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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Deset Gled" data-source="post: 8459016" data-attributes="member: 7808">I think the intent is to provide more interesting and balanced tactical options to players, and PtA still does that without being tied to the attack action.Also, the previous wording was "when you take the attack action".  This revision is specifically moving away from your recommendation, and isolates the bonus action from the attack action.  IMNSHO, this actually makes it easier to adjudicate.  I'm not amazingly well versed on all the controversies Shield Master has caused, but from my understanding a big part of the problem is that it's wording makes it unclear when the bonus action (i.e. shoving) occurs.  Forcing the bonus action to be part of the attack action would be much more problematic when you try to figure out the order in which actions are resolved.  LU's current wording makes the order explicit (PtA first, anything else later).</blockquote>