Monks and Shields

[IceBear]

Sorry to open up this can of worms again, but I can't find anywhere in the latest FAQ where it states that a monk cannot use a shield. I believe that it used to be in the FAQ, but now it's gone (or at least I can't find it) so I guess that means they've changed their minds?

IceBear

 

[Artoomis]

You won't find it in the FAQ.

It was in some e-mail Sage advice, though.

 

[kreynolds]

The only thing I could find is this sage reply, but I'm not sure that's what you were looking for...

Monk abilities are (to a large degree) crippled by their use of armor. They lose their Wisdom bonus to AC as well as any level bonus to AC when they wear armor. Does using a buckler (or any other shield) count as wearing armor?

Yes.

A PowerPlay example in Dragon 279 on page 108 shows a Monk using a buckler to great effect (stacking its AC bonus with the Monk's Wis and level bonuses to AC). Is this PowerPlay example correct?

No.

 

[IceBear]

Ah, thanks guys. My memory is getting rusty (and my hair grey) it seems.

IceBear

 

[dcollins]

Documented here: http://homepage.mac.com/guyf/DnD/Sage/MonkShield.html