duellist's vembraces and sword and board?

[rangerjeff]

So the vembraces only help if using a double weapon or two weapons. I'm a sword and board fighter with Two-Weapon fighting. Not sure if I'd get the +1 deflection bonus? Pretty sure I'd get to 1/r reduce the penalty for attacking with my shield by 2 (whenever I get a full attack...)

Basically, is a shield a weapon? If conditional, when is it a weapon?

[Gilfalas]

rangerjeff wrote:

So the vembraces only help if using a double weapon or two weapons. I'm a sword and board fighter with Two-Weapon fighting. Not sure if I'd get the +1 deflection bonus? Pretty sure I'd get to 1/r reduce the penalty for attacking with my shield by 2 (whenever I get a full attack...)

Basically, is a shield a weapon? If conditional, when is it a weapon?

I would think a shield is a weapon when you shield bash with it.

[blahpers]

A shield is a weapon. Full stop.