confused on raised shield and proficiency level


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So usually if you have a skill, weapon, armor, etc. trained you usually get your level as a bonus. Does the same apply to shields? Shields can be trained as well. So if I raise my heavy steel shield with its bonus of +2 and I am a fighter level 3, would I apply my level to the shield bonus as well and get an overall +5 bonus to my AC?


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You get to apply to your AC: your armor's item bonus + your shield's circumstance bonus + the lesser of (armor proficiency, shield proficiency).

(If you got to add both proficiencies then you'd be getting double level to AC, which would be problematic.)

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