Shield
A shield is a form of armor carried in the off-hand. Wearing any shield increases spellcasting failure rates, although the penalty is lower for a small shield.[1]
When using a shield, you are unable to wield two-handed weapons or use the #twoweapon skill.
Monster use
Some monsters are generated with (or pick up) and use shields. Of specific note are Archons, Angels and Aleaxes - all Archons are generated with a shield of reflection, whereas Angels and Aleaxes have a 25% chance of having one. This makes using ray-based attacks against them a Bad Idea.
A humanoid pet with suitable capability will pick up and use shields as well, for example a pet Centaur.
List of shields
| Shield | Unidentified Description |
Cost | Weight | AC | Material | Special properties |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uruk-hai shield | white-handed shield | 7 | 50 | 1 | iron | |
| Orcish shield | red-eyed shield | 7 | 50 | 1 | iron | |
| Large shield | large shield | 10 | 100 | 2 | iron | |
| Dwarvish roundshield | large round shield | 10 | 100 | 2 | iron | |
| Elven shield | blue and green shield | 7 | 40 | 2 | wood | can be enchanted to +7 |
| Small shield | small shield | 3 | 30 | 1 | wood | |
| Shield of reflection | polished silver shield | 50 | 50 | 2 | silver | provides reflection |
- ↑ spell.c#line1216 (extra shield penalty doesn't apply for small shields)
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