Quickstart rules Large Shield

Lord Dynel · Post by **Lord Dynel** » Sat Jul 05, 2008 1:17 am

I was perusing the Quickstart rules (about to pass them on to prospective players) and I noticed something a little odd.

Quote:
Shield, 3 gp +1

Shield, Large 7 gp +2

It shows a "shield" giving a +1 AC and a "Large Shield" giving a +2. Is this some sort of error? I just don't want my players to come back and say that their large shields are supposed to give them a +2 to AC when, according to the PHB, it doesn't.

I'm assuming the PHB is correct, with all the shields giving a +1, just the amount of foes it can block differentiating them.

Treebore · Post by **Treebore** » Sat Jul 05, 2008 5:53 am

Gremlins got into the Quickstart Rules. Go by the PH.
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Matthew · Post by **Matthew** » Sat Jul 05, 2008 11:12 am

Yeah, I have pointed this out a couple of times, but it has yet to be changed. Actually, I prefer the idea that a Large Shield grants +2 AC, so I generally use that as a house rule instead. In AD&D a Large Shield can optionally grant +2 AC versus missiles.
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Omote · Post by **Omote** » Sat Jul 05, 2008 11:13 pm

For the purposes of the Quickstart Rules, the Large Shield bonus of +2 to AC is probably correct. Instead of going into the depth of the PHB rules regarding shields, the Quickstart rules merely simplify the situation by giving a flat +2 bonus.

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Lord Dynel · Post by **Lord Dynel** » Sat Jul 05, 2008 11:56 pm

Omote wrote:
For the purposes of the Quickstart Rules, the Large Shield bonus of +2 to AC is probably correct. Instead of going into the depth of the PHB rules regarding shields, the Quickstart rules merely simplify the situation by giving a flat +2 bonus.

-O

That's actually what I originally thought. However, I would think that it would only add to confusion later (along with bemoaning from PCs who lose a point of armor). I would probably rule it like the PHB, if it comes down to it.

But I think you may be right.