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{{flavour|A shield unearthed from the remains of a ruined city. It bears an inscription written in an ancient language. Scholars and wise men laboured for countless hours to decipher it, and in time, a translation was finally settled on:
 
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+10 [[large shield]]
 
+10 [[large shield]]
  
[[Cursed]], 33% chance to recurse itself on equip<br>
 
 
-4 [[INT]]<br>
 
-4 [[INT]]<br>
 
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==History==
 
==History==
Prior to [[0.20]], this shield gave +4 [[AC]], reduced intelligence by 6, and only had a +6 enchantment.
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*Prior to [[0.20]], this shield gave +4 [[AC]], reduced intelligence by 6, and only had a +6 enchantment. Also, it had *[[Curse]] property (33% chance to recurse itself on equip).
 
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*Prior to [[0.19]], this shield had +2 [[EV]] and only a +2 [[AC]] bonus.  
Prior to [[0.19]], this shield had +2 [[EV]] and only a +2 [[AC]] bonus.  
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*Prior to [[0.15]], this shield had a +8 enchantment level.
 
 
Prior to [[0.15]], this shield had a +8 enchantment level.
 
  
 
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[[Category:Shields]]
 
[[Category:Shields]]

Revision as of 13:19, 9 May 2018

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A shield unearthed from the remains of a ruined city. It bears an inscription written in an ancient language. Scholars and wise men laboured for countless hours to decipher it, and in time, a translation was finally settled on:

"With a shield like this, who needs to think?"

Shield of ignorance.png the +10 large shield of Ignorance

+10 large shield

-4 INT
rN+

Desirability

For most characters, the large shield of Ignorance is ruled out simply by virtue of it being a large shield; smaller characters can't wield it, and medium-sized characters need to invest a tremendous amount of experience into their Shields skill to mitigate the severe penalties large shields apply. Large characters and formicids have a significantly easier time of it, but the arguments against the shield continue. -4 intelligence is a huge penalty for any spellcaster, and since any non-Trog character can benefit from learning at least a little magic, this is significant in almost all cases. Finally, while it does offer an impressive amount of shielding plus a rank of occasionally-helpful negative energy resistance, it's often more tempting to take advantage of the fire, cold, or poison resistances you can find on non-artefact bucklers and shields.

History

  • Prior to 0.20, this shield gave +4 AC, reduced intelligence by 6, and only had a +6 enchantment. Also, it had *Curse property (33% chance to recurse itself on equip).
  • Prior to 0.19, this shield had +2 EV and only a +2 AC bonus.
  • Prior to 0.15, this shield had a +8 enchantment level.