<html><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:HelveticaNeue-Light, Helvetica Neue Light, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif;font-size:13px"><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1433624995828_6835">I'd agree with the shield giving an EL bonus to the user, provided the user is trained in shields.</div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1433624995828_6834">Not sure I agree about weapon weight, though. Might actually be a hindrance. If you've trained all your life with a 2 pound scimitar, but a magic scimitar weighs 3 ounces. Might mess up your skills.<br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1433624995828_6804"><span></span></div><br> <div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1433624995828_6808" style="font-family: HelveticaNeue-Light, Helvetica Neue Light, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"> <div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1433624995828_6807" style="font-family: HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"> <div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1433624995828_6806" dir="ltr"> <hr id="yui_3_16_0_1_1433624995828_6805" size="1"> <font id="yui_3_16_0_1_1433624995828_6836" face="Arial" size="2"> <b><span style="font-weight:bold;">From:</span></b> David Sanders <dasandersx@comcast.net><br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">To:</span></b> pnp@list.powersandperils.org <br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sent:</span></b> Saturday, June 6, 2015 4:19 PM<br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Subject:</span></b> [PnP] Magic Shields<br> </font> </div> <div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1433624995828_6837" class="y_msg_container"><br><div id="yiv2709001351"><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1433624995828_6839"><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1433624995828_6838">Shouldn't magic shields be able to reduce the to-hit chance of an attacker?</div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1433624995828_6840"><br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1433624995828_6841">A sword can increase its hit chance...AND increase its damage caused...</div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1433624995828_6842"><br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1433624995828_6843">From the v2 Magic Book #2:</div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1433624995828_6844"><span style="font-family:CourierNewPS;font-size:11pt;font-weight:700;"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-family:CourierNewPS;font-size:11pt;font-weight:700;">Weapons</span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1433624995828_6846"><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1433624995828_6845" style="font-size:11pt;font-family:CourierNewPSMT;">A) Hit Chance — </span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:CourierNewPS;font-weight:700;">EL </span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:CourierNewPS;font-style:italic;">(used as weapon expertise)</span></div><div><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:CourierNewPSMT;">B) Fatigue Value — </span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:CourierNewPS;font-weight:700;">1</span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:CourierNewPSMT;">+</span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:CourierNewPS;font-weight:700;">(EL*2)</span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:CourierNewPSMT;">.</span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1433624995828_6848"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:CourierNewPSMT;">C) Strength — </span><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1433624995828_6847" style="font-size:11pt;font-family:CourierNewPS;font-weight:700;">EL/2 (RD) </span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:CourierNewPSMT;">(</span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:CourierNewPS;font-style:italic;">The increase in the normal WSB</span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:CourierNewPSMT;">).</span><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1433624995828_6853" title-off="" class="yiv2709001351page" title="Page 137"><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1433624995828_6852" class="yiv2709001351layoutArea"><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1433624995828_6851" class="yiv2709001351column"><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1433624995828_6850"><span style="font-size:11.000000pt;font-family:'CourierNewPS';font-weight:700;">Armor<br>
</span><span style="font-size:11.000000pt;font-family:'CourierNewPSMT';">A) Armor Value — </span><span style="font-size:11.000000pt;font-family:'CourierNewPS';font-weight:700;">(EL</span><span style="font-size:11.000000pt;font-family:'CourierNewPSMT';">+</span><span style="font-size:11.000000pt;font-family:'CourierNewPS';font-weight:700;">1)/2 (RD) </span><span style="font-size:11.000000pt;font-family:'CourierNewPSMT';">(</span><span style="font-size:11.000000pt;font-family:'CourierNewPS';font-style:italic;">Increase over normal AV</span><span style="font-size:11.000000pt;font-family:'CourierNewPSMT';">).<br>
B) Weight — </span><span style="font-size:11.000000pt;font-family:'CourierNewPS';font-weight:700;">(EL</span><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1433624995828_6849" style="font-size:11.000000pt;font-family:'CourierNewPSMT';">+</span><span style="font-size:11.000000pt;font-family:'CourierNewPS';font-weight:700;">1)*5% </span><span style="font-size:11.000000pt;font-family:'CourierNewPSMT';">(</span><span style="font-size:11.000000pt;font-family:'CourierNewPS';font-style:italic;">A percentage the weight can be increased or
decreased)<br>
</span><span style="font-size:11.000000pt;font-family:'CourierNewPS';font-weight:700;">Shields<br>
</span><span style="font-size:11.000000pt;font-family:'CourierNewPSMT';">A) Armor Value — </span><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1433624995828_6854" style="font-size:11.000000pt;font-family:'CourierNewPS';font-weight:700;">EL </span><span style="font-size:11.000000pt;font-family:'CourierNewPSMT';">(</span><span style="font-size:11.000000pt;font-family:'CourierNewPS';font-style:italic;">The increase over the normal AV</span><span style="font-size:11.000000pt;font-family:'CourierNewPSMT';">).<br>
B) Weight — </span><span style="font-size:11.000000pt;font-family:'CourierNewPS';font-weight:700;">(EL</span><span style="font-size:11.000000pt;font-family:'CourierNewPSMT';">+</span><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1433624995828_6855" style="font-size:11.000000pt;font-family:'CourierNewPS';font-weight:700;">1)*5% </span><span style="font-size:11.000000pt;font-family:'CourierNewPSMT';">(</span><span style="font-size:11.000000pt;font-family:'CourierNewPS';font-style:italic;">A percentage the weight can be increased or
decreased)<br>
</span></div><div>It just seems like shields should have that effect. Also, the weapons should be able to be made lighter.</div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1433624995828_6856">My 2BB.</div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1433624995828_6857"><br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1433624995828_6858">Dave Sanders</div>
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