Schild

The Tall Shield, a typical Shield

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1 Basics
2 Modifiers
3 Shield types
- 3.1 Prophecies Campaign
- 3.2 Factions Campaign
4 External Links
5 Related Skills

Basics

Shields are items that can be equipped in a character's left hand (sometimes called the "offhand") to increase his armor level (AL). This AL is applied regardless of hit location or direction the character is facing. The maximum base AL for a shield is 16.

Any profession can equip shields, but most shields have requirements for a minumum rank in the warrior's Tactics or Strength attributes. Without meeting that requirement:

If the shield is a collector, crafter, or quest reward, or is a unique shield, then the AL used is 3, the same as a Starter Shield.
If the shield is a dropped item, then the AL used is half of the normal AL value.

The skills Shield Stance and Shield Bash depend on a shield being equipped to trigger their effects (although they can be activated without wielding a shield).

Modifiers

There are four main types of modifiers for shields: damage reduction, health bonuses, AL bonuses, and +1 attribute. A shield may have up to two modifiers. There are no upgrade components for shields; nor may shield modifiers be salvaged. The available shield modifiers are listed in full in a separate article.

Damage reduction

Shields may have a received damage -x modifer, which reduces damage taken from all sources. These always have specific preconditions, such as being enchanted. A shield can have up to -2 (while in a stance), -2 (while enchanted), -3 (while hexed), or -5 (up to 20% chance). There can be a maximum of two damage reduction modifiers (with possibly different preconditions).

Health

Shields may have a health +x modifier. These modifiers can be conditional, like the damage reduction modifiers, or unconditional. The maximum values are +45 (while in a Stance), +45 (while enchanted), +60 (while hexed), or +30 unconditional. There can be a maximum of one health modifier.

AL

Shields may have conditional AL bonuses. The maximum such bonus is +10 against a specific damage type or monster type. A shield may have at most one AL modifier. Gold shields with at least +8 base AL will give +8 AL to characters that do not meet the requirement. Green, PvP, and collector shields instead only give +3 AL in those circumstances.

+1 attribute

Shields may have a +1 attribute modifier. It has up to a 20% chance while using skills. The possible attributes that can have a +1 modifier on shields are most attributes of casters, Tactics, and Strength. A shield may have at most one +1 attribute modifier.