Is there any way to make a shield bash with a tower shield?
http://www.d20pfsrd.com/equipment---final/armor/shield-tower
You can't per default, unless there is some class, feat, archetype
In all honestly, I can't even see the benefit on using a tower shield, I just don't get it.
Maybe some builds can be built around this, but probably far way too complicated
http://www.d20pfsrd.com/equipment---final/armor/shield-tower
You can't per default, unless there is some class, feat, archetype
In all honestly, I can't even see the benefit on using a tower shield, I just don't get it.
Maybe some builds can be built around this, but probably far way too complicated
Yeah, that's the problem. I'd like to build something like Braum from LoL, and he uses this huge-ass vault door as a shield, bashing people with it and protecting his allies. I'm thinking a cleric or oracle that uses this huge shield to tank dudes and intercept spells with it while having a good amount of battlefield control and buffing allies. While not a requirement to bash, I think it'd be thematic.
I guess I could just take a heavy shield for rules but flavor it like a tower shield, but where's the fun in that? ;)
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You can use a Collapsible Tower. It's basically a heavy shield that you can enbiggen to a tower shield as needed.
http://www.d20pfsrd.com/equipment---final/armor/shield-tower
You can't per default, unless there is some class, feat, archetype
In all honestly, I can't even see the benefit on using a tower shield, I just don't get it.
Maybe some builds can be built around this, but probably far way too complicated
Yeah, that's the problem. I'd like to build something like Braum from LoL, and he uses this huge-ass vault door as a shield, bashing people with it and protecting his allies. I'm thinking a cleric or oracle that uses this huge shield to tank dudes and intercept spells with it while having a good amount of battlefield control and buffing allies. While not a requirement to bash, I think it'd be thematic.
I guess I could just take a heavy shield for rules but flavor it like a tower shield, but where's the fun in that? ;)
If you go Heavy/Tower you can't cast spells. You need a free hand to do that, and you can't switch your weapon to your off hand (shield one) to make the somatic components.
From my experience Heavy/Tower shields are for martial classes only that do not need to cast, otherwise you're gimping yourself in combat, unless you won't be casting at all during it.
http://www.d20pfsrd.com/equipment---final/armor/shield-tower
You can't per default, unless there is some class, feat, archetype
In all honestly, I can't even see the benefit on using a tower shield, I just don't get it.
Maybe some builds can be built around this, but probably far way too complicated
Yeah, that's the problem. I'd like to build something like Braum from LoL, and he uses this huge-ass vault door as a shield, bashing people with it and protecting his allies. I'm thinking a cleric or oracle that uses this huge shield to tank dudes and intercept spells with it while having a good amount of battlefield control and buffing allies. While not a requirement to bash, I think it'd be thematic.
I guess I could just take a heavy shield for rules but flavor it like a tower shield, but where's the fun in that? ;)
If you go Heavy/Tower you can't cast spells. You need a free hand to do that, and you can't switch your weapon to your off hand (shield one) to make the somatic components.
From my experience Heavy/Tower shields are for martial classes only that do not need to cast, otherwise you're gimping yourself in combat, unless you won't be casting at all during it.
You don't need both hands to cast nor do you need both hands to hold a shield. As long as I have one free hand I can cast any spell I want.
Edit: I guess I wasn't clear; this guy will not have a weapon, only a shield for bashing and protecting his teammates.