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Originally Posted by Skarg
I think you can defend with anything big and solid enough in your hands. After all, you can defend with a short bow in your hand. So yes I think you can defend with a shield in your hand but no weapon. Realistically, I tend to think a shield would be more effective at stopping both ranged and melee attacks than parrying with a weapon.
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I agree, realistically...but what I think is realistic or not realistic seems to lead me astray more often than not when discussing the interpretation of rules.