Shield Proficiency (Tower)

Shield Proficiency (Tower)

General

You are proficient with tower shields.

Prerequisites: Shield Proficiency (Normal).

Benefit: You can use a tower shield and suffer only the standard penalties.

Normal: A character who is using a shield with which he or she is not proficient takes the shield’s armor check penalty on attack rolls and on all skill checks that involve moving, including Ride.

Special: Fighters automatically have Shield Proficiency (Tower) as a bonus feat. They need not select it.