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<blockquote data-quote="sabrinathecat" data-source="post: 6225327" data-attributes="member: 89838">Why would you want to? Really? A lot of extra time, for characters who are mainly sideline types.Yes, and no. I believe this has been answered before. You have to choose one or the other. In almost every case, the arm-slot bracers are a better return on investment than the magical shield. You can still use the magical shield as a shield, however. (I spent 18 levels with my fighter doing way less damage because he was getting the benefit of the shield--doing the math, the benefit was no where near as good).&nbsp;No. Some creatures have traits like &quot;Does not grant Combat Advantage from Flanking&quot; or &quot;--from Prone&quot;, but that is it. A crit is a crit is a crit. Sometimes you can make an enemy reroll (halfling luck!), but that's it.Sneak Attack damage can be avoided by not granting combat advantage.Now, if you are talking about ambushes, having a very high perception character is a good thing. For monsters, True Sight and Tremor Sense are very handy.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="sabrinathecat, post: 6225327, member: 89838"] Why would you want to? Really? A lot of extra time, for characters who are mainly sideline types. Yes, and no. I believe this has been answered before. You have to choose one or the other. In almost every case, the arm-slot bracers are a better return on investment than the magical shield. You can still use the magical shield as a shield, however. (I spent 18 levels with my fighter doing way less damage because he was getting the benefit of the shield--doing the math, the benefit was no where near as good). No. Some creatures have traits like "Does not grant Combat Advantage from Flanking" or "--from Prone", but that is it. A crit is a crit is a crit. Sometimes you can make an enemy reroll (halfling luck!), but that's it. Sneak Attack damage can be avoided by not granting combat advantage. Now, if you are talking about ambushes, having a very high perception character is a good thing. For monsters, True Sight and Tremor Sense are very handy. [/QUOTE]

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