See Also Lists Armor, Critical Hits
Armor acts as damage reduction for the area it is worn on. Armor types are listed below. Keep in mind that you may be wearing chain mail, leather gloves and no helmet and have three different damage reduction (DR) values.
See Also Shield Skill Shields are held in hand or strapped to the arm. They are used in melee to block blows or missiles. The shield is used in combination with a melee weapon. You can use actions from the shield skill for defense in addition to the weapons own actions. Shields can also be used as blunt weapon, regardless of shield size when used as a weapon, the player makes a skill check against the shield skill, and if successful does 1d4 bruise damage. If the shield is spiked it does 1d4 wound damage.
For Example: If the character has Basic Melee 3, Shield 1 and Blades 2. The character can use 2 actions for blade attacks in a round while still having an action for blocking a blow with the shield.
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