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<blockquote data-quote="Morrus" data-source="post: 8949055" data-attributes="member: 1"><p>I read that rule differently.</p><p></p><p>"A creature one size category larger <strong>than the shield was designed for</strong> treats it as a shield that is one degree lighter, while a creature one size category smaller treats it as a shield that is one degree heavier."</p><p></p><p>That doesn't mean all light shields are designed for small creatures, medium shields for medium creatures, and heavy shields for large creatures. It means than you can get small, medium, and heavy shields designed for small creatures; small, medium, and heavy shields designed for medium creatures; and small, medium, and heavy shields designed for large ceatures.</p><p></p><p>So if a small creature is using a medium shield designed for small creatures, it's a medium shield. If it's using a medium shield designed for medium creatures, it treats it as a heavy shield.</p><p></p><p>The key phrase is 'was designed for'. A heavy shield can be designed for small creatures. For small creatures that's a heavy shield, as it was designed for them. For medium creatures that's a medium shield, as it was designed for small creatures.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Morrus, post: 8949055, member: 1"] I read that rule differently. "A creature one size category larger [B]than the shield was designed for[/B] treats it as a shield that is one degree lighter, while a creature one size category smaller treats it as a shield that is one degree heavier." That doesn't mean all light shields are designed for small creatures, medium shields for medium creatures, and heavy shields for large creatures. It means than you can get small, medium, and heavy shields designed for small creatures; small, medium, and heavy shields designed for medium creatures; and small, medium, and heavy shields designed for large ceatures. So if a small creature is using a medium shield designed for small creatures, it's a medium shield. If it's using a medium shield designed for medium creatures, it treats it as a heavy shield. The key phrase is 'was designed for'. A heavy shield can be designed for small creatures. For small creatures that's a heavy shield, as it was designed for them. For medium creatures that's a medium shield, as it was designed for small creatures. [/QUOTE]
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