Bolt Ace (Apath)

Unofficial rules compendium

Pavise ====

A 1st level gunslinger with the pavise deed gains proficiency with tower shields. As long as the gunslinger has 1 or more points of grit, she can position a tower shield in her square. An emplaced tower shield is called a pavise. Picking up the tower shield again is a move action. If she moves to another square without first picking up the pavise, it falls flat and is counted as a normal dropped object. Another creature adjacent to the pavise can pick it up or cause it to fall flat as a move action. If the gunslinger is outflanked while using pavise, the tower shield falls flat automatically. By spending one point of grit, the gunslinger can either place or pick up the pavise as a swift action.

Back Shield

At 3rd level the gunslinger gains proficiency with tower shields. The gunslinger can wear a tower shield strapped to his back. By turning her back while reloading, she gains a significant amount of protection at little cost. As long as she has at least one point of grit, she can use a tower shield without needing to use a hand to wield it. She gains all the normal advantages and disadvantages of a tower shield. By spending one point of grit at the end of her turn, she can take cover behind the tower shield as noted in its description, except that it is a free action. She retains this cover until the beginning of her next turn. She cannot use this deed and wield a melee weapon; if she does, she suffers the penalties of the tower shield but gains none of the bonuses.

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