Editing Shield

Shields come in three basic varieties: [[Light shield]], [[Heavy shield]] and [[Tower shield]]. (Spiked shields and Bucklers were not implemented in NWN2). You strap a shield to your forearm and grip it with your hand. When using a shield you must grip your weapon (if any) with only one hand.

* Shields grant a shield bonus to the wearer's [[armor class]]. This number represents the protective value of the shield. The bonus does not stack with other effects that grant a shield bonus. The [[Shield (spell)]] grants Shield Enhancement AC, which does not stack with enhancement bonus of a shield, but it does stack with its base AC.

* Shields have an [[armor check penalty]].

* While fleeing; Ranged attacks are [[Parry|Parried]] instead of [[Tumble|Tumbling]].

* Unlike in D&D 3.5, you CANNOT make a bash attack with shields. You also cannot equip a shield without the appropriate [[Shield proficiency]] [[feat]].

== D&D 3.5 comparison ==

You could make a bash attack with all shields, except bucklers. Spiked shields are specifically for bashing and cause extra damage.

You could also equip a shield without the appropriate feat, but you incurred an attack penalty equal to the shield's armor check penalty as well as to any [[strength]] or [[dexterity]] based [[Check|checks]]).

Finally, the Buckler could be used with bows and crossbows without penalty, and with two-hand or off-hand weapons with a -1 attack penalty.

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