Facing Cover Some items and spells provide directional cover based on the direction your character is facing. Cover is provided to the full extent of the effect in the areas which are indicated by dark blue. Cover is reduced to half of the full effect in the areas indicated by medium blue, and by half again where indicated by dark blue. If the full effect is only ¾ cover, the medium blue areas provide ¼ cover and the dark blue areas provide no cover. If the full effect is only ½ cover or less, the medium blue and dark blue areas provide no cover. Directional Cover Per the Player’s Handbook, a target with ¾ cover gains a +5 bonus to AC and Dexterity saving throws while a target with ½ cover provides a +2 bonus to AC and Dexterity saving throws. A target with ¼ cover gains +1 AC bonus or +1 bonus to Dexterity saving throws at the target’s discretion. A target with total cover cannot be attacked directly but they can suffer from indirect attacks such as being within an area of effect from any side other than the direction from which they have full cover. Added to
Tag: shields
Basher You can use your action (or an Extra Attack if you have that class feature) to make an attack with an equipped shield. As long as you are proficient with the shield, you apply your proficiency bonus to the attack roll. If you are not proficient with a shield, you can still attempt to bash with a shield as an Improvised Weapon and it will still deal the damage noted on the chart, but you cannot add your proficiency bonus to the attack roll. See the table Expanded Shield Options for Medium Creatures under the House Rule Shields Up! for bashing damage for each shield type. For example, if you are armed with a spiked medium shield, you can bash for 1d8+2 damage. If you have the Ambidextrous feat, you can also apply your Strength modifier to your bash damage. If you have the Shield Mastery feat or the Ambidextrous feat, you can shield-bash as a bonus action. If you have the Shield Mastery feat, you can also apply shield damage when you use your shield to shove an opponent. You cannot bash with a buckler, nor can you apply spikes to one. You also cannot apply spikes to