Small shield
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[ small shield 
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| Appearance | small shield |
| Slot | shield |
| AC | 1 |
| Special | (none) |
| Base price | 3 zm |
| Weight | 30 |
| Material | wood |
The small shield is the cheapest and lightest kind of shield.
Unless made fireproof or rotproof, it can burn or rot when faced with fire or a black pudding/brown pudding's attack.
It does not inhibit spellcasting as much as the other shields due to its small weight.[1]
Generation
Knights and priests start out with one, as well as valkyries (theirs is enchanted +3 from the beginning).
Mercenaries are also generated with small shields sometimes.
Strategy
The small shield is the best shield for spellcasters and characters with low carrying capacity.
A Valkyrie's starting small shield is worth wearing for a long time due to its high enchantment. Eventually, Valkyries will probably want to ditch the shield so they can twoweapon.
References
- ↑ spell.c in NetHack 3.6.6, line 1802: extra shield penalty doesn't apply for small shields
