Shield Fighter (3.5e Class)

Shield Fighter

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Contents 1 Shield Fighter 1.1 Making a Shield Fighter 1.1.1 Class Features 1.2 Description 1.2.1 Epic Shield Fighters 1.3 Campaign Information 1.3.1 Playing a Shield Fighter 1.3.2 Shield Fighters in the World

[edit] Shield Fighter

A perfect combination of massive amounts of armor, and attack, that is the shield fighter's specialty. There are 3 paths to take, throwing, bash, and multi shield.

[edit] Making a Shield Fighter

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They are great at defense, and can use thier shields to attack. generally they serve as either a front line attack person, or defending someone.

Abilities: Strength is the most needed attribute, Constitution if you want alot of health, and Dexterity for throwing style, multi shield style, or tumble checks.

Races: any race.

Alignment: any.

Starting Gold: same as fighter .

Starting Age: as fighter.

Table: The Shield Fighter

Hit Die: d12

Level	Base Attack Bonus	Saving Throws			Special
		Fort	Ref	Will
1st	+1	+2	+2	+0	shield bash
2nd	+2	+3	+3	+0	shield focus, uncanny dodge
3rd	+3	+3	+3	+1	Block Projectile
4th	+4	+4	+4	+1	Choose path, Shield specialization
5th	+5	+4	+4	+1	Weapon focus shield
6th	+6/1	+5	+5	+2	quick draw (shields), Improved critiical (shields)
7th	+7/2	+5	+5	+2	Blunt trauma, improved uncanny dodge
8th	+8/3	+6	+6	+2	2nd path ability, greater shield focus
9th	+9/4	+6	+6	+3	Shield Ward
10th	+10/5	+7	+7	+3	fast movement 10
11th	+11/6/1	+7	+7	+3	shield expert
12th	+12/7/2	+8	+8	+4	3rd path ability, greater shield specialization
13th	+13/8/3	+8	+8	+4	Brutal 1
14th	+14/9/4	+9	+9	+4	Ultra shield proficiency
15th	+15/10/5	+9	+9	+5	great shield knowledge
16th	+16/11/6/1	+10	+10	+5	4th path ability, melee weapon mastery (bludeoning)
17th	+17/12/7/2	+10	+10	+5	great block
18th	+18/13/8/3	+11	+11	+6	Improved shield ward
19th	+19/14/9/4	+11	+11	+6	Brutal 2
20th	+20/15/10/5	+12	+12	+6	final path ability, Superior traning
Class Skills (4 + Int modifier per level, ×4 at 1st level) Balance (dex), Climb (str), Craft (int), Diplomacy (Cha), Intimidate (cha), Jump (str), Listen (wis), Ride (dex), Search (int), Sense motive (wis), Spot (wis), Tumble (dex).

[edit] Class Features

 All of the following are class features of the Shield Fighter.

Weapon and Armor Proficiency: Proficiency with Shields (except tower shields), light armors and simple weapons.

Shield bash: Gains improved shield bash as a bonus feat

Block projectile: A Shield fighter may block projectiles a round equal to his dex mod as long as he has a shield equipped

Shield Focus: + 1 ac and attack rolls for shield bash with a chosen type of shield. A Shield fighter may retrain for 8 hours to change the type of shield he is focused to.

Choose Path: There are several paths a Shield fighter can take, Shield Sling and Great bash, and Multi-shield. As a Shield fighter levels up they gain more powerful abilitys. alternatively they may choose to start a new path and gain that ability any time they gain a new path ability.

Shield sling: It grants the shield fighter the shield sling feat as a bonus feat

Great bash: A shield fighter does more damage with a shield bash, treating his shield as one size catagory larger for determining damage.

Multishield: A Shield Fighter gains the 2 weapon fighting feat for using shields and stacks the shield bonuses

Shield Ward: Enemies now take 1-1.5 times their str mod when they attack you based on using the weapon in 2 hands, dmg reduction cannot apply to this dmg

Shield Expert: all shields get a +2 bonus to AC

Blunt trauma (Sp): Your shields are always considered having shield spikes and will not gain further benifit from stacking this with actual shield spikes, You also do x1.5 str damage with shields/shield bash

path 2nd ability: The path you have chosen gets better

Far sling: (for Shield sling path) You are treated as having the far shot feat when using shields as ranged weapons

Greater bash: (for Bash path)A shield fighter does even more damage with a shield bash, treating his shield as two size catagories larger for determining damage

Multishield: A Shield Fighter gains the improved 2 weapon fighting, and 2 weapon defense feats for using shields

path 3rd ability: The path you have chosen gets even better

Shield bounce (for Shield sling path) you may make a full round attack against a group of enemy's. Make an attack roll against an opponent, if successful you make make another attack at your next highest bonus on another enemy within the shields range. If that one hits you can continue up to the maximum number of attacks you can make in a round. total distance can not exceed the shields maximum throwable distance

Shield Ram: (for Bash path) if you make a bull rush you are treated as having improved bull rush, and you can knock opponents prone (reflex save DC 1/2 HD+damage dealt) you deal damage as if you made a charge attack.

Multishield: A Shield Fighter gains the greater 2 weapon fighting feat for using shields

path 4th ability: The path you have chosen gets even better

Ultra shield proficiency: you can now ignore the armor check penalty from using shields

Shield Stun: (Sling) A Shield fighter can decair a stunning attack. This is identical to the monks stunning fist ability except can only be used with a shield. can be used ranged, but only up to 30 ft away.

Powerful Build: (Bash) A Shield fighter gains the powerful build special ability

Multishield: A Shield Fighter gains the perfect 2 weapon fighting and improved 2 weapon defense feats for using shields Multishield: A Shield Fighter gains the perfect 2 weapon fighting and improved 2 weapon defense feats for using shields

Brutal 1 and 2: a brutal weapon can reroll damage upon the specified number or lower.

