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Kid_Icarus wrote:

Can I use Reactive Shield to cast Shield?

Without a feat that specifically allows casting a spell as a Reaction, you can't otherwise cast a spell without at least spending an Action.

Ok, that makes sense to me. I figured as much, I just thought maybe there was a loophole here that they should at least close. Given that both the Shield spell and the Raise a Shield action are both only 1 action, I thought it might be possible.

I know they were going for a simplification with PFv2 but I have found the book and the rule-set, and even character creation, to be far more complicated than v1. Seems like Paizo maybe had a hard time thinking outside the box as far as simplification goes on this one.

Say I create an Elf Fighter, taking the Otherwordly Magic ancestral feat with Shield as my cantrip, and then select Reactive Shield as my 1st level feat. Can I use Reactive Shield to cast Shield?

Reactive Shield (Reaction): You use the Raise a Shield Action and gain your shield's bonuses to AC immediately...

Shield (1 Verbal Casting Action): You raise a shield of force to protect you. This counts as using the Raise a Shield action...

I'm assuming it wasn't meant to be used this way, but RAW looks like you may be able to.

Seems like a pretty excellent way for a ranged/no shield fighter to grab an extra AC bonus as well as reduce some damage in an emergency, if it's possible.