Tekko-kagi rules question

[harzerkatze]

The Tekko-kagi (Ultimate Equipment p. 38) can be used defensively like a buckler.

- Does that mean a monk could use it to gain a shield bones while retaining his monk AC bonus, seeing that is not a shield, even though used like one? A mithral Tekko-kagi would have no ACP and thuswould need no shield proficiency.

- Could a Tekko-kagi be enchanted with shield enhancement, like a shield that can also be used as weapon can also be enchanted as weapon?

[Secret Wizard]

1. Yes. This is similar to the Two-Weapon Shield feat.

2. No, it's not a shield.

[Imbicatus]

1) No. If it's treated as a buckler, it affects a monk as is it were a buckler.

2) Yes. If it's treated as a buckler, it can be enchanted as a buckler.

[Imbicatus]

Secret Wizard wrote:

1. Yes. This is similar to the Two-Weapon Shield feat.

2. No, it's not a shield.

No, it's not. The weapon isn't providing a shield bonus like the feat or a blocking weapon, per the text the weapon is actually used as a buckler.

Ultimate Equipment wrote:

TEKKO-KAGI

Price 2 gp
Type exotic
Also known as an iron claw, this device consists of a fanlike structure of three or more 10-inch blades secured to a sturdy handle strapped to the forearm of the off hand. It can be used as an offensive weapon or defensively like a buckler, or used to disarm an opponent without provoking an attack of opportunity. It provides its owner with a +2 circumstance bonus on attempts to disarm or sunder swords or other slender-bladed weapons.