Shield Usage skill - Revision history

SSTOJIC18: /* Training Strategies */

2022-11-28T23:14:13Z

Training Strategies

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	An arm-worn shield will penalize shots fired by a longbow, short bow, or composite bow, as per the standard penalties for two-handed weapons.<br />		An arm-worn shield will penalize shots fired by a longbow, short bow, or composite bow, as per the standard penalties for two-handed weapons.<br />
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	As skill approaches 100 ranks, moving to medium-sized shields will begin to pay off. Larger shields are generally more hindering, but with more skill in shield your defense will improve at an increased rate compared to the shield's maximum appraised protection. Shield defense will increase at a slower pace after the maximum appraised protection has been reached.<br />		As skill approaches 100 ranks, moving to medium-sized shields will begin to pay off.<sup>[citation needed]</sup> Larger shields are generally more hindering, but with more skill in shield your defense will improve at an increased rate compared to the shield's maximum appraised protection. Shield defense will increase at a slower pace after the maximum appraised protection has been reached.<br />
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	Experience is now awarded to all skills you are stanced to use, regardless of whether or not that skill is actually contested. It may still be in your better interest to swap stances around a little, but the need to stance down dramatically (especially in evasion) should not be as common or necessary.		Experience is now awarded to all skills you are stanced to use, regardless of whether or not that skill is actually contested. It may still be in your better interest to swap stances around a little, but the need to stance down dramatically (especially in evasion) should not be as common or necessary.

TK-421 at 00:38, 6 August 2022

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TK-421: /* Shield Stats */

2022-08-06T00:38:28Z

Shield Stats

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	==Shield Stats==		==Shield Stats==
	All shields have two levels of protection, referred to as:		All shields have two levels of protection, referred to as:
	* '''"fortuitous block chance"''': Previously called "minimum defense", this represents the chance of receiving a substantial bonus to your ability to block with a shield. This reflects the idea that sometimes the shield just happens to be in the right place to block an incoming attack, regardless of how skilled or unskilled you may be in using the shield. This chance remains the same whether you are holding or wearing the shield, so it is only listed once in shield appraisal messaging. When you appraise a shield, you will see that the shield offers "a [fortuitous block level] chance to fortuitously block attacks."		* '''"fortuitous block chance"''': Previously called "minimum defense",<ref>[[Post:Tuesday Tidings 92 - Appraisal of Shield Protection - 11/23/2021 - 19:06]]</ref> this represents the chance of receiving a substantial bonus to your ability to block with a shield. This reflects the idea that sometimes the shield just happens to be in the right place to block an incoming attack, regardless of how skilled or unskilled you may be in using the shield. This chance remains the same whether you are holding or wearing the shield, so it is only listed once in shield appraisal messaging. When you appraise a shield, you will see that the shield offers "a [fortuitous block level] chance to fortuitously block attacks."
	* '''"protection"''': Represents how well you can block with the shield, with the ability to take full advantage of this stat scaling through Shield skill. (Note that unlike fortuitous block chance, protection is penalized when you wear a shield on your arm instead of holding it.) When you appraise a shield, you will see "Additionally, the shield offers [protection level while held] protection when held and [protection level while worn] protection when worn on the left arm."<br>		* '''"protection"''': Represents how well you can block with the shield, with the ability to take full advantage of this stat scaling through Shield skill. (Note that unlike fortuitous block chance, protection is penalized when you wear a shield on your arm instead of holding it.) When you appraise a shield, you will see "Additionally, the shield offers [protection level while held] protection when held and [protection level while worn] protection when worn on the left arm."<br>
	'''Possible levels of protection''': none, extremely terrible, terrible, dismal, very poor, poor, rather low, low, fair, better than fair, moderate, moderately good, good, very good, high, very high, great, very great, exceptional, very exceptional, impressive, very impressive, amazing, incredible, tremendous, unbelievable, god-like<br>		'''Possible levels of protection''': none, extremely terrible, terrible, dismal, very poor, poor, rather low, low, fair, better than fair, moderate, moderately good, good, very good, high, very high, great, very great, exceptional, very exceptional, impressive, very impressive, amazing, incredible, tremendous, unbelievable, god-like<br>

