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A shield bonus is added to a character's Armor Class (AC), and stacks with other kinds of bonuses to AC, but not with other shield bonuses.
: <small>'''''Disambiguation:''' Deflection Bonus does not exist in Epic Path. Shield Bonus and Shield Enhancement Bonus take its place.''</small>
 
A shield bonus is added to a character's Armor Class (AC), and stacks with other kinds of bonuses to AC, but not with other shield bonuses.  If two different sources of shield bonus are available, only the highest available bonus may be used.


As the name implies, the most common source of a shield bonus happens when a character wields a shield.  However, some weapons grant a shield bonus (such as the [[Scizore (Weapon)|Scizore]], and the [[Glaive (Weapon)|Glaive]]) when used (or not used) in a particular way.  A few other methods exist to gain a shield bonus, as well, such as spells, feats, etc.  In all cases, if multiple sources of shield bonuses are available to a character, only the highest available bonus is used.
As the name implies, the most common source of a shield bonus happens when a character wields a shield.  However, some weapons grant a shield bonus (such as the [[Scizore (Weapon)|Scizore]], and the [[Glaive (Weapon)|Glaive]]) when used (or not used) in a particular way.  A few other methods exist to gain a shield bonus, as well, such as spells, feats, etc.  In all cases, if multiple sources of shield bonuses are available to a character, only the highest available bonus is used.


If a shield is enchanted with an enhancement bonus, the enhancement bonus is added directly to the shield's base ''shield bonus to AC'', for purposes of determining the total AC provided by the shield.  Thus, a +3 heavy steel shield, which has a base ''shield bonus to AC'' of 2, has a total ''shield bonus'' of 5 (adding the +3 enhancement bonus).  The weapon is still described as a +3 shield (not a +5 shield), since enhancement bonuses can only go up to +9, and the cost of the enhancement bonus is based on the plus provided.  It is also a descriptive indicator of the shield's magical power.
* '''See also:''' [[Shield Enhancement Bonus]]

Latest revision as of 13:18, 6 August 2019

Disambiguation: Deflection Bonus does not exist in Epic Path. Shield Bonus and Shield Enhancement Bonus take its place.

A shield bonus is added to a character's Armor Class (AC), and stacks with other kinds of bonuses to AC, but not with other shield bonuses. If two different sources of shield bonus are available, only the highest available bonus may be used.

As the name implies, the most common source of a shield bonus happens when a character wields a shield. However, some weapons grant a shield bonus (such as the Scizore, and the Glaive) when used (or not used) in a particular way. A few other methods exist to gain a shield bonus, as well, such as spells, feats, etc. In all cases, if multiple sources of shield bonuses are available to a character, only the highest available bonus is used.