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<blockquote data-quote="Celtavian" data-source="post: 6429409" data-attributes="member: 5834">There is honestly no real world reason why you should not be able to bash with a shield and use it as a protective device. In fact, that is often how it was used. If a person had two-weapon fighting, I would have no problem allowing them to bash with it and attack with their main weapon. That would be using the shield as it was used in the days when they saw much use. Same as knights often used their armor as a weapon to ram people, then cut them with their sword, and deflect attacks. I'd be fine with it. In the hands of a non-2W fighter, it doesn't add ability damage. It uses your only bonus action if you attack with the off-hand. If you use it as a main hand attack, it does less damage than your main weapon. There is no mechanical reason not to allow a bonus action attack for 1d4 damage (no ability modifier without two-weapon fighting style) for a bonus action. It's not like 3E where you could turn the shield into a substantial weapon. In 5E using an off-hand shield bash is a 1d4 damage attack using a bonus action. Most classes can find a far superior use of a bonus action.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Celtavian, post: 6429409, member: 5834"] There is honestly no real world reason why you should not be able to bash with a shield and use it as a protective device. In fact, that is often how it was used. If a person had two-weapon fighting, I would have no problem allowing them to bash with it and attack with their main weapon. That would be using the shield as it was used in the days when they saw much use. Same as knights often used their armor as a weapon to ram people, then cut them with their sword, and deflect attacks. I'd be fine with it. In the hands of a non-2W fighter, it doesn't add ability damage. It uses your only bonus action if you attack with the off-hand. If you use it as a main hand attack, it does less damage than your main weapon. There is no mechanical reason not to allow a bonus action attack for 1d4 damage (no ability modifier without two-weapon fighting style) for a bonus action. It's not like 3E where you could turn the shield into a substantial weapon. In 5E using an off-hand shield bash is a 1d4 damage attack using a bonus action. Most classes can find a far superior use of a bonus action. [/QUOTE]

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