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<blockquote data-quote="Iku Rex" data-source="post: 536083" data-attributes="member: 752">(Not really relevant here, but: According to the &quot;stacking&quot; entry in the glossary shields grant an armor bonus. So even though the glossary was probably written early in the design process, it can not be used as evidence for the theory that the shield bonus is a hold-over from an earlier draft of the rules. IMO &quot;shield bonus&quot; is a simpler way of saying &quot;armor bonus from a shield that stacks with the armor bonus from worn armor&quot;, and the game designers may have thought listing shields with an armor bonus in the equipment section would be clear enough.)&nbsp; Fortunately the intent of the rules with regard to armor/shield bonuses have been clarified by the game designers. So has the intent of the rules with regards to polymorph and extraordinary abilities. Are you now going to claim that shields don't give an armor bonus to AC, since the books themselves can be interpreted otherwise (if you ignore parts of the rules and refuse to acknowledge clarifications from the game designers, like you do with polymorph)?Explain why Skip Williams apparently thinks there is a category of abilities called &quot;natural abilities&quot;.&nbsp;Explain why the MM2, recently published,&nbsp; includes a definition of natural abilities.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Iku Rex, post: 536083, member: 752"] (Not really relevant here, but: According to the "stacking" entry in the glossary shields grant an armor bonus. So even though the glossary was probably written early in the design process, it can not be used as evidence for the theory that the shield bonus is a hold-over from an earlier draft of the rules. IMO "shield bonus" is a simpler way of saying "armor bonus from a shield that stacks with the armor bonus from worn armor", and the game designers may have thought listing shields with an armor bonus in the equipment section would be clear enough.) Fortunately the intent of the rules with regard to armor/shield bonuses have been clarified by the game designers. So has the intent of the rules with regards to polymorph and extraordinary abilities. Are you now going to claim that shields don't give an armor bonus to AC, since the books themselves can be interpreted otherwise (if you ignore parts of the rules and refuse to acknowledge clarifications from the game designers, like you do with polymorph)? Explain why Skip Williams apparently thinks there is a category of abilities called "natural abilities". Explain why the MM2, recently published, includes a definition of natural abilities. [/QUOTE]

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