Shield Proficiency

By spending a weapon proficiency, characters can become more skilled in the use of their shield. Modern re-enactments of medieval tournaments have demonstrated that the shield is a very important part of a warrior’s protection. The extra protection conferred by the shield varies by the exact type the character becomes proficient in:

Shield	Normal	Proficient	Number of
Type	AC bonus	AC bonus	Attackers
Buckler	+1	+1	1
Small	+1	+2	2
Medium	+1	+3	3
Body	+1/+2 vs.	+3/+4 vs.	4
	missiles	missiles

The number of attackers is the maximum number of times the shield bonus can be used in a single round by the character. Normally, shields can only be used against enemies in the character’s front spaces or in the flank spaces on the character’s shield side.

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