Some rather silly fantasy weapons made with the LTC2 rules...

[Icelander]

Originally Posted by DanHoward

Laminated and all-metal are mutually exclusive. How can you have a laminated wood construction in a shield with no wood?

Why do metal shields have the same DR as wooden shields?

[Kazander]

Originally Posted by Icelander

Why do metal shields have the same DR as wooden shields?

Not quite sure on that one myself. These are light metal shields; -25% weight instead of double weight like they are in Basic.

[Bruno]

Originally Posted by Icelander

Why do metal shields have the same DR as wooden shields?

Significantly thinner than the wooden shields, from the looks of things.

[Icelander]

Originally Posted by Bruno

Significantly thinner than the wooden shields, from the looks of things.

Not thin enough, I think.

Metal is more than slightly stronger than wood for its weight. A -25% weight reduction should not yield the same strength.

[Kazander]

That's why I thought DR 6 was more appropriate, like other metal items. Potentially DR 7. But you end up with less HP because of the weight reduction, so metal shields even so aren't as durable as I would have thought.