Spellcasting with Sheild


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ive recently made a summoner and i want to use a sword and shield.. ive noticed that only the buckler says that u actually have a free hand to cast spells..??? are there any other shields out there that give me a free hand to cast somatic spells.. i also want to use the shield bash feature is why i dont want the buckler any thoughts??


Attach a weapon cord (APG) to your weapon.

1. Drop the weapon as a free action.

2. Cast a spell.

3. Pick up the weapon as a swift action.


not sure that will work.. because my gm.. would prolly decide to cut my weapon cord.. and it has a hardness of 0

any other ideas?? it doesnt actually say you cant cast spells with a shield.. but it does say you can cast spells with a buckler which makes me think... i havent seen it on any other shields.. just wondering any others out ther.e. that i can still shield bash with..


Since dropping the weapon and picking it up all occur on your turn, an enemy would have to specifically ready to cut the cord and be in a position to do so. I'd say that's a win for you.

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