Re: (TFT) Death Test I (spoilers, if you care)

[Jay Carlisle <maou.tsaou@gmail.com>]

On Friday, September 23, 2011, gem6868 wrote:
> As any offensive motion with the shield would still leave you behind it,
I'm uncertain you should lose the defensive bonus (most likely you are
"punching forward" with the shield, leaving you behind it, right?).  In
other words, the shield isn't an either/or attack/defense weapon.  I think
the -4DX should be enough for what is, after all, a pretty weak strike, 1d6.
>

Ahhh basic Melee.
Clubs do ST based damage in TFT proper.

Also of note, with a (medium?) sized shield like used by a hoplite warrior
or knight (two examples where I've seen this) the most powerful blows seemed
to come from strikes using the edge of the shield striking in a more or less
horizontal position like a frisbee.
Not much in the way of protection if the opponent can get a blow in but I'd
be quite worried about getting his with that shield.
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