Sheild Types

[Taau]

Like the thread says what do you like to fight with?

[Galant]

well the teardrop is the closest to what i use. mine is more like a teardrop/heater shield.

[Aiden]

I say round shield, cause I only have two shields, that and a weird rectangle one. However, someday (funds allowing) I would like to make a teardrop shield.

[vek]

roudn shield, except i made mine and the sides have a slight groove in them so as t ohelp support a spear or javelin.

[Nor]

Personally I like a teardrop. It covers more and their pretty (mostly because they cover more.) Plus thats the shield I started off with sooo its what I know.

[Ratagast]

I am all about the round sheild. it is simple easy to make and makes a great canvas to put symbols on

[Peregrine]

I prefer the classic shield.
http://www.museumreplicas.com/webstore/ ... Position=9

[Black Cat]

I don't have a shield yet because I haven't had a chance to go to practice at all, but I am going to make a special teardrop shield that I can use normally and mount on my back, since I am going to be carrying both one and two handed weapons into battle. I mostly like teardrop shields for their look and their light weight compared to a tower shield.

Also, you forgot to put punch shields into the poll. I knew a few people in Darkholme mercenary company that loved to use those. That was actually the only type of shield they had when they were recruiting at Roy High toward the end of the 2004-2005 school year before they mysteriously vanished.

Darkholme was based in Roy City, Utah near Aquilonia realm. Heaven knows where they are at now.

[graavish]

i am a shield only type of guy right now because i like the defense they afford and i use two different types commonly i use the tower punch shield and then a round strap i am pretty good with the tower and am still learning with round i mostly used the round for the second time at wolfpack open and found that when i can when i can keep my legs safe which was about 50% of the time i was actual more effective cause my style of fighting is very mobile so i think once my knee heals up from the gym floor (forgot knee pads....stupid) then i will go over almost totally for the round

[moondog]

peregrine wants to be a knight of numenor and carry a heater... not a bad shield, i like a tower punch but i fight with a teardrop punch, i like a punch cause well i can punch with it and the tower covers the most but is a bit lunkier so i run with the fury a small teardrop punch shield for full manuverabilty
lately though i've been wanting a strap round i don't know why i hate those things but i've gotta learn someday... stick with one thing to long and you could easily get stagnant and fall into bad habits

[Vokor]

Well said Tiji, hope to see you at our opener. I know you want to show out in front of all those people!!

[moondog]

HELLZ YA SIGN ME UP AND PM ME WITH THE INFO AND I'LL GET YOU MY MONEY... just started back working outside on some legetimate **** so i'm happy($) and ready for the dur d souf homey

[Winfang]

There are more then just those three types of shields. I use a heater shield the majority of the time, but I have trusty tower shield too. I've got eleven shields at my house.

2 retangle tower shields
2 coffin tower shields
3 medium size punch shields
2 round shields
1 tear drop shield
1 heater shield
Plus some broken small punch shields

All the shields have their own pros and cons. The heater shield has corners that I've come to use and rely on. The round shield is lighter and can moves easier. Tower shields are great defense but are default to move when compared to rounds and heaters.

Straps and Punch shields both have their own pros and cons. A strap is very stable, but typically heavier. A punch is lighter but it's not as stable as a strap.

[Fenris]

there was nothing about strap or punch , cored or coreless on the poll.

I usually fight with a corless punch but having angmarth bash my * every fight I see the advantage of the numinor heater

[Faolan]

Geez Winfang, Share the wealth.

I like my strap round, mostly because I can hang it of my back.
I can also hang it off my shoulder when I am using a polearm. Very nifty.
It is curved so it deflects shots away from the body. Still learning to guard my legs tho'.

[Black Cat]

Yeah, I used a sword and teardrop shield when I first met the members of my realm, some of whom I had met before then, and I got hit in the legs in less than 2 seconds.

[Osric]

I'm a fan of the teardrop strap. Just as fun as a round but you avoid the legshots just a little longer. I don't like towers. They kind of take the fun out of it all for me. Rounds are great too though.

[savetuba]

with a tower you may as well hide behind a movable wall. and then there are those who fight with them and say they are good fighters.

Rounds make you work to block shots, not just hold the "wall" and maybe move it a little.

[Od1n]

with a tower you may as well hide behind a movable wall. and then there are those who fight with them and say they are good fighters.

