The theoretical setup: The party finds a +4 total enchantment level weapon, but its exotic and no one has proficiency. Putting the Training weapon enchantment on it with Exotic Weapon Proficiency would represent a significant investment. Instead, the party problem solves to instead enchant the fighter's shield as a weapon for 6k.
Training: Popular among those who seek to impersonate skilled warriors, a training weapon grants one combat feat to the wielder as long as the weapon is drawn and in hand. The feat is chosen when this special ability is placed on the weapon. That feat cannot be used as a prerequisite for any other feats and functions for the wielder only if she meets its prerequisites. Once chosen, the feat stored in the weapon cannot be changed.
Specifically I am focusing on how Training "grants one combat feat to the wielder as long as the weapon is drawn and in hand", which seems to indicate that as long as the wielder is capable of performing a slam attack, it should work.
Does it work or have I missed something? I have looked around but haven't found an answer to this specifically.
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A shield could be built that also acted as a magic weapon, but the cost of the enhancement bonus on attack rolls would need to be added into the cost of the shield and its enhancement bonus to AC.
The price is at least 8.000 gp (4.000 if they craft it themselves) plus the masterwork shield price. And that makes it a shield with a +1 to attack and damage plus the Training ability, without defensive enhancements.
The shield needs to be a +1 weapon first, then they can add the Training special ability. They can't add a special ability to a weapon if that weapon hasn't at least a +1 weapon enhancement.
A magical shield AC enhancement is an armor enhancement.
The requirement for the Training special ability to work is "drawn and in hand", not to "wield" it, so a shield fulfills it, even if it is not used to attack.
The price is at least 8.000 gp (4.000 if they craft it themselves) plus the masterwork shield price. And that makes it a shield with a +1 to attack and damage plus the Training ability, without defensive enhancements.
Ah, that was my bad. I knew it needed to be a +1 first but I mis-remembered the second cost as 4k.
Also, thanks for the clarification.