08-06-2021, 12:43 PM | #1 |
Join Date: Aug 2005
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Fine Shields
I tried every which way to search the TFT forums but got 0 results for this. If I missed it somewhere, please direct to existing discussion.
It appears that Master Armorers can make Fine Plate only. What about Fine Shields? Perhaps they weigh less; perhaps they subtract one more point of damage; perhaps both? What about silver shields? One of my players asked about this and I can find no mention anywhere - nor any discussion of the idea. Thoughts? This is not about a House Rule - I can do that easily enough - I'm asking if there has been a consideration of this for addition to the existing Rules.
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08-06-2021, 04:19 PM | #2 |
Join Date: Oct 2015
Location: New England
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Re: Fine Shields
I'd say no to fine shields. If you make them lighter, they'd just break sooner. They don't seem like the kind of thing that needs to be tailor-made to be easier to hold (lower DX penalty) or that could be configured to deflect more damage without adding more weight, and thus effectively becoming the next-larger larger shield.
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08-06-2021, 08:59 PM | #3 |
Join Date: May 2020
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Re: Fine Shields
Great question! Never crossed my mind. I tried looking up an answer and I think you are correct. The rules imply through omission that no other armor except plate can be improved by armorer skills.
I guess on Cidri that chainmail and shields must be enchanted to improve as they are already at peak design for performance. It does seem logical that unlike bulky generic plate your typical leather vambrace or quilted smock could not improve greatly no matter how well fitted it becomes. I do however like the idea of the master craftsman making "just the right" changes or quality that my heroes can get a +1 hit or DX out of their coveted chainmail or shield. |
08-08-2021, 11:04 AM | #4 |
Join Date: May 2015
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Re: Fine Shields
As Shostak mentioned, no, there are no fine shields in TFT as written - the hits stopped are based on size, so at most a fine shield would weigh less or be more durable (if using that optional rule about damage to shields).
Stacking armor effects can get very effective, so even adding "just another hit stopped" with a new rule can make the existing options even more stackable, so one might want to be cautious about adding a fine shield option. |
08-08-2021, 09:02 PM | #6 |
Join Date: Jun 2018
Location: Durham, NC
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Re: Fine Shields
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08-10-2021, 08:27 AM | #8 |
Join Date: Apr 2018
Location: Idaho Falls
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Re: Fine Shields
The "fluff" written about "water armor," makes it highly unlikely to be anything other than a MacGuffin
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08-10-2021, 09:05 AM | #9 |
Join Date: May 2015
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Re: Fine Shields
Yes. (Though I get the feeling that makes it even more likely that Henry will post about it in threads about much more basic questions.)
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08-13-2021, 05:01 PM | #10 |
Join Date: Dec 2017
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Re: Fine Shields
If you played with durability rules, they could be more durable I guess.
Also, as in Hexagram #4 article Not by Iron Alone you could say that only a master armorer could make something out of the rarer materials. |
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