Shields Archive
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![Call to Arms: Shields This installment of the Call to Arms-series clocks in at 48 pages, 1 page front cover, 1 page editorial, 1 page ToC, 1 page SRD, 1 page advertisement, leaving us with 42 pages of content, so let’s take a look! As always, we begin this pdf with a flavorful piece of prose before diving into the history of the shield before we receive rules for the respective shield types: The pdf classifies a total of 4 shield types, providing a nice overview of what you can and can’t do with shields – like heavy shields preventing you from doing anything else with that hand, while light shields allowing you to use the hand to carry […]](http://nerdtrek.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/180415-115x115.png "Call to Arms: Shields")
Call to Arms: Shields
Posted on November 28, 2016 | No CommentsCall to Arms: Shields This installment of the Call to Arms-series clocks in at 48 pages, 1 page front cover, 1 page editorial, 1 page ToC, 1 page SRD, 1 page advertisement, leaving us with 42 pages of content, so let’s take a look! As always, we begin this pdf with a flavorful piece of prose before diving into the history of the shield before we receive rules for the respective shield types: The pdf classifies a total of 4 shield types, providing a nice overview of what you can and can’t do with shields – like heavy shields preventing you from doing anything else with that hand, while light shields allowing you to use the hand to carry […] -
![Sidebar #1: Shields as Cover This installment of Fat Goblin Games’ sidebar-series clocks in at 3 pages, 1 page front cover, 1 page SRD, leaving us with 1 page of content, so what does it… …no, I’m not gonna insult your intelligence by summing up a premise that can be read in the title of this pdf as a rhetorical question. I loathe how shields work in PFRPG. Their bonuses are paltry and often, the benefits cannot stand up to similar benefits granted by more massive weapons and over all, shields always felt to me like they did not do their job: We all know the iconic images of characters covering between shields to weather dragon’s breath or […]](http://nerdtrek.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/144064-115x115.jpg "Sidebar #1: Shields as Cover")
Sidebar #1: Shields as Cover
Posted on April 30, 2015 | No CommentsSidebar #1: Shields as Cover This installment of Fat Goblin Games’ sidebar-series clocks in at 3 pages, 1 page front cover, 1 page SRD, leaving us with 1 page of content, so what does it… …no, I’m not gonna insult your intelligence by summing up a premise that can be read in the title of this pdf as a rhetorical question. I loathe how shields work in PFRPG. Their bonuses are paltry and often, the benefits cannot stand up to similar benefits granted by more massive weapons and over all, shields always felt to me like they did not do their job: We all know the iconic images of characters covering between shields to weather dragon’s breath or […] -
![Wondrous Items II – Helmets & Shields made from Monster Hides This pdf clocks in at 15 pages, 1 page front cover, 1 page advertisement, 1 page SRD, 1/2 a page editorial, leaving us with 11.5 pages of content, so let’s take a look! After a short introduction on harvesting items, we get 3 feats – one that enhances wild-shape as if you were wearing a toke or trophy of a vanquished foe, one that allows you to substitute Craft (Taxidermy) when making items from monsters as crafting skills and one that nets you a circumstance bonus to intimidate when displaying trophies. Got that? Great! So let’s take a look at light helmets: Helms made from aranea chitin […]](http://nerdtrek.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/127768-115x115.png "Wondrous Items II – Helmets & Shields made from Monster Hides")
Wondrous Items II – Helmets & Shields made from Monster Hides
Posted on September 16, 2014 | No CommentsWondrous Items II – Helmets & Shields made from Monster Hides This pdf clocks in at 15 pages, 1 page front cover, 1 page advertisement, 1 page SRD, 1/2 a page editorial, leaving us with 11.5 pages of content, so let’s take a look! After a short introduction on harvesting items, we get 3 feats – one that enhances wild-shape as if you were wearing a toke or trophy of a vanquished foe, one that allows you to substitute Craft (Taxidermy) when making items from monsters as crafting skills and one that nets you a circumstance bonus to intimidate when displaying trophies. Got that? Great! So let’s take a look at light helmets: Helms made from aranea chitin […]
