SO I really like the concept, of a captain america type but I think I need a little refresher on using my shield as a weapon. how does it work exactly and what feats are required to do a punch/shield fighter.
I am not asking so much for a build but more of a feat tree and a basic walk through of using a shield as you primary weapon.
what exactly Is involved?
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You don't need any feats to simply attack with a shield. A heavy shield is counted as a one-handed weapon while a light shield is a light weapon.
If you want to keep the shield's AC bonus when you attack with it, you need Improved Shield Bash.
If you want to attack with the shield and something else in the same round, you need either the Two-Weapon Fighting feat or a high enough BAB.
Okay thanks!
is there any way with feats to bring up the damage?
EDIT: I see a lot of Shield related feats are these worth it? esoterically for throwing and returning?
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Obvious ways of improving damage output would be shield spikes and/or the bashing magical enhancement.
Featwise, probably the best thing you can take is the Shield Master feat (no twf penalty on attacks with the shield, use shield enhancement bonus as weapon enhancement bonus).
Shield Slam is also nice (if you read it as "you CAN make a bull rush when you hit with a shield attack" instead of "you MAKE a bull rush when you it with a shield attack").
Apart from this... There have been threads on shield-fighting already, including captain america stuff, even a two-shield-fighting build.
this thread may help.
http://www.enworld.org/forum/pathfinder-rpg-discussion/308795-dual-shield-r anger-build-help.html
Captain Aldoran is not fit to hold Captain Taldor's gigantic hammer.
Brawler archetype (for fighter)...+1/+3 to attack/damage with close weapons (including shield), at 3rd level (in place of Weapon Training); it's basically weapon training with close weapons, but with +2 to damage and you get it 2 levels early.
