User:Balmz/Shield Bashing (3.5e Feat)
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Shield Bashing. [General, Fighter, Combat] Learn how to bash better with your shield.Prerequisites: Proficient in shields. Benefits: This is a combat feat that scales with your Base Attack Bonus.
- +0: The player can bash with shields, this includes buckler and tower, bucklers deal 1d2, tower shields 1d8, both have a 2x mulitplier for criticals, and a critical range of 19-20, You can bash an opponent with a shield, using it as an off-hand weapon. See Table: Weapons for the damage dealt by a shield bash. Used this way, a shield is a martial bludgeoning weapon. For the purpose of penalties on attack rolls, treat a shield as a one-handed weapon. If you use your shield as a weapon, you lose its AC bonus until your next action (usually until the next round). An enhancement bonus on a shield does not improve the effectiveness of a shield bash made with it, but the shield can be made into a magic weapon in its own right.
- +1: Tower shields no longer cause attack penalties; additionally you deal your full strength bonus when bashing with any shield instead of 1/2. Also, you no longer lose your ac bonus when bashing with a shield.
- +6: When bashing someone with a shield, the target must make a dc 15 fort save + your strength modifier or dexterity modifier (whichever is higher) or be knocked back 5 feet. You can only use one of the bash abilities at a time. In addition, spikes can now be added to bucklers and tower shields; spiked bucklers do 1d3 and tower 1d8.
- +11: Targets that are bashed now need to make a dc 15 fort save + your strength modifier or dexterity (whichever is higher) or be knocked prone. You can only use one of the bash abilities at a time.
- +16: When bashing a target, the target must now make a dc 15 fort save + your strength modifier or dexterity (whichever is higher) or be stunned for a time based on the shield type. You can only use one of the bash abilities at a time.
- +18: When bashing a target, if the target is a magic user or a manifesting class, the target must make a dc 15 save + your strength modifier or dexterity (whichever is higher) or take damage to their spellcasting or manifesting attribute. The damage stacks with each hit. You can only use one of the bash abilities at a time.
Stun time/Attribute damage
- Buckler: 1 round/Attribute damage
- Light wooden shield: 1d2 rounds/Attribute damage
- Light metal shield: 1d3 rounds/Attribute damage
- Heavy wooden shield: 1d3 rounds/Attribute damage
- Heavy metal shield: 1d4 rounds/Attribute damage
- Tower shield: 1d6 rounds/Attribute damage
A fighter may choose this as a bonus feat.
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