Or, treat the shield like an improvised weapon, or one the character is proficient in, and let them attack with it as a bonus action (as per the rules for dual wielding), have it deal 1+ STR or some shit.
Or OP can just make a post complaining. At least maybe it bumped a quest thread off.
When did you realize that "when did you realize" is the worst debate format?
>I wanna play a knight that can do X
>You're going to want to start as caster Y then take A, B, C and D.
So glad I left D&D.
to be fair, caster supremacy wasn't such an issue in 2e either
It's speeding up spellcasting to ungodly levels that fucked everything (and putting everyone on the same xp track and making concentration checks a joke an removing negative repercussions from spelss and taking away the Fighter's nice things and... fuck)
Sounds like you just don't like games with rules, OP, since you described pretty much every tabletop in existence, not just DnD.
I know some kids over at deviantart who would love to play with you, I'm sure your super special half-dragon vampire with dual katanas and blood magic would fit right in.
Actually, 90% of systems would let him do it. Just with a penalty.
SHE is on deviantart under the name of 'Redlife'.
Link will follow.
>Okay, I charge the goblins, swinging at one with my sword and knocking the other out of the way with my shield!
>Sorry, you can only make one attack per round.
Pic related: Have you tried not having a shit GM? Or better yet, why not take in the -3 AC penalty since you've just bared yourself to the goblins?
Also, who would use their shield to knock a goblin back, if there are more than two of them? Are you expecting that your armour will save you? Fuck.
>sage because just in case this is a troll. Else, I'm not sure how someone can be so fucking stupid.
> plays a game
> is surprised it is a game