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<blockquote data-quote="Mr. Gnome" data-source="post: 740879" data-attributes="member: 10554"><p>Okay, so I've got the Shield Master boiled down to one of 5 possible incarnations, depending on what people think is the most balanced and whatnot. We all know what the abilities do by now, so I'm just going to list the differences:</p><p></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: 'courier new'">Table: The Shield Master (Original)</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'courier new'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'courier new'">Prerequisite BAB: +5</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'courier new'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'courier new'">Lvl...BAB...Fort..Ref...Will..Special</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'courier new'">1st...+1....+2....+0....+0....Improved Shield Damage, Improved Bull Rush</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'courier new'">2nd...+2....+3....+0....+0....Off-hand Expert</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'courier new'">3rd...+3....+3....+1....+1....Superior Weapon Focus</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'courier new'">4th...+4....+4....+1....+1....Greater Shield Defense +1</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'courier new'">5th...+5....+4....+1....+1....Shield Specialization</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'courier new'">6th...+6....+5....+2....+2....Great Shield Parry, Off-hand Master</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'courier new'">7th...+7....+5....+2....+2....Superior Shield Charge</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'courier new'">8th...+8....+6....+2....+2....Greater Shield Defense +2</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'courier new'">9th...+9....+6....+3....+3....Shield Knock-Down</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'courier new'">10th..+10...+7....+3....+3....Supreme Shield Mastery</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'courier new'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'courier new'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'courier new'">Table: The Shield Master (no Supreme Shield Mastery)</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'courier new'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'courier new'">Prerequisite BAB: +5</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'courier new'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'courier new'">Lvl..BAB...Fort..Ref...Will..Special</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'courier new'">1st..+1....+2....+0....+0....Improved Shield Damage, Improved Bull Rush</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'courier new'">2nd..+2....+3....+0....+0....Off-hand Expert</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'courier new'">3rd..+3....+3....+1....+1....Superior Weapon Focus</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'courier new'">4th..+4....+4....+1....+1....Greater Shield Defense +1</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'courier new'">5th..+5....+4....+1....+1....Shield Specialization</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'courier new'">6th..+6....+5....+2....+2....Great Shield Parry, Off-hand Master</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'courier new'">7th..+7....+5....+2....+2....Shield Knock-Down</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'courier new'">8th..+8....+6....+2....+2....Greater Shield Defense +2</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'courier new'">9th..+9....+6....+3....+3....</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'courier new'">10th.+10...+7....+3....+3....Supreme Shield Charge</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'courier new'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'courier new'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'courier new'">Table: The Shield Master (No off-hand Expert)</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'courier new'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'courier new'">Prerequisite BAB: +5</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'courier new'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'courier new'">Lvl...BAB...Fort..Ref...Will..Special</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'courier new'">1st...+1....+2....+0....+0....Improved Shield Damage, Improved Bull Rush</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'courier new'">2nd...+2....+3....+0....+0....Superior Weapon Focus</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'courier new'">3rd...+3....+3....+1....+1....Greater Shield Defense +1</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'courier new'">4th...+4....+4....+1....+1....Shield Knock-Down</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'courier new'">5th...+5....+4....+1....+1....Shield Specialization</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'courier new'">6th...+6....+5....+2....+2....Greater Shield Defense +2</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'courier new'">7th...+7....+5....+2....+2....Great Shield Parry</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'courier new'">8th...+8....+6....+2....+2....Superior Shield Charge</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'courier new'">9th...+9....+6....+3....+3....Greater Shield Defense +3</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'courier new'">10th..+10...+7....+3....+3....Supreme Shield Mastery</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'courier new'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'courier new'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'courier new'">Table: The Shield Master (No off-hand Expert, no Supreme Shield Mastery)</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'courier new'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'courier new'">Prerequisite BAB: +5</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'courier new'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'courier new'">Lvl...BAB...Fort..Ref...Will..Special</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'courier new'">1st...