniency that there really is no weight or mobility penalty.A hero point or an extreamly lucky (or reworked) encounter might let the shield be useful.I can also see a magic shield or a magic spell that lends a shield strapped on the back a protectective role for characters running from the battle. If your DM micromanaged every possible advantage your opponents could get I think you'd  feel s/he was too cruel.SIf you work out an armor benefit for it, are you going to calculate an encumbrance penalty? Or get a masterwork armor/shield combination that won't ever conflict??</blockquote>