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<blockquote data-quote="Hawken" data-source="post: 4543646" data-attributes="member: 23619">Here's an idea that just came to mind on bucklers and shields:The defender adds 1/2 their BAB to their Shield's AC bonus to a number of attacks per round but suffer the same -2 penalty to hit with their attacks as if they were fighting with two weapons. The number of attacks could depend on either the size of the shield:Buckler = 1 attackLight Shield = 2 attacksHeavy Shield = 4 attacksTower Shield = All attacksOr it could depend on the BAB of the defender:BAB 5 or less = 1 attackBAB 6 - 10 = 2 attacksBAB 11-15 = 3 attacksBAB 16+ = 4 attacksIf the defender was subject to more attacks than the amount listed, he gains only his Shield's bonus to AC. The reason for the extra bonus to AC depending on BAB is that instead of trying to strike his enemy with a weapon (like with 2 weapon fighting), he's attempting to better place his shield between his attacker's weapon and himself.The defender could take a feat to offset the penalty to attack and improve the protection against attacks.Weapon and Shield FightingPrerequisite: Proficient with weapon and shield used.Benefit: This feat eliminates the -2 penalty to attack when using a shield as above and also increases the number of attacks per round your shield defends against by 1.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Hawken, post: 4543646, member: 23619"] Here's an idea that just came to mind on bucklers and shields: The defender adds 1/2 their BAB to their Shield's AC bonus to a number of attacks per round but suffer the same -2 penalty to hit with their attacks as if they were fighting with two weapons. The number of attacks could depend on either the size of the shield: Buckler = 1 attack Light Shield = 2 attacks Heavy Shield = 4 attacks Tower Shield = All attacks Or it could depend on the BAB of the defender: BAB 5 or less = 1 attack BAB 6 - 10 = 2 attacks BAB 11-15 = 3 attacks BAB 16+ = 4 attacks If the defender was subject to more attacks than the amount listed, he gains only his Shield's bonus to AC. The reason for the extra bonus to AC depending on BAB is that instead of trying to strike his enemy with a weapon (like with 2 weapon fighting), he's attempting to better place his shield between his attacker's weapon and himself. The defender could take a feat to offset the penalty to attack and improve the protection against attacks. Weapon and Shield Fighting Prerequisite: Proficient with weapon and shield used. Benefit: This feat eliminates the -2 penalty to attack when using a shield as above and also increases the number of attacks per round your shield defends against by 1. [/QUOTE]

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