Rules you ignore/alter.

[TGLS]

Originally Posted by Mark Skarr

• You can’t block bullets/beam weapons with a shield. (B327, 375) Enough examples exists in media of this being invalid. It’s as valid to block a bullet/beam with a shield as it is to dodge them—the same logic applies to both: If bullets/beams are too fast to block, they’re too fast to dodge with human reflexes. Instead of erring on the side of “you can’t do that,” we’re erring on the side of “this will be more fun.”

I think it's more of a concession to "the Shield is useless against that", rather than, "you can't react".

Well, that's what I thought. I suppose I could just use damage to shields, without tracking damage.