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<blockquote data-quote="Voadam" data-source="post: 8964679" data-attributes="member: 2209"><p>I really wanted to like them and have them work. In concept having adjustments for types of armor and whether there is a shield or not is really cool and could add a bunch of nuance to weapons and situations. Chain mail with no flat surfaces has different advantages and disadvantages against some types of weapons than say splint mail. Shields are better against some weapons than other weapons.</p><p></p><p>Unfortunately it is not connected directly to a particular armor type and the presence or absence of a shield but to an AC range of 10 to 2 going from unarmored with no shield to plate and shield. From ACs 7 to 3 however any of those ACs could be a specific armor type, or a different armor type with a shield due to the range of armors in 1e. So the only place you know for certain that shields are being considered is AC 9 (unarmored with shield) and AC 2 (plate and shield).</p><p></p><p>Chain mail and shield then has the same adjustment as splint mail with no shield. Ring mail with no shield has the same adjustments as padded armor with a shield.</p><p></p><p>Sometimes the chart has specifics where having a shield or not makes a difference. Take the bo stick, at AC 10 unarmored no shield there is a +3, at AC 9 unarmored with a shield there is +0, at AC 8 for leather or padded but no shield it is +1. For all the 7 to 3 ACs there is one adjustment for both cases with a shield and without. </p><p></p><p>It was a lot of looking up specifics to get to an adjustment that might or might not be intended for whether your opponent has a shield or the actual armor they have, but might have been intended for a different set of specifics.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Voadam, post: 8964679, member: 2209"] I really wanted to like them and have them work. In concept having adjustments for types of armor and whether there is a shield or not is really cool and could add a bunch of nuance to weapons and situations. Chain mail with no flat surfaces has different advantages and disadvantages against some types of weapons than say splint mail. Shields are better against some weapons than other weapons. Unfortunately it is not connected directly to a particular armor type and the presence or absence of a shield but to an AC range of 10 to 2 going from unarmored with no shield to plate and shield. From ACs 7 to 3 however any of those ACs could be a specific armor type, or a different armor type with a shield due to the range of armors in 1e. So the only place you know for certain that shields are being considered is AC 9 (unarmored with shield) and AC 2 (plate and shield). Chain mail and shield then has the same adjustment as splint mail with no shield. Ring mail with no shield has the same adjustments as padded armor with a shield. Sometimes the chart has specifics where having a shield or not makes a difference. Take the bo stick, at AC 10 unarmored no shield there is a +3, at AC 9 unarmored with a shield there is +0, at AC 8 for leather or padded but no shield it is +1. For all the 7 to 3 ACs there is one adjustment for both cases with a shield and without. It was a lot of looking up specifics to get to an adjustment that might or might not be intended for whether your opponent has a shield or the actual armor they have, but might have been intended for a different set of specifics. [/QUOTE]
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