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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Otterscrubber" data-source="post: 190558" data-attributes="member: 4588">Tough CallIt would defintely be up to the DM and his/her palyers to work this out, mainly due to the wording but i think the sticking point here is that some people out there think that a free action means you can do anything you want in a single round.  This is not the case.  It states the the DM is responsible for what can reasonably be done with free actions in a single round.  Also people seem to forget the a combat round is a game concept that includes a lot of things, not just attack, be defensive rinse repeat.  It includes feints, parries and deception as part of every combat round, which is summarized in this game system as a single die role for every attack.   But here is how it would go in my campaignAccording to the description of this item it has all the usefullness and limitations of a regular shield with the one exception of not creating any arcane spell failure, period.  All other limitations apply.  2 Handed weapons would not be allowed because you need your hands on a 2 Handed weapon during the course of a fight, not just for the split second you make an attack.  They are heavy cumbersome weapons that need 2 hands to WIELD (not just attack) properly.  A shield, to be usefull, needs to be wielded with one hand independant of a weapon to be useful.  I am sure others will disagree, and that is why different groups have house rules but i think this is the most logical way to go.</blockquote>

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