Why are shields reach 1, and why can't they block in close combat?

Stone Dog · 01-04-2010, 04:55 PM

I am so looking forward to Low Tech.

jason taylor · 01-04-2010, 08:21 PM

Of course it does vary from shield to shield. Hoplons were almost more like extra corselets then shields whereas viking shields were so mobile that they were often ad-hoc weapons in their own right.

bea_bumble · 01-05-2010, 02:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Stone Dog

I am so looking forward to Low Tech.

Yeah, I think I'm just going to shelve my curiosity about this issue for now and hope Low Tech answers all my questions. I can't wait either.

01-04-2010, 04:55 PM	#1
Stone Dog Join Date: Feb 2008	Re: Why are shields reach 1, and why can't they block in close combat? I am so looking forward to Low Tech.

01-04-2010, 08:21 PM	#2
jason taylor Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Portland, Oregon	Re: Why are shields reach 1, and why can't they block in close combat? Of course it does vary from shield to shield. Hoplons were almost more like extra corselets then shields whereas viking shields were so mobile that they were often ad-hoc weapons in their own right. __________________ "The navy could probably win a war without coffee but would prefer not to try"-Samuel Eliot Morrison