Dual wielding shilelds question

[Corisar]

Is there anything in the rules against dual wielding shields? I am building a character to be a shield bash/bull rush/disarm specialist. I know that the AC bonus would not stack. It would be two weapon fighting feat with a heavy and light shield. Are there any downsides to this build (i.e. not being able to drink a potion, etc.)

[Nefreet]

If you take a look at the list of item slots in the Core Rulebook you'll see that each character is allowed only one "shield" slot. Dual-wielding shields, despite there being several guides on the matter, isn't actually something you can do.

[diphycue]

The item slots are for magic items, there's, to my knowledge, no rule against strapping a shield onto each arm.

[Dylos]

You would only get the AC bonus from one shield, regardless of how many you use, therefore any additional shields are weapons only.

[BigNorseWolf]

It would be like rings, where you explicitly can play the mandarin (the real one)

[SCPRedMage]

diphycue wrote:

The item slots are for magic items, there's, to my knowledge, no rule against strapping a shield onto each arm.

Indeed, you could certainly have a shield on each arm, and while only one would work as a magic shield, you could certainly attack with both (as magic weapons, even).

[Belafon]

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[Nefreet]

diphycue wrote:

The item slots are for magic items, there's, to my knowledge, no rule against strapping a shield onto each arm.

So long as one shield was non-magical, I suppose you are correct.

It'd be like how you can wear any number of mundane rings, but only two magical ones.

[BigNorseWolf]

You can wear any number of magical rings, but only two will work. So he could have two magical shields, he'd just have to decide which one was on.

A character can only effectively wear two magic rings. A third magic ring doesn't work if the wearer is already wearing two magic rings.

So it sounds like whichever shield you pickup first is the real one, you'd have to drop the other one to switch.

[kinevon]

BigNorseWolf wrote:

You can wear any number of magical rings, but only two will work. So he could have two magical shields, he'd just have to decide which one was on.

A character can only effectively wear two magic rings. A third magic ring doesn't work if the wearer is already wearing two magic rings.

So it sounds like whichever shield you pickup first is the real one, you'd have to drop the other one to switch.

Well, the second shield wouldn't do anything for AC, but with the Bashing enhancement, and weapon enhancements, I see no reason that side wouldn't remain usable as a magic weapon...

[BigNorseWolf]

kinevon wrote:

BigNorseWolf wrote:

You can wear any number of magical rings, but only two will work. So he could have two magical shields, he'd just have to decide which one was on.

A character can only effectively wear two magic rings. A third magic ring doesn't work if the wearer is already wearing two magic rings.

So it sounds like whichever shield you pickup first is the real one, you'd have to drop the other one to switch.

Well, the second shield wouldn't do anything for AC, but with the Bashing enhancement, and weapon enhancements, I see no reason that side wouldn't remain usable as a magic weapon...

As a weapon no. But you couldn't have say, light fortification on one hand and fire resist on the other and then have both work.