Making barding out of a shield?

[Ferio]

In the armor rules it says you can make barding out of any armor OR shields...

Does this mean I can make "armor" (giving me an AC bonus) barding AND a "shield" barding on top of that? (giving me the shield bonus to AC as well?)

Just curious as that would be awesome if it worked like that.

[Grick]

Ferio wrote:

In the armor rules it says you can make barding out of any armor OR shields...

Does it?

"Barding can be made of any of the armor types found on Table: Armor and Shields."

You can make Hide Barding, or Banded mail Barding, but you cannot make Buckler Barding.

[Ferio]

Grick wrote:

Ferio wrote:

In the armor rules it says you can make barding out of any armor OR shields...

Does it?

"Barding can be made of any of the armor types found on Table: Armor and Shields."

You can make Hide Barding, or Banded mail Barding, but you cannot make Buckler Barding.

I would consider a shield a type of armor. But I see your point. Technically armor is body armor and shield is shield. :)

[HaraldKlak]

Grick wrote:

Ferio wrote:

In the armor rules it says you can make barding out of any armor OR shields...

Does it?

"Barding can be made of any of the armor types found on Table: Armor and Shields."

You can make Hide Barding, or Banded mail Barding, but you cannot make Buckler Barding.

Being too slow in typing my own post, I can only declare that I agree with Grick.

Furthermore, the barding-paragraph refer to light, medium and heavy barding, which follow the armor categories not shields.

[Aetolius]

So you cannot attach bucklers to your mounts' legs? I know it sounds ridiculous--just wondering if you can strap bucklers above the joints to gain extra AC on your mount. My guess is no, but worth asking anyway.