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<blockquote data-quote="Xetheral" data-source="post: 6907362" data-attributes="member: 6802765">In both cases you describe, shield has protected you from all the inbound attacks between one of your turns in the next. The difference between them is how many attacks there were rather than the initiative count on which you were attacked. For example, if you're only going to be attacked once, shield will protect against exactly one attack no matter whether that attack comes immediately after your turn or immediately before your next turn. The only difference is that in the latter case you know in advance that it will only be one inbound attack because no one else has a turn before shield expires.Ultimately, while the place in the initiative order of the first inbound attack may affect your decision on whether or not casting shield is worth the opportunity cost due to imperfect foreknowledge, the spell still protects against the same number of attacks no matter when it is cast.Two exceptions: if you decide not to cast shield on the first inbound attack and change your mind on a later one, or in the unlikely case where the act of casting shield somehow causes more enemies to decide to attack you.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Xetheral, post: 6907362, member: 6802765"] In both cases you describe, [I]shield[/I] has protected you from [B]all[/B] the inbound attacks between one of your turns in the next. The difference between them is how many attacks there were rather than the initiative count on which you were attacked. For example, if you're only going to be attacked once, shield will protect against exactly one attack no matter whether that attack comes immediately after your turn or immediately before your next turn. The only difference is that in the latter case you know in advance that it will only be one inbound attack because no one else has a turn before shield expires. Ultimately, while the place in the initiative order of the first inbound attack may affect your decision on whether or not casting shield is worth the opportunity cost due to imperfect foreknowledge, the spell still protects against the same number of attacks no matter when it is cast. Two exceptions: if you decide not to cast shield on the first inbound attack and change your mind on a later one, or in the unlikely case where the act of casting shield somehow causes [I]more[/I] enemies to decide to attack you. [/QUOTE]

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