Frankly, if a shield is going to crack from a ditzy white mage dancing on it, it's not going to be much good with a goblin's sword or a cave monster's claws banging on it either. Rather than just acknowledging her apology, he should be thanking her for exposing what could've been a literally fatal flaw in his gear.
Frankly, if a shield is going to crack from a ditzy white mage dancing on it, it's not going to be much good with a goblin's sword or a cave monster's claws banging on it either. Rather than just acknowledging her apology, he should be thanking her for exposing what could've been a literally fatal flaw in his gear.
Contrary to fictional media, most shields were wood with maybe a metal frame. (Full metal shields like in D&D didn't exist because they'd weigh like 40-50 lbs/18-23 kg and YOU try carrying that with one hand AND swinging it around to deflect incoming attacks WHILE fighting with the other hand.)
Because of this, shields often didn't survive more than a few fights, and knights would have backup shields their men would hold for them ready to swap out.
