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<blockquote data-quote="Herobizkit" data-source="post: 2761828" data-attributes="member: 36150"><p>As funny as fighting with two shields is, what's MORE funny is the Blockader.</p><p></p><p>Back in AD&D2, a bunch of us found the "make your own class" rules in the DMG. We all pumped out horribly unbalanced classes, except for one fellow...</p><p></p><p>The Blockader's purpose in life was to "stand there" and take hits for the party Mage. He had d12 HP, Fighter armor and THAC0, but the only weapon(s) he could use were spiked shields. His "special ability" was the ability to TWF with both shields like Drow and the ability to Haste himself once a day (to get all kinds of whacks, much like a 3.x Monk's flurry). In a way, he was the precursor to the Dwarven Defender. </p><p></p><p>But man... did we ever LAUGH for almost an hour as the player proceeded to PLAY the damn thing. </p><p></p><p>DM: "It's your initiative. What do you do?"</p><p>Player: "Is there anyone coming after the mage?"</p><p>DM: "No."</p><p>Player: "I stand in front of the Mage and defend."</p><p></p><p>OMG that's right. Another "special ability" was the ability to DOUBLE the AC bonus from BOTH shields if you just did nothing but guard for a round. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite7" alt=":p" title="Stick out tongue :p" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":p" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Herobizkit, post: 2761828, member: 36150"] As funny as fighting with two shields is, what's MORE funny is the Blockader. Back in AD&D2, a bunch of us found the "make your own class" rules in the DMG. We all pumped out horribly unbalanced classes, except for one fellow... The Blockader's purpose in life was to "stand there" and take hits for the party Mage. He had d12 HP, Fighter armor and THAC0, but the only weapon(s) he could use were spiked shields. His "special ability" was the ability to TWF with both shields like Drow and the ability to Haste himself once a day (to get all kinds of whacks, much like a 3.x Monk's flurry). In a way, he was the precursor to the Dwarven Defender. But man... did we ever LAUGH for almost an hour as the player proceeded to PLAY the damn thing. DM: "It's your initiative. What do you do?" Player: "Is there anyone coming after the mage?" DM: "No." Player: "I stand in front of the Mage and defend." OMG that's right. Another "special ability" was the ability to DOUBLE the AC bonus from BOTH shields if you just did nothing but guard for a round. :p [/QUOTE]
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