I just want to make sure I understand this feat correctly. Am I correct with the following?
Say we have a fighter with the following
Fighter, Level 11
Feats include: Two Weapon Fighting, Improved Shield Bash, Shield Slam, Shield Master, Shield Focus, Double Slice
Str = 16, Dex = 16
AC = 25 (Breast Plate Armor +1, Heavy Shield +2)
She fights with a long sword +1
Before Shield Mastery her attacks would have been
Longsword +11/+6/+1 and Heavy Shield +9
Once she gains Shield Master, her Two Weapon fighting becomes
Longsword +15/+10/+5 and Heavy Shield +16
And AC is retained at 25
OR are there still penalties for fighting with something other than a light weapon in your off-hand?
In this case if would be
Longsword +13/+8/+3 and Heavy Shield +14 ?
The longsword still gets the penalty so 11/6/1 but your shield bash does not so that is +15 (9+4 for removal of penalty +2 for shield enhancement...nore sure where you got 16 or even that 14 from).
On a side note...how do you have a character with shield mastery with such piddly gear?!?
Ha! Yes, that would be some piddly gear. This was just for illustration. My PC is only 5th level right now, and I thought I'd keep it simple.
Thanks for the clarity. I thought it just seemed like too big of a power boost.
I think where I screwed up was on the original attack for the heavy shield at +9. It really should have been +10 (+11 base attack +3 Str then -4 for the TWF penalty). With Shield Master it would be +16(+11 BA, +3 STR, +2 Shield Enhancement).