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<blockquote data-quote="r0gershrubber" data-source="post: 6428410" data-attributes="member: 57828">One of my players thinks that (a) shields should qualify as 'light' improvised weapons, and (b) characters should retain the shield AC bonus while using a shield as a weapon.I can't find anything in the PHB about attacking with a shield other than the option in the Shield Master feat. Have I missed something? I know that in previous editions/PF the shield bonus to AC was generally lost when attacking with a shield, and only light shields (+1 AC) were light weapons. It looks like spiked shields in the playtest had balance issues because they worked similarly to my player's interpretation.It seems to me that, due to the low cost of attacking with an offhand weapon and the already sizable benefit of carrying a shield, this interpretation makes the 'sword and board' option much better than other dual wielding options (and great weapons for that matter).Thoughts?</blockquote>

[QUOTE="r0gershrubber, post: 6428410, member: 57828"] One of my players thinks that (a) shields should qualify as 'light' improvised weapons, and (b) characters should retain the shield AC bonus while using a shield as a weapon. I can't find anything in the PHB about attacking with a shield other than the option in the Shield Master feat. Have I missed something? I know that in previous editions/PF the shield bonus to AC was generally lost when attacking with a shield, and only light shields (+1 AC) were light weapons. It looks like spiked shields in the playtest had balance issues because they worked similarly to my player's interpretation. It seems to me that, due to the low cost of attacking with an offhand weapon and the already sizable benefit of carrying a shield, this interpretation makes the 'sword and board' option much better than other dual wielding options (and great weapons for that matter). Thoughts? [/QUOTE]

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