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|Source=Player's Handbook | |Source=Player's Handbook | ||
|Type=Utility | |Type=Utility | ||
|Prerequisites= | |||
|Description=You are proficient with bucklers, small shields, and large shields. | |Description=You are proficient with bucklers, small shields, and large shields. | ||
|Content=You can use a shield (barring tower and exotic shields) and take only the standard penalties. | |Content=You can use a shield (barring tower and exotic shields) and take only the standard penalties. | ||
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'''Special''' | |||
Several classes such as barbarians, bards, clerics, druids, fighters, paladins, and rangers automatically have Shield Proficiency as a bonus feat. They need not select it. | |||
'''Normal''' | |||
When you are using a shield with which you are not proficient, you take the shield's armor check penalty on attack rolls and on all skill checks that involve moving, including Ride checks. |
Latest revision as of 14:52, 15 July 2023
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Source: Player's Handbook
Description: You are proficient with bucklers, small shields, and large shields.
Prerequisites:
Required for: Improved Shield Bash, Stoneback, Tower Shield Proficiency
You can use a shield (barring tower and exotic shields) and take only the standard penalties.
Special
Several classes such as barbarians, bards, clerics, druids, fighters, paladins, and rangers automatically have Shield Proficiency as a bonus feat. They need not select it.
Normal
When you are using a shield with which you are not proficient, you take the shield's armor check penalty on attack rolls and on all skill checks that involve moving, including Ride checks.