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Should shields, like Simple weapons be available to all characters?
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<blockquote data-quote="Yaarel" data-source="post: 9209233" data-attributes="member: 58172"><p><strong>BACKGROUND: LEVEL ZERO CHARACTER</strong></p><p></p><p>Species</p><p>• All Traits</p><p></p><p>Abilities</p><p>• Standard Array (or 4d6 Drop Lowest or Point Buy)</p><p></p><p>Stats</p><p>• Speed: 30 feet + bonus if any from species or feat</p><p>• AC: 10 + Dexterity + Shield if any + Light Armor if any</p><p>• Saves: no save proficiencies, but apply ability bonuses</p><p>• Hit Points: 5 or 1d8 if Medium Size (or 4 or 1d6 if Small Size) + Constitution</p><p></p><p>Languages</p><p>• Common plus two languages of your choice (typically one relating to your species and one to your background)</p><p></p><p>Background</p><p>• Background Feat</p><p>• Ability Improvements</p><p>• Proficiency with two skills of your choice</p><p>• Proficiency with one tool of your choice</p><p>• Starting equipment (50 gp if default setting)</p><p></p><p>Combat Training</p><p>• Combat Training Feat (choices for this feat replace equivalent class features, such as Wizard replacing simple weapons and one cantrip)</p><p></p><p></p><p><strong>COMBAT TRAINING FEAT</strong></p><p><em>Background Feat</em></p><p></p><p>You grow up learning to fight alongside the adults who defend your community. You are a young member of a combat group, such as the warriors of your family clan, the army reserves of your town, the students of a military academy, or the enthusiasts of a combat sports organization.</p><p></p><p>Choose three of the following benefits:</p><p></p><p>• Proficiency with all Simple Weapons</p><p>• Proficiency with one Martial Weapon, or all Martial Weapons if you choose this option thrice</p><p>• Unarmed Strike deals 1d4 damage, or 1d6 if you choose this option twice</p><p>• Use of any proficient weapons as your spellcasting focus</p><p></p><p>The following count as two choices:</p><p></p><p>• Training with Shields</p><p>• Training with Light Armor</p><p>• One cantrip that deals damage</p><p></p><p><strong><em>Repeatable</em>.</strong> You can take this feat more than once.</p><p></p><p><strong><em>Note.</em></strong> Your choices for the Combat Training Feat during your Background replace the equivalent features of your later choice of class, such as of Wizard (simple weapons proficiency and one cantrip) or of Fighter (simple weapons proficiency and either light armor training or shield training).</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Yaarel, post: 9209233, member: 58172"] [B]BACKGROUND: LEVEL ZERO CHARACTER[/B] Species • All Traits Abilities • Standard Array (or 4d6 Drop Lowest or Point Buy) Stats • Speed: 30 feet + bonus if any from species or feat • AC: 10 + Dexterity + Shield if any + Light Armor if any • Saves: no save proficiencies, but apply ability bonuses • Hit Points: 5 or 1d8 if Medium Size (or 4 or 1d6 if Small Size) + Constitution Languages • Common plus two languages of your choice (typically one relating to your species and one to your background) Background • Background Feat • Ability Improvements • Proficiency with two skills of your choice • Proficiency with one tool of your choice • Starting equipment (50 gp if default setting) Combat Training • Combat Training Feat (choices for this feat replace equivalent class features, such as Wizard replacing simple weapons and one cantrip) [B]COMBAT TRAINING FEAT[/B] [I]Background Feat[/I] You grow up learning to fight alongside the adults who defend your community. You are a young member of a combat group, such as the warriors of your family clan, the army reserves of your town, the students of a military academy, or the enthusiasts of a combat sports organization. Choose three of the following benefits: • Proficiency with all Simple Weapons • Proficiency with one Martial Weapon, or all Martial Weapons if you choose this option thrice • Unarmed Strike deals 1d4 damage, or 1d6 if you choose this option twice • Use of any proficient weapons as your spellcasting focus The following count as two choices: • Training with Shields • Training with Light Armor • One cantrip that deals damage [B][I]Repeatable[/I].[/B] You can take this feat more than once. [B][I]Note.[/I][/B] Your choices for the Combat Training Feat during your Background replace the equivalent features of your later choice of class, such as of Wizard (simple weapons proficiency and one cantrip) or of Fighter (simple weapons proficiency and either light armor training or shield training). [/QUOTE]
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