Theomniadept
2014-02-20, 11:18 AM
I've been reading some random threads across the nets regarding 3.5 shield use, and it's been enlightening. I never knew you could just use a mithral shield gauntlet non-proficient at no penalty like casters and their mithral bucklers.
However I've noticed many threads noting the option to swap tower shield proficiency, namely for fighters. I heard it was in Complete Warrior, but all I have been able to find are the pages allowing swapping of racial proficiencies (like swapping the nigh-useless Dwarven Urgrosh for the Dwarven Warpike).
In addition to different proficiency-swapping, I was wondering if there were special ways to negate the ACP on different exotic shields. I know of mithral, obviously, but what's the total list of shields that can be used non-proficiently given simple mithral as a material?
Finally, this is all sort of for my halfling paladin in my sunday game. The total build is Paladin 6/Halfling Outrider 1/Beastmaster 1/Halfling Outrider 9/ Wild Plains Outrider 3. This means all my proficiencies are gained at level 1 and since paladin has only proficiency with "shields" I'm assuming this only means bucklers, light and heavy shields. Is there any special way I can gain Rider's Shield benefits beyond taking the feat for it (which the build literally won't allow for until level 18)?
Side Note - If anyone knows a way to get a Warbeast paladin mount beyond simply asking for one or paying for the thing please let me know.
However I've noticed many threads noting the option to swap tower shield proficiency, namely for fighters. I heard it was in Complete Warrior, but all I have been able to find are the pages allowing swapping of racial proficiencies (like swapping the nigh-useless Dwarven Urgrosh for the Dwarven Warpike).
In addition to different proficiency-swapping, I was wondering if there were special ways to negate the ACP on different exotic shields. I know of mithral, obviously, but what's the total list of shields that can be used non-proficiently given simple mithral as a material?
Finally, this is all sort of for my halfling paladin in my sunday game. The total build is Paladin 6/Halfling Outrider 1/Beastmaster 1/Halfling Outrider 9/ Wild Plains Outrider 3. This means all my proficiencies are gained at level 1 and since paladin has only proficiency with "shields" I'm assuming this only means bucklers, light and heavy shields. Is there any special way I can gain Rider's Shield benefits beyond taking the feat for it (which the build literally won't allow for until level 18)?
Side Note - If anyone knows a way to get a Warbeast paladin mount beyond simply asking for one or paying for the thing please let me know.