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| Flavor=You have learned to brace your polearm against your shield instead of your off hand. | | Flavor=You have learned to brace your polearm against your shield instead of your off hand. | ||
| Prerequisites=BAB +4, [[Shield Focus (Feat)]] | | Prerequisites=BAB +4, [[Shield Focus (Feat)]] | ||
| Benefit=A person trained in the use of a notched shield may wield a two-handed polearm reach weapon in their main hand while wearing a shield in their off-hand, using the notch in the shield to lever and brace the polearm. You must still be proficient in the polearm and shield being used. | | Benefit=A person trained in the use of a notched shield may wield a two-handed polearm reach weapon in their main hand while wearing a shield in their off-hand, using the notch in the shield to lever and brace the polearm. You must still be proficient in the polearm and shield being used. | ||
Even with this feat, a 2-hand reach polearm and notched shield combo inflicts a -1 penalty to all attack rolls and a -1 penalty to the shield's AC bonus. If the wielder does not make any attacks during their turn, they retain all of the shield's AC bonus, but would still take a -1 to-hit penalty on any attacks made outside of their turn. | Even with this feat, a 2-hand reach polearm and notched shield combo inflicts a -1 penalty to all attack rolls and a -1 penalty to the shield's AC bonus. If the wielder does not make any attacks during their turn, they retain all of the shield's AC bonus, but would still take a -1 to-hit penalty on any attacks made outside of their turn. | ||
Any large or tower shield may have a notch added by a skilled smith. The DC for this work is a [[Skills,_Saves_and_Ability_Checks#Skill_Check_Target_DC.27s_By_Player_Character_Level|Hard DC]] for the Caster Level of the shield. Failure destroys the shield. Notched shields are identical in properties to their non-notched counterparts. | '''Special''': Any large, war, or tower shield may have a notch added by a skilled smith. The DC for this work is a [[Skills,_Saves_and_Ability_Checks#Skill_Check_Target_DC.27s_By_Player_Character_Level|Hard DC]] for the Caster Level of the shield. Failure destroys the shield. Notched shields are identical in properties to their non-notched counterparts. | ||
'''Special''': If the weapon being used has adaptive reach or inclusive reach, it is treated as a normal reach weapon while being used with a notched shield. | '''Special''': If the weapon being used has adaptive reach or inclusive reach, it is treated as a normal reach weapon while being used with a notched shield. | ||
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Revision as of 23:24, 8 April 2016
You have learned to brace your polearm against your shield instead of your off hand.
Prerequisites: BAB +4, Shield Focus (Feat)
Benefit: A person trained in the use of a notched shield may wield a two-handed polearm reach weapon in their main hand while wearing a shield in their off-hand, using the notch in the shield to lever and brace the polearm. You must still be proficient in the polearm and shield being used.
Even with this feat, a 2-hand reach polearm and notched shield combo inflicts a -1 penalty to all attack rolls and a -1 penalty to the shield's AC bonus. If the wielder does not make any attacks during their turn, they retain all of the shield's AC bonus, but would still take a -1 to-hit penalty on any attacks made outside of their turn.
Special: Any large, war, or tower shield may have a notch added by a skilled smith. The DC for this work is a Hard DC for the Caster Level of the shield. Failure destroys the shield. Notched shields are identical in properties to their non-notched counterparts.
Special: If the weapon being used has adaptive reach or inclusive reach, it is treated as a normal reach weapon while being used with a notched shield.