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{{flavour|A shield unearthed from the remains of a ruined city. It bears an inscription written in an ancient language. Scholars and wise men laboured for countless hours to decipher it, and in time, a translation was finally settled on:

"With a shield like this, who needs to think?"}}
[[File:Shield_of_ignorance.png]] '''''the +10 tower shield of Ignorance'''''

+10 [[tower shield]]

-4 [[Intelligence]]<br>
rN+

==Desirability==
The '''tower shield of Ignorance'''<ref>{{source ref|0.32.1|art-data.txt|788}}</ref> is certainly a large shield. [[Kobold]]s and [[Spriggan]]s are unable to wield it, while other species will need high Shields skill and/or strength to mitigate the shield encumbrance. The intelligence penalty only makes it harder to cast spells. However, it offers better protection than regular tower shields, and comes with a nice resistance.

Overall, while casters and [[Gnoll]]s may want a different option, most characters who'd use a tower shield will appreciate this one. A +8 tower shield of [[resistance]] might be preferable, but you first need to find a tower shield of resistance, then use [[scrolls of enchant armour]] on it.

Note that, on low Int characters, the intelligence penalty can put you in real risk of [[stat zero]]. If your character has low intelligence, wear with caution.

==History==
*Prior to [[0.25]], this was known as the '''large shield of Ignorance'''.
*Prior to [[0.20]], this shield gave +4 [[AC]], reduced intelligence by 6, and only had a +6 enchantment. Also, it had *[[Curse]] property (33% chance to recurse itself on equip).
*Prior to [[0.19]], this shield had +2 [[EV]] and only a +2 [[AC]] bonus.
*Prior to [[0.15]], this shield had a +8 enchantment level.

==References==
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[[Category:Unrands]]
[[Category:Shields]]

Tower shield of Ignorance - Revision history

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