[quote=@Gordian Nought]
Is it allowed to swing a Greatsword while wearing a shield? I understand that with the dual-wielding hand-axes, thanks to PHB p195, you would have to forfeit wearing a shield.

I am curious to what [@The Harbinger of Ferocity]'s stance on this little skirmish.
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Greatsword as a weapon has the two-handed property, so it requires two hands to use, leaving none free for the shield. The wording could be clearer on it, but I cannot see a case to be made for using a shield with two-handed weapons.

As for Harbingers opinion, he happens to be the only person in the RP we have yet to hear from. But in the end, I would like to see some of the debate on who to send out IC as well. It would also let me set the battle scene in another DM post without double posting.