Boo!
I don't like Deft Shield. Sword & Board should not fall into the "two-weapon fighting" trap. It should be treated as different style with its own progression that doesn't require you to take another feat chain to be effective.
I would have rather seen:
Shield Bash, Improved
Prerequisite: Shield Proficiency.
Benefit: When you perform a shield bash, you may still apply the shield’s shield bonus to your AC. You are also treated as if you have the Two-Weapon Fighting feat when making a shield bash for determining the penalties to attack rolls.
Normal: Without this feat, a character who performs a shield bash loses the shield’s shield bonus to AC until his or her next turn and takes the normal two-weapon fighting penalties for attacking with two weapons.
Boo!
I don't like Deft Shield. Sword & Board should not fall into the "two-weapon fighting" trap. It should be treated as different style with its own progression that doesn't require you to take another feat chain to be effective.
I would have rather seen:
Shield Bash, Improved
Prerequisite: Shield Proficiency.
Benefit: When you perform a shield bash, you may still apply the shield’s shield bonus to your AC. You are also treated as if you have the Two-Weapon Fighting feat when making a shield bash for determining the penalties to attack rolls.
Normal: Without this feat, a character who performs a shield bash loses the shield’s shield bonus to AC until his or her next turn and takes the normal two-weapon fighting penalties for attacking with two weapons.
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