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Great weapon fighter is a "trap"? Forked Thread: I don't optimize.
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<blockquote data-quote="Goumindong" data-source="post: 4400561" data-attributes="member: 70874"><p>A magical trinket which impedes the use of your shield. Why? </p><p></p><p>Take your pick</p><p></p><p>1. Its magic, a wizard did it</p><p>2. Shields are required to be strapped on and typically held at the hand. These straps do not over the bracers because they are a similar contraption themselves, and there is no way of affixing the straps to the magical bracers.</p><p></p><p>You see, the backing of a shield consists of a piece of leather formed onto your forearm, and the straps are run through a piece of formed leather to hold the shield fast. Soft leather does not work because, while it has the surface area to hold, it does not have the rigidity and under pressure will slip.</p><p></p><p>Hard leather will not go around the bracer, and fixing the straps to the bracer will destroy its magical properties.</p><p></p><p>3. The increase in distance between the fulcrum and the shield created by the magical bracers makes the shield unusable as a defensive implement except in the crudest sense. It might get in the way, but its just as easy to bash aside and then be used as a liability rather than an asset.</p><p></p><p>4. The gods are not kind to those who mess with the feng shui of arm slot items.</p><p></p><p></p><p>Pick your poison, they all work, depending on what power source you like best, Arcane, Divine, Martial, etc.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Goumindong, post: 4400561, member: 70874"] A magical trinket which impedes the use of your shield. Why? Take your pick 1. Its magic, a wizard did it 2. Shields are required to be strapped on and typically held at the hand. These straps do not over the bracers because they are a similar contraption themselves, and there is no way of affixing the straps to the magical bracers. You see, the backing of a shield consists of a piece of leather formed onto your forearm, and the straps are run through a piece of formed leather to hold the shield fast. Soft leather does not work because, while it has the surface area to hold, it does not have the rigidity and under pressure will slip. Hard leather will not go around the bracer, and fixing the straps to the bracer will destroy its magical properties. 3. The increase in distance between the fulcrum and the shield created by the magical bracers makes the shield unusable as a defensive implement except in the crudest sense. It might get in the way, but its just as easy to bash aside and then be used as a liability rather than an asset. 4. The gods are not kind to those who mess with the feng shui of arm slot items. Pick your poison, they all work, depending on what power source you like best, Arcane, Divine, Martial, etc. [/QUOTE]
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