Shield

Related topics: Skills, Finesse Weapons, Light Weapons, Heavy Weapons

Introduced:  Master of Arms

Shield
Description	Use the Shield skill to make full use of shields and magic reducing properties of shields.
Formula	(Coordination + Strength) / 2
Base Status	Untrained
Cost to Train	2
Cost to Specialize	2
Buffs	Shield Mastery (Spell), Coordination (Spell), Strength (Spell)
Debuffs	Shield Ineptitude (Spell), Clumsiness (Spell), Weakness (Spell)

Notes

• Armor levels for a Shield are capped at your buffed Shield skill if the skill is specialized.
• Armor levels for a Shield are capped at half your buffed Shield skill if the skill is trained or untrained.
• Magic damage reduction for shields uses a formula based on Shield skill rather than Magic Defense.
• Magic damage reduction is multiplied by 0.8 if Shield skill is not specialized.
• All Characters with Shield trained start with a Round Shield

Skills
Magic Skills	Arcane Lore, Creature Enchantment, Item Enchantment, Life Magic, Mana Conversion, Void Magic, War Magic
Combat Skills	Finesse Weapons, Heavy Weapons, Light Weapons, Missile Weapons, Two Handed Combat
Secondary Combat Skills	Dual Wield, Dirty Fighting, Recklessness, Sneak Attack, Summoning
Defense Skills	Magic Defense, Melee Defense, Missile Defense, Shield
Crafting Skills	Alchemy, Armor Tinkering, Cooking, Fletching, Item Tinkering, Lockpick, Magic Item Tinkering, Salvaging, Weapon Tinkering
Miscellaneous Skills	Assess Creature, Assess Person, Deception, Healing, Leadership, Loyalty, Jump, Run
Retired Skills	Appraise Armor, Appraise Item, Appraise Magic Item, Appraise Weapon, Axe, Bow, Crossbow, Dagger, Gearcraft, Mace, Spear, Staff, Sword, Thrown Weapons, Unarmed Combat