Help recalling a feat

[Balancer]

I distinctly recall a feat that lets you count a hand with a buckler as being an open hand for feats like Dervish Dance but I'm completely pulling blank on the name and can't find anything. Am I going mad or does the feat not exist??

[Fuzzy-Wuzzy]

Balancer wrote:

I distinctly recall a feat that lets you count a hand with a buckler as being an open hand for feats like Dervish Dance but I'm completely pulling blank on the name and can't find anything. Am I going mad or does the feat not exist??

You're not mad, it's just from a player companion that's not up on d20pfsrd or the Archives of Nethys yet for some reason.

Armor Master's Handbook p19 wrote:

Unhindering Shield (Shield Mastery)

You are accustomed to fighting with your shield.

Prerequisites: Shield Focus, base attack bonus +6 or fighter level 4th, proficiency with bucklers.

Benefit: You still gain a buckler's bonus to AC even if you use your shield hand for some other purpose. When you wield a buckler, your shield hand is considered free for the purposes of casting spells, wielding weapons, and using any other abilities that require you to have a free hand or interact with your shield, such as the swashbuckler's precise strike deed or the Weapon Finesse feat.

Special: A monk with this feat is not considered to be using a shield for the purposes of his AC bonus, fast movement, or flurry of blows.

[Kalindlara]

Perhaps Unhindering Shield, from Armor Master's Handbook? ^_^

(That said, you might not need a feat for Dervish Dance and bucklers, due to the Slashing Grace FAQ. Ask your GM and/or expect table variation.)

[Kalindlara]

...ninjaed by cat-men. ^_^