Can block with a broken shield

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In GitLab by @Uniwars68 on Mar 23, 2021, 10:14

Blocking with a broken shield should not be possible

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In GitLab by @SpartanCPA on Mar 23, 2021, 10:26

You can shield block with a broken shield. A broken shield has no AC bonus, but does still have some HP, and Hardness to mitigate damage, up until it is destroyed.

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In GitLab by @Uniwars68 on Mar 23, 2021, 16:07

https://www.reddit.com/r/Pathfinder2e/comments/f5uapi/using_raise_shield_when_the_shield_is_broken/

a broken item is unusable, I see nowhere a rule saying we can shield block with a broken shield

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In GitLab by @Shandyan on Mar 23, 2021, 16:12

I agree that you shouldn't be able to block with a broken shield, see this text from the broken sidebar in the CRB: "A broken object can’t be used for its normal function, nor does it grant bonuses—with the exception of armor." Shields aren't armor, and so can't be used for their normal function, i.e. blocking. (I now need to go tell this to my champion player...)

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In GitLab by @stwlam on Mar 23, 2021, 16:12

@Uniwars68 I agree with your reading of the rule and will update the macro.

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In GitLab by @Uniwars68 on Mar 23, 2021, 16:22

actually the raise a shield macro give AC when shield is broken wich it should not

and the "Toggle shield block status for the selected tokens" button should not work when the shield of the selected token is broken

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In GitLab by @stwlam on Mar 23, 2021, 16:23

I believe we're on the same page regarding that.

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In GitLab by @nikolaj-a on Mar 28, 2021, 13:26

mentioned in commit 1b3b4bb4094f78f28b93a63f2f0864a01471c5f4