Buckler

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Proficiency	AC Bonus	Maximum Dexterity Bonus	Armor Check Penalty	Arcane Spell Failure	Speed	Cost	Weight
shield	+1	—	-1	5%	—	5 gp	5 lbs.

This small metal shield is worn strapped to your forearm.

Benefit: 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 offhand 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 lose the buckler’s Armor Class bonus until your next turn.

You can cast a spell with somatic components using your shield arm, but you lose the buckler’s Armor Class bonus until your next turn.

You can’t make a shield bash with a buckler.

Craft (Armor): 11

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• Category: Armors
• SubCategory: Shield
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System Reference Document. Copyright 2000, Wizards of the Coast, Inc.; Authors Jonathan Tweet, Monte Cook, Skip Williams, based on material by E. Gary Gygax and Dave Arneson.

Pathfinder RPG Core Rulebook. Copyright 2009, Paizo Publishing, LLC; Author: Jason Bulmahn, based on material by Jonathan Tweet, Monte Cook, and Skip Williams.