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<blockquote data-quote="ECMO3" data-source="post: 9039896" data-attributes="member: 7030563">Thanks.&nbsp; I get what you are saying.&nbsp; I'm not sure I will use it a lot though.&nbsp; Mainly because I have to pass on the opportunity to use IC to wait to shield.For me the being attacked only once is not a big discriminator because if you don't use instinctive charm you might not need to use shield and additionally shield might not work, especially with a low AC like this character has.&nbsp; Same with being protected for multiple attacks.&nbsp; If you have a high AC shield is very effective against&nbsp; multiple attacks.&nbsp; With a low AC not so much.&nbsp; There is a really good chance that the attack I did not use IC on will still beat my AC with shield and even if I successfully shield that first attack, it still might not really be effective protection for the rest of the round because my AC is not high enough to depend on it nullifying attacks.&nbsp; It might deflect a later attack but it probably won't.&nbsp; Obviously how many times you are being attacked comes into play, but if I am getting attacked more than twice we are in a really bad spot.Considering my hit points it is almost always better for someone else to be hit, even an ally, and since I have both the lowest AC and lowest hps in the party redirecting to another party member is usually better than taking the attack myself.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="ECMO3, post: 9039896, member: 7030563"] Thanks. I get what you are saying. I'm not sure I will use it a lot though. Mainly because I have to pass on the opportunity to use IC to wait to shield. For me the being attacked only once is not a big discriminator because if you don't use instinctive charm you might not need to use shield and additionally shield might not work, especially with a low AC like this character has. Same with being protected for multiple attacks. If you have a high AC shield is very effective against multiple attacks. With a low AC not so much. There is a really good chance that the attack I did not use IC on will still beat my AC with shield and even if I successfully shield that first attack, it still might not really be effective protection for the rest of the round because my AC is not high enough to depend on it nullifying attacks. It might deflect a later attack but it probably won't. Obviously how many times you are being attacked comes into play, but if I am getting attacked more than twice we are in a really bad spot. Considering my hit points it is almost always better for someone else to be hit, even an ally, and since I have both the lowest AC and lowest hps in the party redirecting to another party member is usually better than taking the attack myself. [/QUOTE]

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