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Name	Buckler
Size to wear	little, small, medium
Shield Value	3
Base shield penalty	5
Maximum Enchantment	+3
Grants	nothing
Time to Wear	5
Maximum Blocks	2

A small piece of wood and metal, to be strapped on one arm for defence. It is cumbersome to wear, and impedes the evasion, spellcasting ability, and attack speed of of the wearer. These penalties will be reduced and eventually eliminated with increased Shields skill.

Bucklers are the smallest kind of shield, with the least SH bonus but the least encumbrance. Most characters will receive tiny penalties from a buckler, even at 0 Shields skill. While wielding a buckler, you can block a maximum of 2 attacks per turn. They are the only type of shield that Spriggans can handle, but they are too small for Oni and Trolls to use.

Egos

They can be found with the following egos:

Shield egos are relatively rare. Of the egos, reflection and protection are the most common. You can occasionally find cold resistance and fire resistance in Ice caves and Volcanos, respectively.

	Image
Mundane
Magical
Artefact
	Unrandart
Warlock's Mirror

History

Prior to 0.31, shields did not have a maximum number of blocks per turn. Instead, the more blocks you made per turn, the less likely the next block was to be made.
Prior to 0.28, bucklers' penalties were negated completely by 4 Shields skill.
Shield penalties increased in 0.27.

Armour
Body Armour	Leather armour • Ring mail • Scale mail • Chain mail • Plate armour • Crystal plate armour Robe • Animal skin • Troll leather armour • Steam dragon scales • Acid dragon scales • Swamp dragon scales • Quicksilver dragon scales • Fire dragon scales • Ice dragon scales Pearl dragon scales • Shadow dragon scales • Storm dragon scales • Golden dragon scales
Miscellaneous	Hat • Helmet • Cloak • Scarf • Gloves • Boots • Barding
Shields	Buckler • Kite shield • Tower shield • Orb

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+{{shield
-{{armour
   |name = Buckler
   |cost = ?
   |weight = 9.0
- |AC = N/A
+  |SH = 3
-  |SH = 5
+  |EV = 5
-  |EV = -1
   |maxenc = +3
   |skill = Shields
   |size = little, small, medium
-  |acquirement = ?
+  |weartime = 5
-  |weartime = 3
+  |maxblocks = 2
 }}
+{{flavour|A small piece of wood and metal, to be strapped on one arm for defence. It is cumbersome to wear, and impedes the evasion, spellcasting ability, and attack speed of of the wearer. These penalties will be reduced and eventually eliminated with increased Shields skill.}}
+'''Bucklers''' are the smallest kind of [[shield]], with the least [[SH]] bonus but the least encumbrance. Most characters will receive tiny penalties from a buckler, even at 0 Shields skill. While wielding a buckler, you can [[Shields#Blocking|block]] a maximum of 2 attacks per turn. They are the only type of shield that [[Spriggan]]s can handle, but they are too small for [[Oni]] and [[Troll]]s to use.
+==Egos==
+They can be found with the following [[ego]]s:
+*[[Reflection]]
+*[[Protection]]
+*[[Cold resistance]]
+*[[Fire resistance]]
+*[[Poison resistance]]
+*[[Positive energy]]
+*[[Resistance_(ego)|Resistance]]
-{{flavour|A small piece of wood and metal, to be strapped on one arm for defence. It is somewhat cumbersome to wear, and, without a little training, slightly slows the rate at which a warrior attacks.}}
+Shield egos are relatively rare. Of the egos, reflection and protection are the most common. You can occasionally find cold resistance and fire resistance in [[Ice cave]]s and [[Volcano]]s, respectively.
-A '''buckler''' is the smallest kind of [[shields|shield]]. It is the only kind that [[spriggan]]s can wield, but [[ogre]]s and [[troll]]s find it too small to handle. Characters with high dexterity will get the biggest [[SH]] bonus from it. It can be found with the following brands: [[protection]], [[resistance]] ([[poison]], [[fire]], and [[cold]] only), and [[reflection (ego)|reflection]].
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-! || Common || Dwarven || Elven || Orcish
+! || Image
+|-
+| '''Mundane''' || [[File:Buckler 1.png]]
 |-
-| '''Mundane''' || [[File:Buckler 1.png]] || [[File:Dwarven buckler 1.png]] || [[File:Elven buckler 1.png]] || [[File:Orcish buckler 1.png]]
+| '''Magical''' || [[File:Buckler 2.png]]
 |-
-| '''Magical''' || [[File:Buckler 2.png]] || [[File:Dwarven buckler 2.png]] || [[File:Elven buckler 2.png]] || [[File:Orcish buckler 2.png]]
+| '''Artefact''' || [[File:Buckler 3.png]]
 |-
-| '''Artifact''' || [[File:Buckler 3.png]] || N/A || N/A || N/A
+! || [[Unrandart]]
+|-
+| '''[[Warlock's Mirror]]''' || [[File:Warlock.png]]
 |}
+==History==
+*Prior to [[0.31]], shields did not have a maximum number of blocks per turn. Instead, the more blocks you made per turn, the less likely the next block was to be made.
+*Prior to [[0.28]], bucklers' penalties were negated completely by 4 Shields skill.
+*Shield penalties increased in [[0.27]].
+{{armours}}
 [[Category:Shields]]