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#1 cwilde Jul 13, 2009 15:48:38	Iv recently been thinking it would be really fun to have a character who duel wielded shields as there primary weapons, obviously id want to use the fighter as a base class, but beyond that I'm not really sure. If you have made a character like this id be interested in hearing how it worked out, if you have ideas for feats or equipment i be glad to hear them to. I appreciate the help I might get from this thread.
#2 mellored Jul 13, 2009 15:53:25	I'd go with +1 AC (+3 total), and 1d6.
#3 vebrandsson Jul 13, 2009 15:56:12	If you have access to a copy of adventurer's vault just let the player wield two spiked shields, problem solved.
#4 ff6shadow Jul 13, 2009 16:09:55	Spiked Shield from the Adventure's Vault. Tempest Fighter, MCed into Ranger. You won't be the biggest Striker out there, but you'll have your imagery.
#5 vebrandsson Jul 13, 2009 16:15:41	I don't have my books on me but I believe spiked shields count not only as shields and can be enchanted as either shields or weapons (which is nice) but they also count as light blades (I think) thus allowing them to count for a decent selection of feats as well as any fighter powers that use light blades.
#6 sushijunkie Jul 13, 2009 16:30:43	I don't have my books on me but I believe spiked shields count not only as shields and can be enchanted as either shields or weapons (which is nice) but they also count as light blades (I think) thus allowing them to count for a decent selection of feats as well as any fighter powers that use light blades. I can confirm this. I just looked it up. The spiked shield is a single shield with a blade in it, and is considered an off-hand weapon. It is a light-blade. As such you can get enchantments, etc. It's funny because the entry specifically says that you can't dual wield it, but you should go ahead and do it anyway.
#7 cwilde Jul 13, 2009 19:48:31	thanks, i was wondering if you could enchant spiked shields as weapons ans shields and now i know. oh and what is the Adventure's Vault?
#8 sushijunkie Jul 13, 2009 20:16:29	thanks, i was wondering if you could enchant spiked shields as weapons ans shields and now i know. oh and what is the Adventure's Vault? It's a D&D supplement book. A crapload of items, etc.
#9 cwilde Jul 14, 2009 14:51:45	It's a D&D supplement book. A crapload of items, etc. i have a D&D supplemental called arms and equipment guide with a lot of gear in it, but iv never heard of that one...i just looked it up, is it a 4e book, because i don't play 4e, i still play 3.5 because its what i have and what my friends play
#10 pluisjen Jul 14, 2009 16:09:47	Fluff it. Wield a sword and a shield, and reflavor the sword as another shield. Probably the easiest way to pull it off
#11 cwilde Jul 16, 2009 14:06:32	i dont see why it would be hard to make, the only issues i could think of is feats and enchantment, could you take weapon focus shiel, and could you enchant it with weapon enchants
#12 chaosfang Jul 17, 2009 0:25:22	I'm thinking they specifically placed the "can't dual wield spiked shields" to avoid a potential cheese for benefiting from both shield bonus + offensive capabilities but regardless I'd say if you're really into the dual shield wielding then why not? :P
#13 Qube Jul 17, 2009 2:02:06	Fluff it. Wield a sword and a shield, and reflavor the sword as another shield. Probably the easiest way to pull it off I agree.
#14 heathan_v20 Jul 17, 2009 16:30:09	I actually was planning on playing a warforged in a game like that once. He was dual wielding 2 light shields and his name was either gonna be Wall, Barrier (everyone could call him Barry :D), or just flat out AWESOME!!!