I’m unclear on if Pete is saying that he agrees (and only Martial and specific paths will grant Armor Proficiency Shields). Personally, I strongly think Experts should be able to choose a single shield type as his “any weapon” proficiency.
Agreed. It’s still written that way in the errata, not sure if that’s intentional though.
There really is no way around it right now,
I have a plan to fix the entire “shield mess” but it’s more then just a band-aid (which is what we are applying now)
In Essene, there is only Armor Training: Shield.. which counts as weapon training for talent requirments and weapon tricks.