Official Shield Master question

[Adaff]

I want to play a two shields ranger....

SHIELD MASTER
You do not suffer any penalties on attack rolls made with a shield while you are wielding another weapon. Add your shield’s enhancement bonus to attack and damage rolls made with the shield as if it were a weapon enhancement bonus.

I feel like this indicates you can't use another shield. I suppose a shield can be used as a weapon via shield bash, but at the same time I have a hunch this wasn't what was intended.

Now by RAW two shields should be completely legal, but after doing some research I can't seem to find any official rulings on the matter and it seems to come up a good often.

Does anyone know if there has been some sort of ruling?

[blackbloodtroll]

Shields are weapons.

Look at the weapon listing, and you will find, Shields, and Spiked Shield.

Check out the Fighter Weapon Groups, and you will find Shields.

Shields, are weapons.

Just ask Captain America.

[Nicos]

there is no oficial ruling to my knowledge. But if I recall correctly James Jacobs have stated (as his personal opinion) that you can not dual wield shields cause it is silly.

The answer to the question " canyou play a two shielded ranger" is "Ask yor GM".

If this is for PFS then ask in the PFS forum.

[wraithstrike]

Officially it works, even though I don't like the idea. They did assume you would use a weapon such as sword most likely, but it is not gamebreaking.

[blackbloodtroll]

James Jacobs is not a rules guy. He notes this often.

So, he gives opinions based on how he would run it in his games.

He has a few of his own houserules.

Shields are weapons.

You can take Weapon Focus, and choose a Shield.

You can enchant a Shield with weapon enchantments.

So, the weapon, that is "another weapon", can be a Shield, as a Shield, is a weapon.