Great shield knowledge: Based on your path you gain knowledge of a great shield

Moon Shield: (for Shield sling path) this small disk which is roughly 1 1/2 feet across shines like the moon, it shines in any darkness, the shield is treated as having returning on it AC: +4 (not including the +2 from class) damage: 1d10 20/x3 range: 60ft weight: 2 lb

Twin shields of frenzy (for multishield class) these 2 shields have a damage of 1d8 18/20 x3 and an AC of 2 each. these shields are so versatile that they are considered under the effect of speed

Armadillo: (for great bash path) more of a set of interlocking shields and armor, you can curl into an airtight ball. There is enough air for the creature to survive for an hour. If you subject to a size modifier or special size modifier for an opposed check (such as Hide), you are treated as one size smaller if doing so is advantageous to the character. You can roll up or down any incline or decline she could normally walk upon without mishap, though skating up an incline reduces the subject’s speed by 15ft, while skating down a decline increases her speed by an additional 15 feet. (This adjustment is treated as a circumstance bonus.) You can not make normal attacks while in the ball, though you can still make bull rush and Overrun attempts. Alternatively you may make a charge attack and shield bash. The armor takes up Body, Arm, Hand, Head, Feet and both weapon slots, however the pieces may be enchanted as gauntlets, bracers, boots, helms, weapons and shields respectively.

Armadillo Armor [Medium]

Maximum Dex Bonus: +3 Armor Check Penalty: –5 Arcane Spell Failure Chance: 30% Hardness: 10
Size	Cost		Armor Bonus	Weight	Hit Points
	Humanoid	Nonhumanoid
Fine	stuff gp	stuff gp	+2	? lb.	1
Diminutive	stuff gp	stuff gp	+2	? lb.	3
Tiny	stuff gp	stuff gp	+2	? lb.	6
Small	stuff gp	stuff gp	+6	? lb.	12
Medium	stuff gp	stuff gp	+6	?? lb.	25
Large	stuff gp	stuff gp	+6	??? lb.	50
Huge	stuff gp	stuff gp	+6	??? lb.	100
Gargantuan	stuff gp	stuff gp	+6	??? lb.	200
Colossal	stuff gp	stuff gp	+6	360 lb.	400
Speed Base 20 ft. 30 ft. 40 ft. 50 ft. 60 ft. 70 ft. 80 ft. 90 ft. 100 ft. Armored 15 ft. 20 ft. 30 ft. 35 ft. 40 ft. 50 ft. 55 ft. 60 ft. 70 ft.

Armadillo Shield

[edit] Description You strap a shield to your forearm and grip it with your hand. A heavy shield is so heavy that you can’t use your shield hand for anything else. Martial One-Handed Melee Damage (Base): d6 (2d6 with greater bash or 3d6 with greater bash and spikes) Critical: ×2 Range Increment: — Type: Bludgeoning Shield Bonus: +3 Maximum Dex Bonus: — Armor Check Penalty: −2 Arcane Spell Failure Chance: 15% Construction: (for a shield fighter) Moon Shield: 1 pound adamantine, 1 pound mythril, Craft DC 16, 1,000 gp (used for determining how long it takes) Armadillo: 100 pounds of metal, Craft DC 25, 10,000 gp (used for determining how long it takes) (for everyone else without the Great Shield Knowledge) Moon Shield: 1 pound adamantine, 1 pound mythril, Craft DC 16, 10,000 gp Armadillo: 100 pounds of metal, Craft DC 25, 100,000 gp Great Block (Su): Once per day a Shield Fighter can negate a single attack per shield, the Shield fighter must know the attack was coming. (This even negates a natural 20 Improved Shield ward (Su): Enemies now take 2-2.5 times their str mod when they attack you based on using the weapon in 2 hands Final path ability: Soaring Shield: (shield sling path) as a standard action using the moon shield you may throw it and make a single attack against all opponents within one range increment, the shield can only travel it's range increment in this attack before it returns to you. Shield Juggernaught: (great bash path) while using the Armadillo ball you can trample over opponents and break through inanimate objects (long as you deal enough damage), You need to be moving at a speed of at least 40 ft to use this attack. Trample is based off the character's weight (include the wieght of the armadillo in calculation) 2d6 per 100 pounds Multishield: all dual wielding penalties are now 0 and u can block 1 additional attack with great block [edit] Epic Shield Fighters Table: The Epic <-class name-> Hit Die: d10 Level Special 21st 22nd bonus feat 23rd 24th bonus feat 25th 26th bonus feat 27th 28th bonus feat 29th 30th bonus feat 4 + Int modifier skill points per level. Bonus Feats: The epic Shield Fighter gains a bonus feat (selected from the list of epic Fighter bonus feats) every even numbered levels after 20th. [edit] Campaign Information [edit] Playing a Shield Fighter This section needs a more complete description. For more information please look here Religion: The shield fighter is like any normal person in regards to religion, no special gods or such. Other Classes: Generally they get along well with Fighters because they both do alot of fighting, and they get along well with spell casters because they tend to protect them. They don't get along too well with Monks, because they just don't understand why they go un armored all the time. Combat: Tank or defense. Advancement: Generally go for AC over attack. Also shields with the returning special ability work great [edit] Shield Fighters in the World This section needs a more complete description. For more information please look here “ I've never seen anything take that much of a beating and walk away unharmed. ” —Narek, the evil Human Wizard They fit as tanks, and or ultimate defense Daily Life: searching for battle. Notables: IronShield The orgg Shield Fighter, he took out an evil wizard's great wyrm shadow dragon single-handedly Organizations: They have no real organization, they are just fighters who decided defense was better then attack. 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