Telonius
2017-10-03, 02:04 PM
I just came across this bit of strangeness while looking at the description of Bucklers.
Buckler
This small metal shield is worn strapped to your forearm. You can use a bow or crossbow without penalty while carrying it. You can also use your shield arm to wield a weapon (whether you are using an off-hand weapon or using your off hand to help wield a two-handed weapon), but you take a -1 penalty on attack rolls while doing so. This penalty stacks with those that may apply for fighting with your off hand and for fighting with two weapons. In any case, if you use a weapon in your off hand, you don’t get the buckler’s AC bonus for the rest of the round.
Now that seems pretty straightforward and obvious, but I'd never considered the specific wording before:
you don’t get the buckler’s AC bonus
The only thing mentioned as being lost is the bonus to AC. Enhancement bonuses would be lost along with it, I'm assuming. But does this mean that (for example) a Rogue with a +1 Cold Resistance Moderate Fortification Buckler would still get Cold Resistance and Moderate Fortification if he uses a weapon in his buckler-hand?
Buckler
This small metal shield is worn strapped to your forearm. You can use a bow or crossbow without penalty while carrying it. You can also use your shield arm to wield a weapon (whether you are using an off-hand weapon or using your off hand to help wield a two-handed weapon), but you take a -1 penalty on attack rolls while doing so. This penalty stacks with those that may apply for fighting with your off hand and for fighting with two weapons. In any case, if you use a weapon in your off hand, you don’t get the buckler’s AC bonus for the rest of the round.
Now that seems pretty straightforward and obvious, but I'd never considered the specific wording before:
you don’t get the buckler’s AC bonus
The only thing mentioned as being lost is the bonus to AC. Enhancement bonuses would be lost along with it, I'm assuming. But does this mean that (for example) a Rogue with a +1 Cold Resistance Moderate Fortification Buckler would still get Cold Resistance and Moderate Fortification if he uses a weapon in his buckler-hand?