TK-421: /* Shield Stats */ formatting tweak

2022-08-04T22:39:17Z

Shield Stats: formatting tweak

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	==Shield Stats==		==Shield Stats==
	All shields have two levels of protection, referred to as:~~<br>~~		All shields have two levels of protection, referred to as:
	'''"fortuitous block chance"''': Previously called "minimum defense", this represents the chance of receiving a substantial bonus to your ability to block with a shield. This reflects the idea that sometimes the shield just happens to be in the right place to block an incoming attack, regardless of how skilled or unskilled you may be in using the shield. This chance remains the same whether you are holding or wearing the shield, so it is only listed once in shield appraisal messaging. When you appraise a shield, you will see that the shield offers "a [fortuitous block level] chance to fortuitously block attacks."~~<br>~~		* '''"fortuitous block chance"''': Previously called "minimum defense", this represents the chance of receiving a substantial bonus to your ability to block with a shield. This reflects the idea that sometimes the shield just happens to be in the right place to block an incoming attack, regardless of how skilled or unskilled you may be in using the shield. This chance remains the same whether you are holding or wearing the shield, so it is only listed once in shield appraisal messaging. When you appraise a shield, you will see that the shield offers "a [fortuitous block level] chance to fortuitously block attacks."
	'''"protection"''': Represents how well you can block with the shield, with the ability to take full advantage of this stat scaling through Shield skill. (Note that unlike fortuitous block chance, protection is penalized when you wear a shield on your arm instead of holding it.) When you appraise a shield, you will see "Additionally, the shield offers [protection level while held] protection when held and [protection level while worn] protection when worn on the left arm."~~<br>~~<br>		* '''"protection"''': Represents how well you can block with the shield, with the ability to take full advantage of this stat scaling through Shield skill. (Note that unlike fortuitous block chance, protection is penalized when you wear a shield on your arm instead of holding it.) When you appraise a shield, you will see "Additionally, the shield offers [protection level while held] protection when held and [protection level while worn] protection when worn on the left arm."<br>
	'''Possible levels of protection''': none, extremely terrible, terrible, dismal, very poor, poor, rather low, low, fair, better than fair, moderate, moderately good, good, very good, high, very high, great, very great, exceptional, very exceptional, impressive, very impressive, amazing, incredible, tremendous, unbelievable, god-like<br>		'''Possible levels of protection''': none, extremely terrible, terrible, dismal, very poor, poor, rather low, low, fair, better than fair, moderate, moderately good, good, very good, high, very high, great, very great, exceptional, very exceptional, impressive, very impressive, amazing, incredible, tremendous, unbelievable, god-like<br>
	:<nowiki>*</nowiki> Some protection levels can only be discerned by Paladins and people who are skilled with shields.		:<nowiki>*</nowiki> Some protection levels can only be discerned by Paladins and people who are skilled with shields.

ZERO-ELEMENT: Corrected information based on TT #92: http://forums.play.net/forums/DragonRealms/Lore/Appraisal%20Skill/view/1143

2022-08-04T21:08:30Z

Corrected information based on TT #92: http://forums.play.net/forums/DragonRealms/Lore/Appraisal%20Skill/view/1143

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	==Shield Stats==		==Shield Stats==
	All shields have two levels of protection, referred to as "basic defense" (minimum or low-end protection) and "full defense" (maximum or high-end protection). When you appraise a shield, you will see that the shield "offers [minimum] to [maximum] protection."<br>		All shields have two levels of protection, referred to as:<br>
			'''"fortuitous block chance"''': Previously called "minimum defense", this represents the chance of receiving a substantial bonus to your ability to block with a shield. This reflects the idea that sometimes the shield just happens to be in the right place to block an incoming attack, regardless of how skilled or unskilled you may be in using the shield. This chance remains the same whether you are holding or wearing the shield, so it is only listed once in shield appraisal messaging. When you appraise a shield, you will see that the shield offers "a [fortuitous block level] chance to fortuitously block attacks."<br>
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			'''"protection"''': Represents how well you can block with the shield, with the ability to take full advantage of this stat scaling through Shield skill. (Note that unlike fortuitous block chance, protection is penalized when you wear a shield on your arm instead of holding it.) When you appraise a shield, you will see "Additionally, the shield offers [protection level while held] protection when held and [protection level while worn] protection when worn on the left arm."<br><br>
	The basic defense is a guaranteed minimum level of protection afforded to all adventurers, regardless of how skilled they are in using shields. In order to take advantage of the shield's full defense, you need to have skill in shield usage. The higher the full defense rating, the more ranks are required to take full advantage of it.<br>
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	'''Possible levels of protection''': none, extremely terrible, terrible, dismal, very poor, poor, rather low, low, fair, better than fair, moderate, moderately good, good, very good, high, very high, great, very great, exceptional, very exceptional, impressive, very impressive, amazing, incredible, tremendous, unbelievable, god-like<br>		'''Possible levels of protection''': none, extremely terrible, terrible, dismal, very poor, poor, rather low, low, fair, better than fair, moderate, moderately good, good, very good, high, very high, great, very great, exceptional, very exceptional, impressive, very impressive, amazing, incredible, tremendous, unbelievable, god-like<br>
	:<nowiki>*</nowiki>Some protection levels can only be discerned by Paladins and people who are skilled with shields.		:<nowiki>*</nowiki> Some protection levels can only be discerned by Paladins and people who are skilled with shields.

