
Tower Shield Specialist Class Progression
Tower Shield Specialist is a Fighter's archetype in Owlcat Pathfinder Games.
Description[]
Many fighters believe the tower shield is a tool suitable only for troops on the battlefield, claiming it is too large and bulky to use in skirmishes or within dungeon corridors. Tower shield specialists defy those notions, using their massive shields with startling skill and incredible effect. They use these seemingly clumsy shields to perform deft maneuvers that confound their enemies.
Differences from Fighter class:
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Gameplay[]
- Alignment: Any
- Hit Die: d10
- Hit Points: 6/level + Constitution modifier
- Skill Ranks Per Level: 2 + 1/2 Intelligence modifier
- Class Skills: Athletics, Knowledge (World), Lore (Nature), Persuasion
- Proficiencies: Simple Weapons, Martial Weapons, Light Armors, Medium Armors, Heavy Armors, Shields (including Tower Shields)
- Spellcasting: none
Progression Table[]
Base Features[]
A tower shield specialist gains most of the features of a fighter. Instead of a fighter's Bravery, Weapon Training and Weapon Mastery class features, a tower shield specialist gains the following features.
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Burst Barrier |
At 2nd level, a tower shield specialist can use his shield to screen himself from burst spells and effects, gaining a +1 bonus on Reflex saves against them while employing a tower shield. This bonus increases by +1 for every four levels after 2nd (to a maximum of +5 at 18th level).
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Tower Shield Training |
At 3rd level, a tower shield specialist gains armor training as normal, but while he employs a tower shield, the armor penalty is reduced by 3 and the maximum Dexterity bonus allowed by his tower shield increases by 2. The benefit increases every four levels thereafter as per standard armor training; if the tower shield specialist is not employing a tower shield, the benefits to armor training revert to the normal bonuses.
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Tower Shield Specialist |
At 5th level, when a tower shield specialist employs a tower shield in combat, he does not take the -2 penalty on attack rolls because of the shield's encumbrance.
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Tower Shield Defense |
At 9th level, while using a tower shield, a tower shield specialist gains his shield bonus against touch attacks.
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Total Cover |
At 13th level, while using a tower shield, a tower shield specialist cannot be flanked.
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Tower Shield Evasion |
At 16th level, while using a tower shield, the tower shield specialist gains evasion, as the rogue class ability. If he makes a successful Reflex saving throw against an attack that normally deals half damage on a successful save, he instead takes no damage.
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Tower Shield Improved Evasion |
At 20th level, the shield specialist gains improved evasion, as the rogue advanced talent, while using a tower shield. This works like evasion, except that while the tower shield specialist still takes no damage on a successful Reflex saving throw against attacks, he henceforth takes only half damage on a failed save.
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Hints & Tips[]
- Trivia: This is the starting archetype for a companion
Strategy & Guides[]
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