Can I enchant a shield with both defensive and offensive bonuses?
For example, could I give a +1 shield enchantment (defensive) and, say, a +1 weapon bonus (offensive)?
I am aware that the Shield Master feat lets you apply your "shield enhancement" to attack and damage, but does that imply you cannot normally enchant a shield as a weapon?
Thanks!
yes you can but they don't add onto each other, making it a +1 shield with a weapon enhancement of +1 doesn't add a +2 to attack and damage and to ac.
yes you can but they don't add onto each other, making it a +1 shield with a weapon enhancement of +1 doesn't add a +2 to attack and damage and to ac.
So they would not stack even when using the Shield Master feat?
i wouldn't thinks so but i cant be for sure, maybe someone else here can chyme in and give us the answer
i would say they don't stack. it just leads to broken bs.
I am inclined to agree, not to mention it being outrageously expensive.
Just wanted to be sure though.
I remember there was a semi official ruling on the boards here a little while back... but I cannot recall which thread or forum name.
I do remember the ruling was they do not stack- I think the argument was something similar to multiple enhancement bonuses cannot stack. Or something similar... I believe the spirit of the feat is for those that wish to smack with there shield they can get a bonus to the hit and damage that they otherwise lose out on vs. TWF normaly.
And yes allowing them to stack would lead to all sorts of evil Tom Foolery and we don't want him running around again ;-)
They don't stack because of the general rule on bonuses of the same type, and the wording of Shield Mastery, which is like "add this bonus as enhancement bonus". Since the offensive bonuses are also (generally) enhancement bonuses, they don't stack.
But you could make your shield spikes +1 flaming losing "only" that +1 from spikes...
Alright. But one could still pump up the defensive bonuses of the shield which then translate to offensive bonuses when the Shield Master feat kicks in, correct?
correct