Prerequisite: Dexterity 14 or higher
In the absence of formal shield training, you have developed unconventional techniques. You gain the following benefits:
- You gain proficiency with shields.
- You can use a bonus action on your turn to Don or Doff a shield that you are carrying; but your shield-hand can't be used to (1)draw or stow a weapon, or (2)perform the somatic component of a spell, during this same turn.
Additionally, if you are carrying only one shield:
- While your shield is stowed, your walking speed increases by 5 feet.
- While you are wielding a shield choose one creature within 15 feet of you as your target. You can use a bonus action on your turn to lob the shield into the air toward the target as a distraction. The next attack role made against that creature has advantage. This technique distracts a target only once.
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