Storyteller01
First Post
OGL Ancients has a different system, but it might be useful.
Shields are treated as DR, same as armor, but the fighter varient class can use either a Defense roll or a shield roll (everyone else get just the defense roll). Using the shield roll negates damage, but reduces the total damage the shield can take (both shields and armor can be destroyed from too much use). Shield checks are usually made with higher bonuses than the Defense Check (defense check is Dex + a level bonus). I don't have my book, but I believe shields absorbed most if not all the damage.
The shield rolls increase with the class, with higfer levels giving iterative increases (I believe the class has two shield checks at 20th level).
Shields are treated as DR, same as armor, but the fighter varient class can use either a Defense roll or a shield roll (everyone else get just the defense roll). Using the shield roll negates damage, but reduces the total damage the shield can take (both shields and armor can be destroyed from too much use). Shield checks are usually made with higher bonuses than the Defense Check (defense check is Dex + a level bonus). I don't have my book, but I believe shields absorbed most if not all the damage.
The shield rolls increase with the class, with higfer levels giving iterative increases (I believe the class has two shield checks at 20th level).
