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6 years ago ::
Sep 16, 2007 - 7:25PM
#31
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Date Joined:
Aug 31, 2004
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Here's something I am hoping for with Shields, a talent called Block or similar and allow a initiative check that beat the attack roll to nullify the hit, each additional use in the same round takes a -5 with only one attempt per attack that hits.
I too am interested in various styles, such as single blade, fencing, two-handed blade, sword and board, spear w/ and w/o a shield, pole arm, flail, bludgeons, and others.
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6 years ago ::
Sep 17, 2007 - 12:50AM
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Date Joined:
Aug 16, 2007
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Real-life, schmeal-life - this is a game. If I was interested in what weapons were actually effective I would be in a historical reenactment, not playing D&D. Nobody wants haughty accounts of others' own personal training with archaic weaponry - they want make-believe. Obviously the real reason behind the request to make spears and shields a valid option in D&D stems from the recent movie, 300. It's a reasonable request, and there's no reason to challenge the validity of the shield/spear combo based on real-life accounts, whether they're true or not. D&D is fantasy, not real life. If people want rules that allow them to emulate characters from movies, I say give it to them.
Well, other than the fact that I've been wanting the spear and shield thing for much longer than the movie 300 has been out I pretty much agree with your post.
The real reason is that I have oodles and oodles of minis with spear and shields and I want to use them 
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