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Originally Posted by Not another shrubbery
I had figured that was an extension of the "ignores armor" clause. If the spell can affect you through a helmet, gauntlet, breastplate, etc., which are all touching you, then it seems reasonable that it should affect you through a shield which is directly touching your hand or arm.
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I can't speak to the RAW/RAI, but a more "realistic" option would be that touching the shield where it's directly over the arm would transmit the effect, but touching the shield where there's air on the other side would not. At the same time, unless Touch spells charge the character's entire body (in which case striking the caster unarmed would affect you, and I don't think that's how touch spells work), it probably only affects their hand, so even an unarmed Parry should be able to avoid contact by pushing the arm out of the way. In either case, I'd eyeball it as a -3 or so to Block/Parry, comparable to Parrying a swung weapon (although there's justification to say this would be easier, for -2 or even -1).