<style> p, ul {text-align: justify; font-size: 10px;} .phb:after {content: "";} .phb p~p {text-indent: 0em;} </style> <div class='wide'> ### Shared Cover Starting at 1st level, this ability has the following effect: <br> The [dauntless defender](https://www.gmbinder.com/share/-LWMb1qszUa0XktaZDhT) can spend a [move](https://www.d20pfsrd.com/gamemastering/combat/#TOC-Move-Actions) action (instead of a [standard](https://www.d20pfsrd.com/gamemastering/combat/#TOC-Standard-Actions) action) when positioning his [tower shield](https://www.d20pfsrd.com/equipment/armor/shield-tower/) in order to obtain total [cover](https://www.d20pfsrd.com/gamemastering/combat#TOC-Cover) (as explained in the [tower shield's](https://www.d20pfsrd.com/equipment/armor/shield-tower/) description). Additionally, while the [dauntless defender's](https://www.gmbinder.com/share/-LWMb1qszUa0XktaZDhT) [tower shield](https://www.d20pfsrd.com/equipment/armor/shield-tower/) is positioned such that it grants him total [cover](https://www.d20pfsrd.com/gamemastering/combat#TOC-Cover), he can spend an [immediate](https://www.d20pfsrd.com/gamemastering/combat/#TOC-Immediate-Actions) action in order to reposition it from the edge that it currently occupies to a different edge of his square. <br> When the [dauntless defender](https://www.gmbinder.com/share/-LWMb1qszUa0XktaZDhT) reaches 3rd level, this ability gains an additional effect: <br> While they remain linked, both the [dauntless defender](https://www.gmbinder.com/share/-LWMb1qszUa0XktaZDhT) and his partner gain a +2 [morale](https://www.d20pfsrd.com/basics-ability-scores/glossary#TOC-Morale-Bonus) bonus to AC. <br> When the [dauntless defender](https://www.gmbinder.com/share/-LWMb1qszUa0XktaZDhT) reaches 7th level, this ability gains an additional effect: <br> Whenever the [dauntless defender](https://www.gmbinder.com/share/-LWMb1qszUa0XktaZDhT) positions his [tower shield](https://www.d20pfsrd.com/equipment/armor/shield-tower/) in order to obtain total [cover](https://www.d20pfsrd.com/gamemastering/combat#TOC-Cover) (as explained in the [tower shield's](https://www.d20pfsrd.com/equipment/armor/shield-tower/) description) while he is adjacent to his partner, he can spend a [free](https://www.d20pfsrd.com/gamemastering/combat/#TOC-Free-Actions) action in order to move into his partner's square and position his shield along one of the edges of their square, in which case both the [dauntless defender](https://www.gmbinder.com/share/-LWMb1qszUa0XktaZDhT) and his partner gain the benefits of the total [cover](https://www.d20pfsrd.com/gamemastering/combat#TOC-Cover) that is granted by the [dauntless defender's](https://www.gmbinder.com/share/-LWMb1qszUa0XktaZDhT) [tower shield](https://www.d20pfsrd.com/equipment/armor/shield-tower/). <br> <br> <br> <br> ##### FAQ <br> Q: "You can’t end your movement in the same square as another creature." Does this statement apply to the additional effect of Shared Cover? A: No. If a [dauntless defender](https://www.gmbinder.com/share/-LWMb1qszUa0XktaZDhT) uses the additional effect of Shared Cover in order to enter his partner's square when positioning his [tower shield](https://www.d20pfsrd.com/equipment/armor/shield-tower/) in order to obtain total [cover](https://www.d20pfsrd.com/gamemastering/combat#TOC-Cover) (as explained in the [tower shield's](https://www.d20pfsrd.com/equipment/armor/shield-tower/) description), he can ignore that restriction. </div>