On Wed, 1 Oct 1997, Co-Sysop wrote:
> There has been a lot of talk lately of the unrealisticness of someone using
> a weapon, a light, a shield and holding an item. Some people wanted to make
> it so you couldn't use more than 2 of those things at once. But I have been
> thinking about it a little bit and has anyone realized that shields (or all
> the ones I have seen) aren't designed to be held in a hand? I might be
> wrong but shields are basically a flat (or curved) board with 2 straps on
> the back. These straps were designed so the shield would be held with the
> arm between the wrist and the elbow (or one strap on the arm, one in the
> palm of the holders hand). So you could still hold something and use a
> shield at the same time. For those of you who are really into realistic
> muds this might be something to consider. If I thought of it you can bet
> one of your players will think of it sometime too and they might not be
> happy about "unrealistic" limitations in your attempt to add "realistic"
> limitations. I'm no expert on the subject but when you think about it, a
> person can't deflect a blow with their hand nearly as easily as with their
> arm and held in the hand a shield is much easy to drop. It all seems pretty
> logical to me. And also, some lights can be held easily in one finger and
> if you have a sci-fi mud then obviously someone could strap a light on their
> wrist or arm and anywhere else.
Well, What you are referring to is a buckler:
buckler: A very small shield that fastens on the forearm.
small shield: Carried on the forearm and gripped with the hand. Its light
weight permits the user to carry other items in that hand.
medium shield: carried the same way as a small shield, however, its
increased weight prevents the character from using his shield hand for
other purposes.
body shield or tower shield: massive shield usually reaching from toes to
chin. Held up by the forearm, it must be held at all times.
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