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Some units wear a shield. A shield helps protect the wearer vs both melee and ranged attacks. All shields have a Parry value and a [[Protection]] value. The Parry value determines how easy it is to parry attacks with the shield. The Protection value indicates how much Protection the shield offers on a succesful parry. How it affects the wearer depends on the type of attack. | Some units wear a shield. A shield helps protect the wearer vs both melee and ranged attacks. All shields have a Parry value and a [[Protection]] value. The Parry value determines how easy it is to parry attacks with the shield. The Protection value indicates how much Protection the shield offers on a succesful parry. How it affects the wearer depends on the type of attack. | ||
- | <WRAP box round 800px center> | + | ===== Shields in Melee Combat ===== |
+ | In melee combat a shield adds extra [[Protection]] to any defender who succesfully parries a melee attack. | ||
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**Attack roll:** Weapon' | **Attack roll:** Weapon' | ||
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If Attack roll =< Defense roll => Attack misses</ | If Attack roll =< Defense roll => Attack misses</ | ||
- | When an attack is Parried the shield' | + | When an attack is Parried the shield' |
+ | * This added Protection is not affected by diminishing return like normal Protection. | ||
+ | * It is still affected by the Protection reduction from piercing and [[armor piercing]] attacks like any other attack. | ||
+ | ===== Shields in Ranged Combat ===== | ||
+ | In ranged combat a shield can protect against incoming damage. | ||
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+ | **Attack roll:** [[Size]] points in the square \\ +2 if [[magic weapon]] \\ + [[DRN]] | ||
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+ | **Defense roll:** 2 \\ – [[Fatigue]] / 20 \\ + [[DRN]] \\ **+ Shield Parry value x2** | ||
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+ | If Defense roll + Parry >= Attack roll > Defense roll => Attack is Parried \\ | ||
+ | If Attack roll =< Defense roll => Attack misses</ | ||
+ | </ | ||
- | ====== Shield destruction | + | When an attack is Parried the shield' |
+ | * This added Protection is not affected by diminishing return like normal Protection. | ||
+ | * It is affected by [[armor piercing]] reduction to Protection like any other attack. | ||
+ | * However testing has shown that it //is not// affected by the armor reduction from piercing attacks. | ||
+ | ===== Shield destruction ===== | ||
Shield hits can damage or destroy the shield. A shield has a Resistance, which is the same as its shield protection value, +5 if the shield is a magic one. The attack has a Break value, which is equal to the damage of the attack before any Protection. | Shield hits can damage or destroy the shield. A shield has a Resistance, which is the same as its shield protection value, +5 if the shield is a magic one. The attack has a Break value, which is equal to the damage of the attack before any Protection. | ||
+ | Note that many spells have the [[Ignores Shields]] tag which basically means that shields will have no influence at all against that particular attack. | ||
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