Penalty for using a shield with no talent

[Shostak]

Originally Posted by Bill_in_IN

I know that ITL specifically states that there is no untalented use. I'm trying to wrap my head around why it isn't treated like untalented use of weapons. I understand that a shield is bulky and awkward but, if held in place, it's still there. I can see there being appropriate DX penalties for untalented use or even other restrictions added to that. However, a hard, NO YOU CAN'T DO THAT rule just seems weird to me.

That seems both fair and, importantly, likely to be accepted by players as FUN. Make the player roll 4/DX (unskilled penalty) to use the shield for each attack. If they succeed, the the shield works against that attack. This preserves the privilege of automatically succeeding on using the shield by those who have learned the talent.