Talk:Broken Shields (3.5e Variant Rule)

Shields and Spells
Should shields be able to block all spells? (Of course, mean the ones that allow a saving throw... Though I may need to create exceptions for those that create a persistent area. Don't want to just up and negate like... walls of flame or blade barriers, etc.) --Ghostwheel (talk) 23:23, 2 May 2014 (UTC)


 * Reflex saves? Sure. You could even let them use it against any effect that they entered during the round, but not any that they began on top of. Then you could shield charge through a blade barrier or a field of fire or whatever, but would still have to save normally if it were cast on top of you (wall of fire doesn't offer a save though, and so doesn't apply).


 * Fort and Will saves are harder sells, and I don't think they should be blocked by a shield. You could expand the ranged touch line to include non-damaging effects if you wanted, possibly by declaring that the spell affected the shield instead of yourself. So a poisoned or dimensionally anchored shield instead of yourself (which you can then drop if necessary). - Tarkisflux Talk 06:18, 3 May 2014 (UTC)