Spikes up the base damage and that doesn't do anything to the sacred damage. So either increased damage from spike or Sacred Weapon damage.
I wonder if medium size character can equip a large size large shield two handed.
I wonder if medium size character can equip a large size large shield two handed.
You have to wear a shield to attack with it. There are no rules for wearing inappropriately sized armor so I think you'd be out of luck. Now a large throwing shield could work as long as you don't expect to wear it or get an AC bonus.
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You have to wear a shield to attack with it.
Source? You do not have wear a shield to use it. Not all shields have straps, and most have a handle just like any other weapon.
Center Boss shields are designed to be held and block actively and have no straps. I would have no problem allowing a medium character to use a large one two handed as a weapon.
You have to wear a shield to attack with it.Source? You do not have wear a shield to use it. Not all shields have straps, and most have a handle just like any other weapon.
Center Boss shields are designed to be held and block actively and have no straps. I would have no problem allowing a medium character to use a large one two handed as a weapon.
In the rules.
"You strap a heavy steel shield to your forearm and grip it with your hand.""You strap a light steel shield to your forearm and grip it with your hand."
PRD: Ultimate Equipment. From this, it seems it is assumed that all heavy/light shields have straps you must use. Although to be fair, I guess you could wield one as an improvised weapon without wearing it.
Yeah. Dnd and pathfinder both suffer from not knowing much about realistic shield use. Center grip shields existed throughout history for a reason. Strapped shields are more for cavalry.
Yeah. Dnd and pathfinder both suffer from not knowing much about realistic shield use. Center grip shields existed throughout history for a reason. Strapped shields are more for cavalry.
I wouldn't say that its a lack of knowledge, there is a limit to how much detail any pen and paper can put into the system. I would guess that the designers decided that an overly accurate depiction of shield use across all types wasn't worth the time or resources.
It's not because of realism, they didn't want people walking around with shields to improve their AC and then drop them as a free action on their turn before they'd start attacking with a two-handed or some other weapon. They made a choice to set in the rules that everybody needs a move action to strap or unstrap a shield. If you wanna change that, fine, as long as the rules are the same for everyone, players and NPCs.
I don't think there was any plan past making some simplifications for ease of use. Are all the weights historically accurate? Weapons/armor exactly the same? Nope. But that streamlining saved us from having several different kinds of each item with SLIGHT variations with no real mechanical difference.
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Several of the devs have weighed in that they think shield-fighting is silly and don't really care for shields much beyond the iconic strapped-on heavy shield.
Then why did they create an archetype that specializes in using shields as a weapon?
I can tell you from personal experience as a SCA heavy fighter that a center grip shield without a strap is more maneuverable, better able to block an attack, and more dangerous as a weapon that a strapped on heater.
Several of the devs have weighed in that they think shield-fighting is silly and don't really care for shields much beyond the iconic strapped-on heavy shield.Then why did they create an archetype that specializes in using shields as a weapon?
I can tell you from personal experience as a SCA heavy fighter that a center grip shield without a strap is more maneuverable, better able to block an attack, and more dangerous as a weapon that a strapped on heater.
The problem is that while this is true, it isn't backed up much in popular media. Hollywood never made a movie with a guy rocking a center grip shield. It would be nice if the devs could watch some real martial arts sometime.
Shield Spikes: These spikes turn a shield into a martial piercing weapon and increase the damage dealt by a shield bash as if the shield were designed for a creature one size category larger than you (see “spiked shields” on Table: Weapons). You can't put spikes on a buckler or a tower shield. Otherwise, attacking with a spiked shield is like making a shield bash attack.
An enhancement bonus on a spiked shield does not improve the effectiveness of a shield bash made with it, but a spiked shield can be made into a magic weapon in its own right.