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Old 09-11-2020, 04:28 PM   #47
larsdangly
 
Join Date: Dec 2017
Default Re: Questions about fencing and two-weapons skills

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Originally Posted by TippetsTX View Post
Or 4) Fix how shields are presented in TFT (proper shield use should prevent the hit entirely, not stop a few points of damage).
When LE was in development I was quietly hoping they would pluck a couple of simple, beautifully effective rules from GURPS to subtly improve melee combat in TFT, and the treatment of shields was one of them. It could have been done without significantly complicating the game. But, that ship has sailed, and the end result works great, just taken on its own terms. I certainly would rather interpret a buckler as a small shield than gin up a set of house rules that make my game incompatible with stat blocks from future publications.
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