Buckler

Bucklers are the smallest kind of shield, with the least SH bonus but the least encumbrance. Most characters will receive tiny penalties from a buckler, even at 0 Shields skill. While wielding a buckler, you can block a maximum of 2 attacks per turn. They are the only type of shield that Spriggans can handle, but they are too small for Oni and Trolls to use.

Egos

They can be found with the following egos:

• Reflection
• Protection
• Cold resistance
• Fire resistance
• Poison resistance
• Positive energy
• Resistance

Shield egos are relatively rare. Of the egos, reflection and protection are the most common. You can occasionally find cold resistance and fire resistance in Ice caves and Volcanos, respectively.

	Image
Mundane	File:Buckler 1.png
Magical	File:Buckler 2.png
Artefact	File:Buckler 3.png
	Unrandart
Warlock's Mirror	File:Warlock.png

History

• Prior to 0.31, shields did not have a maximum number of blocks per turn. Instead, the more blocks you made per turn, the less likely the next block was to be made.
• Prior to 0.28, bucklers' penalties were negated completely by 4 Shields skill.
• Shield penalties increased in 0.27.