Talk:Armor and shield player guide

Reinforcing shields

There may be a bug with reinforcing shields. No one I know has ever seen the shield's protection increase, but the weight and hindrance still increase. So at this time, I would not recommend reinforcing your shield. --ISHARON (talk) 17:12, 4 September 2015 (CDT)

I do not believe this is completely true, rather the results are negligible with most shield templates. I was able to successfully reinforce a covellite buckler as follows, note the changes in weight and basic protection. --Padhg ^(talk) 20:04 19 October 2015 (UTC)

---BEFORE REINFORCING---

>app my buckler careful
You are certain that it imposes minor maneuvering hindrance.

This shield is medium in size.

You are certain that the buckler offers dismal to moderate protection.

You are certain that it could do:
  no puncture damage
  no slice damage
  heavy impact damage
  no fire damage
  no cold damage
  no electric damage

You are certain that the buckler is inadequately balanced and is fairly suited to gaining extra attack power from your strength.

You are certain that the medium buckler is unusually resilient to damage, and is in pristine condition.

The medium buckler is made with metal.
You are certain that the metal in the medium buckler has a quality of 99, placing it at 'extremely pure' on the official Trader's Scale.
You are certain that the metal in the medium buckler has a hardness of 35, placing it at 'somewhat soft' on the official Trader's Scale.
You are certain that the metal in the medium buckler has a durability of 80, placing it at 'great durability' on the official Trader's Scale.
You are certain that the metal in the medium buckler has a workability of 65, placing it at 'not hard to work with' on the official Trader's Scale.
You are certain that the metal in the medium buckler has an electrical resistance of 25, placing it at 'an exceptional conductor of electricity' on the official Trader's Scale.
You are certain that the metal in the medium buckler has a thermal resistance of 85, placing it at 'poor at transferring heat and cold' on the official Trader's Scale.
You are certain that the metal in the medium buckler has a physical resistance of 80, placing it at 'exceptionally good at repelling physical blows' on the official Trader's Scale.
It appears that the medium buckler can be slung over one shoulder.
You are certain that the medium buckler weighs exactly 60 stones.
You are certain that the medium buckler is worth exactly 4125 Kronars.
Roundtime: 16 seconds.

---AFTER REINFORCING---

>app my buckler careful
You are certain that it imposes minor maneuvering hindrance.

This shield is medium in size.

You are certain that the buckler offers very poor to moderate protection.

You are certain that it could do:
  no puncture damage
  no slice damage
  heavy impact damage
  no fire damage
  no cold damage
  no electric damage

You are certain that the buckler is inadequately balanced and is fairly suited to gaining extra attack power from your strength.

You are certain that the medium buckler is unusually resilient to damage, and is in pristine condition.

The medium buckler is made with metal.
You are certain that the metal in the medium buckler has a quality of 99, placing it at 'extremely pure' on the official Trader's Scale.
You are certain that the metal in the medium buckler has a hardness of 35, placing it at 'somewhat soft' on the official Trader's Scale.
You are certain that the metal in the medium buckler has a durability of 80, placing it at 'great durability' on the official Trader's Scale.
You are certain that the metal in the medium buckler has a workability of 65, placing it at 'not hard to work with' on the official Trader's Scale.
You are certain that the metal in the medium buckler has an electrical resistance of 25, placing it at 'an exceptional conductor of electricity' on the official Trader's Scale.
You are certain that the metal in the medium buckler has a thermal resistance of 85, placing it at 'poor at transferring heat and cold' on the official Trader's Scale.
You are certain that the metal in the medium buckler has a physical resistance of 80, placing it at 'exceptionally good at repelling physical blows' on the official Trader's Scale.
It appears that the medium buckler can be slung over one shoulder.
You are certain that the medium buckler weighs exactly 72 stones.
You are certain that the medium buckler is worth exactly 4537 Kronars.
Roundtime: 16 seconds.