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Using a shield as an 'improvised weapon' while retaining the AC bonus
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<blockquote data-quote="Paraxis" data-source="post: 6428740" data-attributes="member: 13009"><p>It would be an improvised weapon, so without the tavern brawler feat no proficiency bonus to hit.</p><p>It would do 1d4 damage, and you would need to invest in the dual wielder feat to use it since it is not a light weapon.</p><p>It uses up your bonus action for the round.</p><p></p><p>With the proper sword and board feat of shield master,as a bonus action you can shove which is way better than 1d4 damage most of the time, since you give all your regular attacks advantage and some of your allies, after you knock the target prone.</p><p></p><p>So you need a feat to use a non light shield off hand, that doesn't sound like something for nothing, with that feat you could have a d8 weapon instead, so again a damage drop after you spend a feat.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Paraxis, post: 6428740, member: 13009"] It would be an improvised weapon, so without the tavern brawler feat no proficiency bonus to hit. It would do 1d4 damage, and you would need to invest in the dual wielder feat to use it since it is not a light weapon. It uses up your bonus action for the round. With the proper sword and board feat of shield master,as a bonus action you can shove which is way better than 1d4 damage most of the time, since you give all your regular attacks advantage and some of your allies, after you knock the target prone. So you need a feat to use a non light shield off hand, that doesn't sound like something for nothing, with that feat you could have a d8 weapon instead, so again a damage drop after you spend a feat. [/QUOTE]
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