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<blockquote data-quote="Yaarel" data-source="post: 8824103" data-attributes="member: 58172"><p>This is pretty solid. The Medium shield is moreorless what the typical D&D shield is now, except that it should be Medium, and should interfere with gymnastic Dexterity Dodge bonus.</p><p></p><p>The Heavy shield can be +2 AC (especially because of bounded accuracy), but the user can definitely hide behind it versus dragon breath and so on, for that archetypal image.</p><p></p><p>But the Light viking shield is weird. It is basically a buckler, and the user employs its central metal boss to "punch" attacks out of the way. At the same time, it looks like a normal round shield, but its wood beyond the boss is surprisingly thin and flimsy. It is well made but designed for sudden precise reactions. To shield against an arrow the user must see the arrow coming and hold the shield at an angle to deflect it. Where the buckler is a Simple shield that grants +1 AC, the viking shield is something like a Martial shield that grants +2 AC but requires more extensive training. There might also be other properties or prereqs for the viking shield.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Yaarel, post: 8824103, member: 58172"] This is pretty solid. The Medium shield is moreorless what the typical D&D shield is now, except that it should be Medium, and should interfere with gymnastic Dexterity Dodge bonus. The Heavy shield can be +2 AC (especially because of bounded accuracy), but the user can definitely hide behind it versus dragon breath and so on, for that archetypal image. But the Light viking shield is weird. It is basically a buckler, and the user employs its central metal boss to "punch" attacks out of the way. At the same time, it looks like a normal round shield, but its wood beyond the boss is surprisingly thin and flimsy. It is well made but designed for sudden precise reactions. To shield against an arrow the user must see the arrow coming and hold the shield at an angle to deflect it. Where the buckler is a Simple shield that grants +1 AC, the viking shield is something like a Martial shield that grants +2 AC but requires more extensive training. There might also be other properties or prereqs for the viking shield. [/QUOTE]
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