Also, a shield size changinv merchant would be cool.

When you say unusual shields, give some examples.

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Shields with bane properties or resistances.

-Richard/Fjalar.

Here are some of the ideas from when I made the original post. In part it was inspired by some of the other recent items that have been announced with interesting alters, and better than normal capabilities.

- Holy shields with heavy heavy arkati scripting. Understood that coding for each and every arkati pretty much means it won't happen but maybe a light a dark set of holy scripts.

- Shields with unusual shield flares
+ Shield bash with a knockdown flaring shield would be fun.
+ Poison shield spikes anyone?
+ Blinding flare - shield has a chance to radiate blinding light when struck potentially blinding opponents.

- Shields that partner with/enhance shield specialization abilities:
+ Bonus rank to shield focus (allowing a 6th rank if fully trained already)
+ Bonus chance to block
+ Bonus to other shield specialization success chance.

- Mechanical shields
+ Retractible shield spike (spike on/spike off)
+ Shield with a grappling hook

- Crazy scripted shields
+ Shield throws off colorful sparks each time an attack is blocked or on successful shield maneuver.

- Famous lost shield from Elanthian history
+ Appropriate interesting description, scripting, and maybe abilities corresponding to the original owner.

- Glove shield (a magical shield is summoned to the glove wearers hand similar to the glove bows). Cannot be disarmed.

-- Robert

>>- Glove shield (a magical shield is summoned to the glove wearers hand similar to the glove bows). Cannot be disarmed.<<

I love this idea. However I thought shields can't be disarmed.

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They can be sundered, and you can drop it via certain maneuvers and injuries (Weryn(sp)).

<Waern, dobrem, and other canines have that lunging maneuver.>

I HATED that maneuver when I was hunting moor hounds.... almost lost my bow to it several times :(

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A NPC and an invasion critter or two in my experience have cast itchy curse on me. Dreadful to fear I will lose something as sacred as a beloved shield in the wall of scroll an invasion makes.