Buckler

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Name	Buckler
Size to wear	little, small, medium
Shield Value	3
Base shield penalty	-0.8
Maximum Enchantment	+3
Grants	nothing
Time to Wear	5
Maximum Blocks	?

A small 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.

Bucklers are the smallest kind of shield. Although they offer significantly less defense than the larger shields, the attack and spellcasting penalties they cause are negligible. You can also improve their effectiveness by raising your Shields skill, by improving your dexterity, or by enchanting them. Bucklers are the only shields that spriggans can wield, but ogres and trolls find them too small to handle.

They can be found with the following egos:

• cold resistance
• fire resistance
• poison resistance
• positive energy
• protection
• resistance
• reflection

Egos such as cold and fire resistance are fairly rare, usually only found in mini branches such as the Volcano or through a scroll of acquirement.

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	Unrandart Buckler
The Warlock's Mirror