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Now I'm thoroughly confused on the shield bash. Let me see if I've got it right.
1st level fighter, sword and shield (Full Attack)(BAB = +1): I can attack once with sword at +1, or once with shield bash (as an offhand weapon) (+1), or both sword (-5) and shield bash (-9).
1st level fighter, sword and shield, Two weapon fighting feat (Full Attack)(BAB =+1) I can strike once with sword at +1, or once with shield bash (as an offhand weapon) +1), or both sword (-3) and shield bash (-3).
Assume heavy shield. Light shield decreases penalties by 2 for both sword and shield.
6th level fighter, sword and shield (Full Attack) (BAB = +6/+1): I can attack Twice with sword at +6/+1, or Twice with shield bash (as an offhand weapon) at +6/+1, or Twice with sword (0/-5) and Once with shield bash (-4).
6th level fighter, sword and shield, Two weapon fighting feat (Full Attack) (BAB = +6/+1): I can strike twice with sword at +6/+1, or twice with shield bash at +6/+1, or twice with sword at +2/-3 and once with shield bash (as an offhand weapon)at +2.
I'm currently running a 4th level ranger/2nd level fighter, who fights Two Weapon Bastard sword (yes, I spent the feat on exotic Weapon) and spiked heavy shield. Current relevant feats are: EWP (B-sword), Weapon Focus (B-Sword), Shield Focus, Improved Shield Bash, and TWF. Melee attack bonus is +9/+4. Possible attack options would be:
B-Sword only: +10/+6
Shield Only: +9/+4
B-Sword +6/+1 and Shield Bash +5
The numbers for the shield only attacks come from PCGen, where 1 hand Primary and 1 hand Off have the same net bonus. The two weapon penalty applies only if the shield is used to bash.
I'm really curious. Let me know.