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<blockquote data-quote="Artoomis" data-source="post: 61241" data-attributes="member: 111">This has been debated before with the following result, if I remember correctly:1.&nbsp; The sage says no, monks can't use shields in that manner, because shields = armor.2.&nbsp; In various places in the PHB a shield is either &quot;armor&quot; or &quot;not armor&quot; - it depends wehere you look and how you read it.3.&nbsp; You can logically rule it either way base on the rules as written in the PHB.4.&nbsp; &quot;Real&quot; monks do use shields from time to time - lightweight ones, pretty much.&nbsp; There was even an episode in Kung Fu where Cain used a shield vs. shuriken.&nbsp; If that helps at all (maybe not<img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)"&nbsp; data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" />)So, it comes down to whatever you can convince your DM is the right thing to do.&nbsp; It is not earth-shattering either way, especially if you apply the armor check penalty to monk abilities (as you should)..</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Artoomis, post: 61241, member: 111"] This has been debated before with the following result, if I remember correctly: 1. The sage says no, monks can't use shields in that manner, because shields = armor. 2. In various places in the PHB a shield is either "armor" or "not armor" - it depends wehere you look and how you read it. 3. You can logically rule it either way base on the rules as written in the PHB. 4. "Real" monks do use shields from time to time - lightweight ones, pretty much. There was even an episode in [i]Kung Fu[/i] where Cain used a shield vs. shuriken. If that helps at all (maybe not:)) So, it comes down to whatever you can convince your DM is the right thing to do. It is not earth-shattering either way, especially if you apply the armor check penalty to monk abilities (as you should).. [/QUOTE]

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