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{{name}} is a [[Shield]] skill that unlocks upon purchasing the base skill of the same name. "Shield" in this article will refer to any shield or buckler that uses the Shield skill. If a creature does not have {{name}} they have a base 25% chance to block with an equipped shield. If the creature does have {{name}}, they have a 50% passive chance to have their shield's {{AV}}AV bonus added to their total {{AV}}AV calculation for one melee attack. If the weapon used is [[psionic]], blocking adds to the creature's [[MA]] instead. | |||
After a melee attack, one shield that the defender is holding will be chosen and will have a 50% or (75% if Deft Blocking) of blocking the attack. If this chance fails, it will not be rerolled again. | |||
== Stacking Shields == | |||
If multiple shields are worn, they will only be used if attacked by multiple melee attacks in one turn. Which shield blocks the first attack will be the one with the highest {{AV}}AV, but if a shield's total attempts to block attacks that turn is exhausted, it will use the other shield. | |||
== Skill Interactions == | |||
* [[Deft Blocking]] increases the chance of each shield to block by 25% | * [[Deft Blocking]] increases the chance of each shield to block by 25% | ||
* [[Swift Blocking]] allows an additional attack to be blocked a round per shield | * [[Swift Blocking]] allows an additional attack to be blocked a round per shield | ||
* [[Shield Wall]] allows non-bucklers(shields that are worn in the hand) to block all melee attacks for 3 turns | * [[Shield Wall]] allows non-bucklers (shields that are worn in the hand) to block all melee attacks for 3 turns | ||
== Available Shields == | |||
{{Excerpt|Shield#Available Shields}} | |||
{{Factions that teach the skill}} | |||
{{Creatures with the skill}} | |||
== Version History == | == Version History == | ||
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For a single attack, each shield rolls to block the attack. However, it can only be blocked once. This means that there was diminishing returns. Having two shields means the second shield will only activate if the first shield did not block, and so on. | For a single attack, each shield rolls to block the attack. However, it can only be blocked once. This means that there was diminishing returns. Having two shields means the second shield will only activate if the first shield did not block, and so on. | ||
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