+1....+2....+0....+0....Improved Shield Damage, Improved Bull Rush</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'courier new'">2nd...+2....+3....+0....+0....Superior Weapon Focus</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'courier new'">3rd...+3....+3....+1....+1....Greater Shield Defense +1</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'courier new'">4th...+4....+4....+1....+1....Shield Knock-Down</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'courier new'">5th...+5....+4....+1....+1....Shield Specialization</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'courier new'">6th...+6....+5....+2....+2....Greater Shield Defense +2</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'courier new'">7th...+7....+5....+2....+2....Great Shield Parry</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'courier new'">8th...+8....+6....+2....+2....</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'courier new'">9th...+9....+6....+3....+3....Greater Shield Defense +3</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'courier new'">10th..+10...+7....+3....+3....Supreme Shield Charge</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'courier new'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'courier new'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'courier new'">Table: The Shield Master (5 level version)</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'courier new'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'courier new'">Prerequisite BAB: +10</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'courier new'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'courier new'">Lvl...BAB...Fort..Ref...Will..Special</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'courier new'">1st...+1....+2....+0....+0....Improved Shield Damage, Superior Weapon Focus</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'courier new'">2nd...+2....+3....+0....+0....Greater Shield Defense +1</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'courier new'">3rd...+3....+3....+1....+1....Shield Specialization, Great Shield Parry</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'courier new'">4th...+4....+4....+1....+1....Greater Shield Defense +2, Superior Shield Charge</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'courier new'">5th...+5....+4....+1....+1....Shield Knock-Down, Supreme Shield Mastery</span></p><p></p><p></p><p>Yeah, I know this might be going a bit overboard listing them all. So, which do you think? Any proposed changes? It should be noted, though, that Great Shield Parry is much less good (still good though) in the 5 level version.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Mr. Gnome, post: 740879, member: 10554"] Okay, so I've got the Shield Master boiled down to one of 5 possible incarnations, depending on what people think is the most balanced and whatnot. We all know what the abilities do by now, so I'm just going to list the differences: [FONT=courier new]Table: The Shield Master (Original) Prerequisite BAB: +5 Lvl...BAB...Fort..Ref...Will..Special 1st...+1....+2....+0....+0....Improved Shield Damage, Improved Bull Rush 2nd...+2....+3....+0....+0....Off-hand Expert 3rd...+3....+3....+1....+1....Superior Weapon Focus 4th...+4....+4....+1....+1....Greater Shield Defense +1 5th...+5....+4....+1....+1....Shield Specialization 6th...+6....+5....+2....+2....Great Shield Parry, Off-hand Master 7th...+7....+5....+2....+2....Superior Shield Charge 8th...+8....+6....+2....+2....Greater Shield Defense +2 9th...+9....+6....+3....+3....Shield Knock-Down 10th..+10...+7....+3....+3....Supreme Shield Mastery Table: The Shield Master (no Supreme Shield Mastery) Prerequisite BAB: +5 Lvl..BAB...Fort..Ref...Will..Special 1st..+1....+2....+0....+0....Improved Shield Damage, Improved Bull Rush 2nd..+2....+3....+0....+0....Off-hand Expert 3rd..+3....+3....+1....+1....Superior Weapon Focus 4th..+4....+4....+1....+1....Greater Shield Defense +1 5th..+5....+4....+1....+1....Shield Specialization 6th..+6....+5....+2....+2....Great Shield Parry, Off-hand Master 7th..+7....+5....+2....+2....Shield Knock-Down 8th..+8....+6....+2....+2....Greater Shield Defense +2 9th..+9....+6....+3....+3.... 10th.+10...+7....+3....+3....Supreme Shield Charge Table: The Shield Master (No off-hand Expert) Prerequisite BAB: +5 Lvl...BAB...Fort..Ref...Will..Special 1st...+1....+2....+0....+0....Improved Shield Damage, Improved Bull Rush 2nd...+2....+3....+0....+0....Superior Weapon Focus 3rd...+3....+3....+1....+1....Greater Shield Defense +1 4th...+4....+4....+1....+1....Shield Knock-Down 5th...+5....+4....+1....+1....Shield Specialization 6th...+6....+5....+2....+2....Greater Shield Defense +2 7th...+7....+5....+2....+2....Great Shield Parry 8th...+8....+6....+2....+2....Superior Shield Charge 9th...+9....+6....+3....+3....Greater Shield Defense +3 10th..+10...+7....+3....+3....Supreme Shield Mastery Table: The Shield Master (No off-hand Expert, no Supreme Shield Mastery) Prerequisite BAB: +5 Lvl...BAB...Fort..Ref...Will..Special 1st...+1....+2....+0....+0....Improved Shield Damage, Improved Bull Rush 2nd...+2....+3....+0....+0....Superior Weapon Focus 3rd...+3....+3....+1....+1....Greater Shield Defense +1 4th...+4....+4....+1....+1....Shield Knock-Down 5th...+5....+4....+1....+1....Shield Specialization 6th...+6....+5....+2....+2....Greater Shield Defense +2 7th...+7....+5....+2....+2....Great Shield Parry 8th...+8....+6....+2....+2.... 9th...+9....+6....+3....+3....Greater Shield Defense +3 10th..+10...+7....+3....+3....Supreme Shield Charge Table: The Shield Master (5 level version) Prerequisite BAB: +10 Lvl...BAB...Fort..Ref...Will..Special 1st...+1....+2....+0....+0....Improved Shield Damage, Superior Weapon Focus 2nd...+2....+3....+0....+0....Greater Shield Defense +1 3rd...+3....+3....+1....+1....Shield Specialization, Great Shield Parry 4th...+4....+4....+1....+1....Greater Shield Defense +2, Superior Shield Charge 5th...+5....+4....+1....+1....Shield Knock-Down, Supreme Shield Mastery[/FONT] Yeah, I know this might be going a bit overboard listing them all. So, which do you think? Any proposed changes? It should be noted, though, that Great Shield Parry is much less good (still good though) in the 5 level version. [/QUOTE]
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