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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Gromm" data-source="post: 180078" data-attributes="member: 2245">Rape the rules all you want, the intent of the ring was to be a shield for spell casters. If you can convince your DM to allow it more power to you. I guess thats what WotC gets for trying to add some flavor to a magic item. If you decide to allow it then don't forget your character is effectively unarmed while hes doing so since hes got a 2 handed weapon in one hand and a shield in the other.Somedays I wonder how many sets of encylopedias would be required to handle the rules people want. "It doesn't say I can't do this, etc, etc"Maybe it would have been better if the descirption had read:"You can use the force shield as a normal shield. Force shield cannot be used in conjuction with two weapons, two handed weapons, or any other possible combination involving the use of two hands at once. Force shields cannot but used as missle weapons, or used to deflect magic missles or other spells. Force shield cannot be enchanted to have an enhancement bonus, nor can it be used by creatures without fingers or other limbs."Just out of curiousity do you allow people with bucklers to use them when using two handed weapons? I could easily make the same case for a buckler as you do for the force shield, especially a mithral one.(edit)On further consideration consider this. When using the force shield as a shield you are probably keeping your arm ready for use as a shield. If you are attacking with a two handed weapon, your arm is now nowhere near where it should be to block an attack (as is the case with a buckler in the same situation). Remember also that despite the way the turn based system works, combat happens all at once, you aren't really attacking an orc while he stands there and waits for you to take your hand off your weapon, reactivate your shield, take your hand off your sword after recovering from the swing, and then bring your arm up into a blocking position.What would happen is that you would attack, let go of your sword, say the magic word, start to bring up your arm and get chopped with a great ax.The turn based system creates an impression of "my turn, ok now its your turn", but thats not the intent. Thats where its up the DM to step in and say, "Ok you can't do all that before he attacks you, sorry no AC bonus."</blockquote>

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