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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Markh3rd" data-source="post: 7561099" data-attributes="member: 6782417">PHB on Two Weapon Fighting "Two-Weapon FightingWhen you take the Attack action and attack with a light melee weapon that you're holding in one hand, you can use a bonus action to attack with a different light melee weapon that you're holding in the other hand."This reads that IF you take the attack action AND make an attack, (THEN is assumed), you can bonus action attack etc. It doesn't say after all available attacks of the main hand must be taken before the bonus action can trigger. So therefore,  the same applies to shield master, as it's description says, "You use shields not just for protection but also for offense." Basically saying your shield becomes a weapon. You are two weapon fighting with a shield. Even though the shield doesn't do damage.PHB Making an Attack under Resolve the Attack "3. Resolve the attack. You make the attack roll. On a hit, you roll damage, unless the particular attack has rules that specify otherwise. Some attacks cause special effects in addition to or instead of damage."This function clearly fits a shield shove attack. The shield becomes a weapon that doesn't do damage but has a different attack effect, shove.PHBShoving a Creature"Using the Attack action, you can make a special melee attack to shove a creature, either to knock it prone or push it away from you. If you're able to make multiple attacks with the Attack action, this attack replaces one of them."Now here it clearly states shoving can come at any time during the multiple attacks, and replaces one of them. The exception is shield master feat which treats the attack as a bonus action you get free, instead of replacing one of your multiple attacks. It's the whole point of the feat, you get a bonus action action attack with your shield, just like a two weapon fighter, but instead of damage,  you shove.And shoving can come at anytime during your multiple attacks. Except for shield master feat, just like two weapon fighting,  says you make an attack first before you get the bonus action.</blockquote>

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