{"name":"Tower Shield Slam","prerequisite":"Tower Shield Proficiency, Str 13","short_description":"You are trained to bash opponents with tower shields","benefit":"You may use the Shield Bash action with tower shields, and you threaten adjacent areas normally while equipped with a tower shield. When bashing with a tower shield you suffer a -2 penalty to the attack roll due to the shield's encumbrance, though you can ignore this penalty if your non-shield hand is free.","normal":"You can't normally use the Shield Bash action with tower shields, nor do you threaten adjacent areas.","special":"Tower Shield[br]\r\nCost 30 gp Weight 45 lbs.[br]\r\nDamage 1d4 (small), 1d6 (medium) Critical x2 Type bludgeoning[br]\r\nCategory one-handed Proficiency martial[br]\r\nWeapon Groups close, tribal[br]\r\nYou can bash an opponent with a shield, using it as an off-hand weapon (or as a two-handed weapon for tower shields, mitigating the -2 penalty to bashing with a tower shield). Used this way, a shield is a martial bludgeoning weapon. If you use your shield as a weapon, you lose its AC bonus until your next turn. 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.","tags":"Combat","isShared":"on","templateId":"1191","blockId":"676112","world":"5c311b6f-b867-4211-94d9-a8889f3dd9ef","folder":"5033"}