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Posted by: lunavoco Sep 1 2011, 07:39 PM

Does a shield's addition to my armor value count for the purposes of encumbrance?

Body 2 hacker hoping to hide behind a shield without encumbrance

Posted by: Seerow Sep 1 2011, 07:43 PM

They count. And give you a -1 penalty on top of the encumbrance.

Posted by: Xenefungus Sep 1 2011, 07:47 PM

But use them, nevertheless. Minimum 2 shields ofc

Posted by: Seerow Sep 1 2011, 07:49 PM

Alternatively get yourself a PMV (those little personal cars that can go just about anywhere a wheelchair can, which should be most places), with some concealed armor and passenger protection or a rigger cocoon, so you have a safe place for your meatbody while accompanying your companions and providing matrix support.

Posted by: Draco18s Sep 1 2011, 07:56 PM

Reminds me of a D&D character build I designed that used two tower shields. "What's that? They can be used as full cover, same as a wall? DEAL. *plonk*"
Followed by tricks like shield bashing and handy haversacks for quick item retrieval.

Posted by: Seerow Sep 1 2011, 08:00 PM

I don't think you actually CAN shield bash with a tower shield in D&D.... but dual wielding heavy shields is kind of popular, and two handed power attacking with a heavy spiked shield of bashing is downright deadly. Bonus points if you can get that wizard buff that boosts it's size category another 3 higher, so you're smacking things for like 16d6 damage before considering any weapon enchantments, or your own stats and abilities.

Posted by: Draco18s Sep 1 2011, 08:14 PM

I don't recall the exact details any more, but I was pretty sure I/it/he could. If I still have the sheet, it'd be on a computer at home.

Posted by: KarmaInferno Sep 2 2011, 05:40 AM

If you're talking 3rd edition, tower shields specifically could NOT be used for shield bashing.

Heavy shields were popular as weapons because they had more option to increase their effective "size", and therefore the damage they did, than any other melee weapon in the game.

Hmm. I can't remember. Are there taser shields in Shadowrun?




-k

Posted by: Draco18s Sep 2 2011, 06:13 AM

3.5, not 3.0. It may have been a feat from a splat book, or a heavy shield. I can't find that character.

Posted by: Xenefungus Sep 2 2011, 08:16 AM

Yup

Posted by: Psikerlord Sep 2 2011, 11:24 AM

Are there? cool. Where?

Posted by: Stahlseele Sep 2 2011, 11:32 AM

SR3.

Posted by: Traul Sep 2 2011, 11:32 AM

In the SR4A core book. But it is cheaper to equipe a basic riot shield with Shock Frills

Posted by: KarmaInferno Sep 2 2011, 01:20 PM

3.5 got rid of some of the facing rules for tower shields but you still could not shield bash with them.

Heavy shield is most likely, tower shields got almost no feat or class support in any of the books.




Nifty. I'll have to equip some riot cop NPCs it seems.




-k

Posted by: Neraph Sep 2 2011, 03:54 PM

Fixed that for you.


Yes, SR4A, the Taser Shield.