Kite shield - Revision history

Hordes: v. bump

2024-03-11T08:57:45Z

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Hordes at 07:15, 15 January 2024

2024-01-15T07:15:01Z

Ge0ff: buckler and tower shield articles don't mention Felids at all, so let's not mention them here either

2023-07-23T16:54:07Z

buckler and tower shield articles don't mention Felids at all, so let's not mention them here either

Hordes at 01:01, 22 July 2023

2023-07-22T01:01:01Z

Hordes: version bump

2023-07-22T00:55:24Z

version bump

Hordes: version bump

2022-09-08T18:42:36Z

version bump

Hordes at 01:51, 9 March 2022

2022-03-09T01:51:45Z

Spudwalt: /* History */

2020-07-09T04:13:17Z

‎History

Spudwalt at 04:06, 9 July 2020

2020-07-09T04:06:27Z

Emufarmers: Update name for 0.25; were all the unrandarts also renamed?

2020-07-04T00:03:42Z

Update name for 0.25; were all the unrandarts also renamed?

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 {{shield
   |name = Kite shield
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 A '''kite shield''' is a shield that provides moderate SH at a manageable penalty. They are a reasonable choice for both melee and caster characters, at least with a bit of [[Shields (skill)|Shields skill]]. While wielding a kite shield, you can [[Shields#Blocking|block]] a maximum of 3 attacks per turn.  Only [[Spriggan]]s are too small to use a kite shield.
 They can be found with the following [[ego]]s:
-*[[cold resistance]]
+*[[Reflection]]
-*[[fire resistance]]
+*[[Protection]]
-*[[poison resistance]]
+*[[Cold resistance]]
-*[[positive energy]]
+*[[Fire resistance]]
-*[[protection]]
+*[[Poison resistance]]
-*[[Resistance_(ego)|resistance]]
+*[[Positive energy]]
-*[[reflection]]
+*[[Resistance_(ego)|Resistance]]
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   |size = small to big
   |weartime = 5
 }}
 {{flavour|A piece of wood and metal, to be strapped on one arm for defence. It is cumbersome to wear, and impedes the evasion, spellcasting ability, and attack speed of an unskilled wearer. These penalties will be reduced and eventually eliminated with increased Shields skill.}}
-A '''kite shield''' is a shield that provides moderate SH at a manageable penalty. They are a reasonable choice for both melee and caster characters, at least with a bit of [[Shields (skill)|Shields skill]]. Only [[Spriggan]]s are too small to use a kite shield.
+A '''kite shield''' is a shield that provides moderate SH at a manageable penalty. They are a reasonable choice for both melee and caster characters, at least with a bit of [[Shields (skill)|Shields skill]]. While wielding a kite shield, you can [[Shields#Blocking|block]] a maximum of 3 attacks per turn.  Only [[Spriggan]]s are too small to use a kite shield.
 They can be found with the following [[ego]]s:
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 ==History==
 *Prior to [[0.28]], kite shields' penalties were negated completely by 15 Shields skill, but their initial penalties were higher.
 *Shield penalties increased in [[0.27]].

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 {{flavour|A piece of wood and metal, to be strapped on one arm for defence. It is cumbersome to wear, and impedes the evasion, spellcasting ability, and attack speed of an unskilled wearer. These penalties will be reduced and eventually eliminated with increased Shields skill.}}
-A '''kite shield''' is a shield that provides moderate SH at a manageable penalty. They are a reasonable choice for both melee and caster characters, at least with a bit of [[Shields (skill)|Shields skill]]. Only [[Spriggan]]s (and [[Felid]]s) are too small to use a kite shield.
+A '''kite shield''' is a shield that provides moderate SH at a manageable penalty. They are a reasonable choice for both melee and caster characters, at least with a bit of [[Shields (skill)|Shields skill]]. Only [[Spriggan]]s are too small to use a kite shield.
 They can be found with the following [[ego]]s:

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   |weartime = 5
 }}
-{{flavour|A piece of wood and metal, to be strapped on one arm for defence. It is cumbersome to wear, and impedes the evasion, spellcasting ability, and attack speed of an unskilled wearer.}}
+{{flavour|A piece of wood and metal, to be strapped on one arm for defence. It is cumbersome to wear, and impedes the evasion, spellcasting ability, and attack speed of an unskilled wearer. These penalties will be reduced and eventually eliminated with increased Shields skill.}}
 A '''kite shield''' is a shield that provides moderate SH at a manageable penalty. They are a reasonable choice for both melee and caster characters, at least with a bit of [[Shields (skill)|Shields skill]]. Only [[Spriggan]]s (and [[Felid]]s) are too small to use a kite shield.
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 ==History==
-*Prior to [[0.28]], kite shields' penalties were negated completely by 15 Shields skill, but their inital penalties were higher.
+*Prior to [[0.28]], kite shields' penalties were negated completely by 15 Shields skill, but their initial penalties were higher.
 *Shield penalties increased in [[0.27]].
 *Kite shields were just called "shields" until [[0.25]].

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 {{shield
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 {{flavour|A piece of wood and metal, to be strapped on one arm for defence. It is cumbersome to wear, and impedes the evasion, spellcasting ability, and attack speed of an unskilled wearer.}}
-A '''kite shield''' is a piece of [[armour]] which can be worn by any species but [[felid]]s and [[spriggan]]s to provide some degree of blocking defense ([[SH]]). They are an attainable choice for both melee and caster characters, but without a decent [[Shields skill]], they carry significantly more penalties to attack speed, evasion and spellcasting than the lighter [[buckler]].
+A '''kite shield''' is a shield that provides moderate SH at a manageable penalty. They are a reasonable choice for both melee and caster characters, at least with a bit of [[Shields (skill)|Shields skill]]. Only [[Spriggan]]s (and [[Felid]]s) are too small to use a kite shield.
 They can be found with the following [[ego]]s:

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 {{shield
   |name = Kite shield
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   |weight = 15.0
   |SH = 8
-  |EV = -3
+  |EV = 10
   |maxenc = +5
   |skill = Shields
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 ==History==
 *Kite shields were just called "shields" until [[0.25]].
 {{armours}}
 [[Category:Shields]]

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 {{shield
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 {{flavour|A piece of wood and metal, to be strapped on one arm for defence. It is cumbersome to wear, and impedes the evasion, spellcasting ability, and attack speed of an unskilled wearer.}}
-A '''kite shield''' is a piece of [[armour]] which can be carried by any species but [[felid]]s and [[spriggan]]s to provide some degree of blocking defense ([[SH]]). They benefit equally from both [[strength]] and [[dexterity]], making them a versatile choice for many characters, but without a decent [[Shields skill]], they carry significantly more penalties to accuracy, evasion and spellcasting than the lighter [[buckler]].
+A '''kite shield''' is a piece of [[armour]] which can be worn by any species but [[felid]]s and [[spriggan]]s to provide some degree of blocking defense ([[SH]]). They benefit equally from both [[strength]] and [[dexterity]], making them a versatile choice for many characters, but without a decent [[Shields skill]], they carry significantly more penalties to accuracy, evasion and spellcasting than the lighter [[buckler]].
 They can be found with the following [[ego]]s:
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 | '''Artifact''' || [[File:Shield3.png]]
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-| || '''[[Unrandart]] kite shields'''
+| || '''[[Unrandart]]<br>kite shields'''
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 | '''[[Shield of Resistance]]''' || [[File:Shield_of_resistance.png]]