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So as i understand it, using a shield is very little better then fighting without it. Thanks for the answers and i would look through house rules propositions. Personaly i would like to see reasonable difference between no shield and shield users. Maybe parring with the shield should have bigger chance for critical and special succes ? For example 10% for critical and 30% for special succes ? What do You think ?

So this is the only thing i am not sure about combat rules of BRP. As i understand it a shield is treated exactly the same as any other parrying weapon. So the result of parrying with a shield is confronted with attackers skill result and checked in Attack and Defense Matrix table. As i read it, there is no difference in using 2h axe and shield to parry. So what is the sense of using a shield if one handed weapons have lower damage and worse SR then 2h ones ? What i am missing ? Can i use Armor Value of a shield when Attack and Defense Matrix table let defender to use armor ?? or only when parrying roll with a shield was a succes or better ??

I am very interested in fantasy Iceland setting. Is there any info when it would be out ??