A couple of questions about this. My fighter has two basic modes of fighting...
Two handed:
When doing this I use +1 Striking Shifting Halberd. But as more is learned about the enemy (or if they close) I shift to another two-handed weapon (Great Axe, Maul, Greatsword, etc) In an adventure last night I actually switched to a Shield held in two hands (ala Everstand Stance) since I had not had the opportunity to actually switch to Everstand Stance, I used the d6 (+1 Striking of course) for the shield boss. I do have the feat Everstand Stance and am a member of Knights of Lastwall (had to check my organizations for that one).
Is this legal?Shield and Weapon:
I have a minor sturdy shield that has a +1 Striking Shield Boss (different from the one above, that was a weapon shifted to a shield). I also have set of Doubling Rings that I wear with the gold ring on the shield arm. As I understand doubling rings, any weapon that I use in my other hand would pick up the +1 Striking. Is this correct?And finally the situation came up last night where I needed to grapple something (dang invisible opponents) and was actually able to do so. Once grappled I hit it with my gauntlets and applied the +1 striking (transferred via the doubling rings). Is this legal?
And yes, all of these came up in one adventure and he is a convoluted fighter / mauler.
Thanks for any feedback and suggestions.
Shifting into a shield: No. A shield is not a weapon that requires 2 hands to wield (on both counts, not weapon, not 2 handed). Having Everstand Stance doesn't change that.
Doubling +1 Striking from a wielded shields boss to a weapon wielded in the other hand: totally legal.
The gauntlet question: needs more specifics. If you have a shield with a +1 Striking boss wielded in one hand, you can strike with a gauntlet on the other hand and apply the doubling rings. But if you are using a shield in your left hand and holding a creature with your right hand (or vice versa) what hand are you attacking with gauntlets with? By my count there isn't one left.
Additionally, this thread should probably be moved to PF2 Rules Discussion, since none of this is organized play specific.