	==Size Differences==		==Size Differences==

TEVESHSZAT: /* Shield Listing */

2021-11-25T21:58:48Z

Shield Listing

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	\|sort=Min protection is number,Max protection is number,Hindrance is number		\|sort=Min protection is number,Max protection is number,Hindrance is number
	\|order=desc,asc		\|order=desc,desc,asc
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	\|sort=Min protection is number,Max protection is number,Hindrance is number		\|sort=Min protection is number,Max protection is number,Hindrance is number
	\|order=desc,asc		\|order=desc,desc,asc
	\|limit=25		\|limit=25
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TEVESHSZAT: /* Small Shields */

2021-11-25T21:58:35Z

Small Shields

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	\|order=desc,asc		\|order=desc,desc,asc
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TEVESHSZAT: /* Shield Listing */

2021-11-25T21:57:32Z

Shield Listing

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	==== Small Shields ====		==== Small Shields ====
	{{#ask:[[Is combat type::Small Shield]]		{{#ask:[[Is combat type::Small Shield]]
	\|?Min protection is=~~Min~~ ~~held~~ ~~protection~~		\|?Min protection is number=Fortuitous Block Rating
	\|?Max protection is=~~Max~~ held protection		\|?Max protection is number=Maximum held protection
	\|?~~Min~~ arm protection is=~~Min~~ arm-worn protection		\|?Max arm protection is number=Maximum arm-worn protection
		⚫	\|?Hindrance is number=Hindrance
	\|?Max arm protection is=Max arm-worn protection
⚫	\|?Hindrance is=Hindrance
	\|?Weight of=Weight		\|?Weight of=Weight
	\|type=broadtable		\|type=broadtable
	\|sort=Max protection is number,Hindrance is number		\|sort=Min protection is number,Max protection is number,Hindrance is number
	\|order=desc,asc		\|order=desc,asc
	\|limit=10		\|limit=25
	}}		}}

	==== Medium Shields ====		==== Medium Shields ====
	{{#ask:[[Is combat type::Medium Shield]]		{{#ask:[[Is combat type::Medium Shield]]
	\|?Min protection is=~~Min~~ ~~held~~ ~~protection~~		\|?Min protection is number=Fortuitous Block Rating
	\|?Max protection is=~~Max~~ held protection		\|?Max protection is number=Maximum held protection
	\|?~~Min~~ arm protection is=~~Min~~ arm-worn protection		\|?Max arm protection is number=Maximum arm-worn protection
		⚫	\|?Hindrance is number=Hindrance
	\|?Max arm protection is=Max arm-worn protection
⚫	\|?Hindrance is=Hindrance
	\|?Weight of=Weight		\|?Weight of=Weight
	\|type=broadtable		\|type=broadtable
	\|sort=Max protection is number,Hindrance is number		\|sort=Min protection is number,Max protection is number,Hindrance is number
	\|order=desc,asc		\|order=desc,asc
	\|limit=10		\|limit=25
	}}		}}

	==== Large Shields ====		==== Large Shields ====
	{{#ask:[[Is combat type::Large Shield]]		{{#ask:[[Is combat type::Large Shield]]
	\|?Min protection is=~~Min~~ ~~held~~ ~~protection~~		\|?Min protection is number=Fortuitous Block Rating
	\|?Max protection is=~~Max~~ held protection		\|?Max protection is number=Maximum held protection
	\|?~~Min~~ arm protection is=~~Min~~ arm-worn protection		\|?Max arm protection is number=Maximum arm-worn protection
		⚫	\|?Hindrance is number=Hindrance
	\|?Max arm protection is=Max arm-worn protection
⚫	\|?Hindrance is=Hindrance
	\|?Weight of=Weight		\|?Weight of=Weight
	\|type=broadtable		\|type=broadtable
	\|sort=Max protection is number,Hindrance is number		\|sort=Min protection is number,Max protection is number,Hindrance is number
	\|order=desc,asc		\|order=desc,asc
	\|limit=10		\|limit=25
	}}		}}

TEVESHSZAT: removed outdated and rare semantic tags since so many are now outdated due to needing arm worn values and rare is, uh, rarely tagged as false in most circumstances.

