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Discussion
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RE: RE:CombatRules+shieldrule
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Author:
Tom Cantine
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01.02.2003 04:50
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> > There's another use of shields I've developed for use
> with
> > RQ, and that's the shield wall.
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> Sounds very realistic; I'll try and remember to use it if
> the situation arises. I asume you mean this tactic is best
> used in battles with minimum 9 \ 10 using the shieltwall
> provided that they want to be on the defence, and the
> attackers still want to charge. Any less and I think the
> fight would tend to evolve into small clusters of 2 to 3
> combatants.
Indeed. It would not be very successful at all in small groups; it is a larger unit tactic.
> I still feel that it should be more detailed rules on the
> shields. I've seen my "Mentor" shattering a viking
> roundshield in 3 blows with a "Norwegian long sax"(a one
> edged sabre'ish vikingsword), and I've seen speardude
That's "Strike to damage weapon", which already exists. Any blow which exceeds the armour points of the weapon, ALL of the excess points go to damaging the weapon. This is different from when the weapon just gets in the way, as in parrying. One good hit on a 10 AP viking round shield with, say, a bastardsword, doing maybe 13 points (assuming a decent damage bonus) will take the shield to 7 AP, at which point two more average hits will splinter it.
s
> thrusting their spear through the wooded part of the
> shield, then stepping on the spear as they draw an axe, sax
> or sword so that the shield is forced down by the weight of
> the attacker. If you aim for the shield, I think it's
> relevant, mabye not if you try to get the dude.
That was actually very similar to the principle behind the pilum. Just before rushing a shield wall, the legionnaries would hurl their pila, and immediately draw their gladii and charge. Their targets were probably not injured by the pila, having raised their shields, but now those shields are useless, with 2 ENC pila poking out of them. (Note the rule on "Parrying an impale with a shield", under which shields are useless if more than 2 ENC worth of weapons stuck in them, and at half their parry% if 1-2 ENC stuck.)
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