Rounds make you work to block shots, not just hold the "wall" and maybe move it a little.

Why can't you be good if you fight with a tower shield? I don't but just curious why you think the type of shield you use makes you not as good of a fighter.

[savetuba]

try to get any tower user to use a round and watch him/her. With a tower they fight better because they don't have to worry about blocking a lot of shots where as a round they have to use the sheild in a more active roll.

It is all about sheild usage. they will still be able to fight with a stick, but how well do they usethat sheild?

[Fenris]

So sorry that some of us are taller than others and a dinky little rounds isn't enough to protect our legs, with any effectivness

Same reason 100 lb kids don't use my red, they are not big enough to use it, I don't try to use puny little rounds cuz, I'm too big to be very effective with it. to each thier own.

and don't get * cuz you can't get around a tower.

[Od1n]

try to get any tower user to use a round and watch him/her. With a tower they fight better because they don't have to worry about blocking a lot of shots where as a round they have to use the sheild in a more active roll.

It is all about sheild usage. they will still be able to fight with a stick, but how well do they usethat sheild?

So you are saying not having leg work, and not using a round shield makes you a bad fighter?

Ok.

[Black Cat]

Savetuba, have you tried using a smaller red sword against people with tower shields? I am just wondering because that is what I am wanting to try. I may try gimping my opponent by hitting them on one of their legs before I try to break their shield. I am also going to have a stab-tip on this sword, so that I can thrust through my opponent's defenses if I get such an opening.

Some comments or suggestions on this tactic would be welcome.

[Killian of Andor]

Stabbing is always nice.

[Digoza]

try to get any tower user to use a round and watch him/her. With a tower they fight better because they don't have to worry about blocking a lot of shots where as a round they have to use the sheild in a more active roll.

It is all about sheild usage. they will still be able to fight with a stick, but how well do they usethat sheild?

Yeah, but the same pretty much applies when us (round shield users) pick up a tower shield. I don't like using tower shields, quite honestly, for no other reason than I just don't like using them, plus they're awkward for me because I'm SO used to have a smaller shield and using my footwork and moving the shield around a lot. And, the few times I've used a tower, I'm so used to using a round shield that I'll move the tower shield like I would my round to block a shot, when, in actuallity, I could just move one direction like an inch, and then I end up creating HUGE openings on myself and I get killed. In all honesty, what type of shield you use does not dictate how good of a fighter you are.

Your example of "Give a tower user a round shield....." you save that they suck as a fighter because they're not used to having to move their feet or shield to not get hit in the legs....the reason that is is because THEY'RE NOT USED TO USING ONE OF OUR SMALL SHIELDS!!!!!!!!!! Now, if you're going to say "hey, they're a **** fighter cause they use a larger shield than I do" you should really try fighting them with them using the stuff they're accustomed to. When you win a couple fights in a row, then you can say "you're not as good a fighter as I am" (even though that's being a bit of a poor sport and being arrogant isn't cool).

So, next time, look at it from all the angles and analyze why someone's not going to do as good with a certain piece of equipment vs. a piece of equipment that they're used to before you start claiming that the way someone fights and the equipment they use makes them a better or worse fighter.

Though, the one thing I do agree with is that tower shields do make some (not all) people lazy with their footwork; however, most people I know that use towers still use a LOT of footwork.

[savetuba]

and don't get * cuz you can't get around a tower.

I can get around and through a tower, but those that are more of a challenge for me are the round users. (unless they are in a line then they will stand still long enough for me to get several good shots )

Sure most are not going to be able to use something thay havn't used but surly a sheild is a sheild just like a sword is a sword. In other words; same princapals, different stratagies.

a LOT of footwork

from what I have seen, a lot of forward foot work.

So you are saying not having leg work, and not using a round shield makes you a bad fighter?

Or maybe I'm hinting at a sheild man could learn a lot by changing sheild type and possibly become a much better fighter because of it.

[Gudge]

I usually try to go between the tower strap and the round strap shields, but usually if i am at an event or somewhere out of my own realm I will use a tower. I mostly use a tower because i am 6'7" and a round will not protect my legs as well as a tower, but i prefer the round because of the ability to move the shield a whole lot faster, and it makes me able to not rely on the extra length of the tower.