2021-05-01T06:04:37Z

removed outdated and rare semantic tags since so many are now outdated due to needing arm worn values and rare is, uh, rarely tagged as false in most circumstances.

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	==== Small Shields ====		==== Small Shields ====
	{{#ask:[[Is combat type::Small Shield~~]] [[Is outdated::false]] [[Rare item::false~~]]		{{#ask:[[Is combat type::Small Shield]]
	\|?Min protection is=Min held protection		\|?Min protection is=Min held protection
	\|?Max protection is=Max held protection		\|?Max protection is=Max held protection
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	==== Medium Shields ====		==== Medium Shields ====
	{{#ask:[[Is combat type::Medium Shield~~]] [[Is outdated::false]] [[Rare item::false~~]]		{{#ask:[[Is combat type::Medium Shield]]
	\|?Min protection is=Min held protection		\|?Min protection is=Min held protection
	\|?Max protection is=Max held protection		\|?Max protection is=Max held protection
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	==== Large Shields ====		==== Large Shields ====
	{{#ask:[[Is combat type::Large Shield~~]] [[Is outdated::false]] [[Rare item::false~~]]		{{#ask:[[Is combat type::Large Shield]]
	\|?Min protection is=Min held protection		\|?Min protection is=Min held protection
	\|?Max protection is=Max held protection		\|?Max protection is=Max held protection

TEVESHSZAT: /* Shield Listing */

2021-05-01T05:48:03Z

Shield Listing

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	==== Small Shields ====		==== Small Shields ====
	{{#ask:[[Is combat type::Small Shield]] [[Is outdated::false]] [[Rare item::false]]		{{#ask:[[Is combat type::Small Shield]] [[Is outdated::false]] [[Rare item::false]]
	\|?Min protection is=Min ~~Prot~~		\|?Min protection is=Min held protection
	\|?Max protection is=Max ~~Prot~~		\|?Max protection is=Max held protection
			\|?Min arm protection is=Min arm-worn protection
			\|?Max arm protection is=Max arm-worn protection
	\|?Hindrance is=Hindrance		\|?Hindrance is=Hindrance
	\|?Weight of=Weight		\|?Weight of=Weight
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	\|order=desc,asc		\|order=desc,asc
	\|limit=5		\|limit=10
	}}		}}

	==== Medium Shields ====		==== Medium Shields ====
	{{#ask:[[Is combat type::Medium Shield]] [[Is outdated::false]] [[Rare item::false]]		{{#ask:[[Is combat type::Medium Shield]] [[Is outdated::false]] [[Rare item::false]]
	\|?Min protection is=Min ~~Prot~~		\|?Min protection is=Min held protection
	\|?Max protection is=Max ~~Prot~~		\|?Max protection is=Max held protection
			\|?Min arm protection is=Min arm-worn protection
			\|?Max arm protection is=Max arm-worn protection
	\|?Hindrance is=Hindrance		\|?Hindrance is=Hindrance
	\|?Weight of=Weight		\|?Weight of=Weight
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	\|sort=Max protection is number,Hindrance is number		\|sort=Max protection is number,Hindrance is number
	\|order=desc,asc		\|order=desc,asc
	\|limit=5		\|limit=10
	}}		}}

	==== Large Shields ====		==== Large Shields ====
	{{#ask:[[Is combat type::Large Shield]] [[Is outdated::false]] [[Rare item::false]]		{{#ask:[[Is combat type::Large Shield]] [[Is outdated::false]] [[Rare item::false]]
	\|?Min protection is=Min ~~Prot~~		\|?Min protection is=Min held protection
	\|?Max protection is=Max ~~Prot~~		\|?Max protection is=Max held protection
			\|?Min arm protection is=Min arm-worn protection
			\|?Max arm protection is=Max arm-worn protection
	\|?Hindrance is=Hindrance		\|?Hindrance is=Hindrance
	\|?Weight of=Weight		\|?Weight of=Weight
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	\|sort=Max protection is number,Hindrance is number		\|sort=Max protection is number,Hindrance is number
	\|order=desc,asc		\|order=desc,asc
	\|limit=5		\|limit=10
	}}		}}