In 5e, the Shield Master feat gives you Shield Bash which is a Bonus Action Shove. But since they decided to give BA Shove to everyone, they removed it from SM.
They could have at least given Shield Masters an upgraded version, but no.
Another thing they left out from the rules is Dodge Action, which synergizes with the higher AC from a shield if you want to go 100% defense.
Later in BG3 you find shields that give you a Reaction from the shield itself.
Last edited by 1varangian; 11/08/23 05:23 PM.
