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"When you have a tower shield raised, you can use the
Take Cover action (page 471) to increase the circumstance
bonus to AC to +4. This lasts until the shield is no longer
raised." - page 277 second paragraph core book

Paragon's Guard
"Once you’ve had a moment to set your stance, you always have your shield ready without a thought. While you are in this stance, you constantly have your shield raised as if you’d used the Raise a Shield action, as long as you meet that action’s requirements." - page 151 core book bottom right

Several questions arise from this rule interaction and I have three theories (on one part of it) but Iam not sure which is correct.

Hypothesis A) Tower shields while raised and after using the Take Cover action provide all the benefits and have all the limitations of Greater Cover. Meaning Even with Paragon's Guard you must spend 1 action to take cover each turn if you attack etc.

Hypothesis B) Tower Shields while raised and after you use the Take Cover action do not provide Greater Cover and are not limited by its limitations. Meaning if you are in Paragon stance you maintain the +4 to ac after using take cover as long as you maintain the stance.

Hypothesis C) Tower shields only engage with the take cover rules in so far as its limitations. (For the wielder)

Greetings,

Extinction curse has pitted us against quite a few tiny creatures and the questions have come up.

1) Table 9-1 (pg 474 from Core book) states tiny creatures have reach 0 by default, the bestiary entries for a Quasit for instance does not list an exception to this rule. However the Demilich which is also a tiny creature specifies a reach of 0 for its jaw attack. Is the Demilich entry redundant or do all the other tiny creatures in the bestiary assume a reach of 5?

2) Is it intended for a Medium creature to have to make a tumble thru check to pass thru the square of a tiny creature or is that an oversight?