Re: (TFT) Shields

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

Oy arena types at least generally were stylized with specific
weaknesses and strengths suggesting perhaps steering clear of the
types in a basic consideration I think... A "shield" made of wicker
may not survive many blows but if it tends to cause weapons to become
stuck in the shield then the durability may become moot. Main gauche
sword breakers are weapons or shields? How about a cape used something
like a matador to hide positioning or distract? Just more spitballing
there...

On Tue, Dec 1, 2015 at 4:00 PM, Edward Kroeten
<ekroeten@farmersagent.com> wrote:
> It's how you use the shield more than the shield unless you are talking a
> bout a Roman Tower shield.  Big shields are heavy if made of metal and th
> e ones made of hides or wood lighter but generally don't hold up well.  B
> ernard Cornwell, who does pretty good research, talks about the willow sh
> ields being hacked to pieces with just the metal boss left in the Saxon b
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> od part hoping it doesn't penetrate to hit your arm.  Some Roman fighting
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> ock and attack).  I think the shield rush is too weak and that you can't
> do damage with the shield (stun them by smashing it into your opponent, n
> ot just his face but anywhere) is also a flaw.  But that being said I pla
> yed around with it when I was a kid and couldn't make it work any better
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>  ------ Original Message ------
>    Received: 08:49 AM PST, 12/01/2015
>    From: Marc Gacy <marcgacy@gmail.com>
>    To: tft@brainiac.com
>    Subject: Re: (TFT) Shields
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>      A question I've always wondered is how exactly does a shield work in
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>        skirmish combat. There seems to be a lot written about its effecti
> veness in
>        large formations and in stopping missile fire, but I've not been v
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>        successful in finding anything about shields in skirmish melee. I
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>        might be as Jay said that some shields deflect, some absorb, and s
> ome hit.
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>        I took down my weapon creation system (wasn't well received), but
> I may
>        revisit it to address shields, but I'd like to have a little refer
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>        meat behind it.
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>        - Marc
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