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Message: <blockquote data-quote="DonAdam" data-source="post: 511962" data-attributes="member: 2446">I do this already, and it's worked out fine.Here's what I've done:-Buckler, like other folks said, is too small to count as real cover-Shields grant the cover bonus to AC; large shields can upgrade other cover to the next highest category (like sticking a shield in front of an arrow slit) while small shields can only upgrade from 9/10 to full cover-Cover also means that they protect against attacks of opportunity. I say that, like dodge, you pick one opponent to whom this applies for small shields, but can pick two adjacent opponents for large shields. This makes sense, being able to circle someone freely if you keep your shield between you and them.-It still works in all ways like a cover bonus, including against touch attacks. The reason, for me, is that I think rays and such have to hit something with the body actually underneath it, and that would only apply to a small section of the shield with the arm under it.For another example, think about another cover bonus- a door. If I had just opened a door, and had my hand on the handle, and some rude wizard fellow tried to blast me with a ray of enfeeblement, if it hit the door should I be affected? That's essentially the same scenario as the shield, but on a slightly larger scale. Or, consider a tower shield. A character in a tower shield is immune to touch attacks from 1 direction, even though his arm is attached to the shield.</blockquote>

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