Currently in game, the ability "Shove" is a bonus action that any character class can use. In its current form it is incredibly powerful. I am pushing mobs off cliffs and buildings like mana from heaven. Besides the longer corpse loot recovery or the occasional lost loot to the great abyss, I find myself relying heavily on this skill. It appears to be tied to strength as far as how far you push the mob. DND 5e has it set to 5' max which would be about a single characters distance. Last night I shoved an Ogre 4 character lengths away onto his duff. Throw in a ice cantrip and its pretty much locked down. In most cases the Shove ability as a bonus action, strategically outshines a lot of class abilities or spells. It would seem that putting the "Shove" ability as an action rather than a bonus action is in order for game balance.
In the same respect you have the Shield Master Feat, but have removed the DND 5e "Shield Bash" function from it; which mechanically is the same skill as "Shove", so I am perplexed as to the thought process. Per DND 5e rules, Shield Master feat, if you use your attack action it allows the shield bash skill as a bonus action. So why remove it? Having Shield Bash as a bonus action creates more insensitive to choose the Shield Master Feat.
It seems that if you revert the Shove ability back to an action where it belongs, add the Shove mechanic to the Shield Bash function of Shield Master feat. Have Shield Bash requires a shield, require that the attack action was taken, slap on a shield bash sound and you are off to the races. As an avid DND player the difference between a two handed Paladin and sword and board counter part is the trade off of less damage for more utility with Shield Bash. When you get to the Paladin class it will most likely come up in your brainstorming sessions as it relates to balance and character creation.
Great game guys. I can tell you, what you have so far is knocking off my socks it has so much potential that I eagerly await each update. Keep up the long nights with Hotpockets and Red Bull.
