Shield

This is the skill. For the category of items, check Category:Shields.

Shield

You are skilled at wielding shields.

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Skills in the Shield skill tree

Skill	Cost	Stat	Description
Block	0	0 Strength	As long as you wield a shield, there is a 50% chance you block one melee attack per round. When you block an attack, you add the shield's AV bonus to your AV for that attack. If you equip multiple shields, the one block per round limit is per shield, and you only can attempt to block a given attack once, using your best usable shield.
Shield Slam	100	17 Strength	Activated; cooldown 40. You attempt to knock an opponent down and deal (strength modifier)d4 + your shield's AV bonus in damage. Your opponent gets a chance to resist (strength save; difficulty 20 + your strength modifier). Whenever you charge an opponent with a shield equipped, you get a free Shield Slam attack against them.
Swift Blocking	200	19 Agility	You may block an additional attack per round.
Deft Blocking	200	19 Agility	Your chance to block with a shield improves to 75%.
Staggering Block	200	21 Strength	Whenever you block an opponent's attack, there is a (Strength*2)-35% chance that your opponent is stunned for 1d2 rounds.
Shield Wall	200	25 Willpower	For the next three rounds, you automatically block all incoming melee attacks (may not be used with bucklers).