Talk:Barbarian King's Buckler

Heh. A mixed blessing, although I suppose it's a barbarian's job to have enough hitpoints to take it. -Slitherrr

The Sword sort of has the same motif, wot with the vicious trait and all. -gm

We'll have to see how this works for germain, who is sort of a sissy. --Msallen 10:09, 14 December 2009 (EST)

I have to admit, I was kind of surprised that Germain was so quick to grab the pincushion shield -gm

It worked like a charm in the end. Best. Cursed. Armor. Ever. --Msallen

I do think you've done a great job making lemons from lemonaide here. It's kind of a "grey" curse from the very outset, though. The barbarian king probably didn't even give a shit about being pelted with arrows, he probably had a DR of like 5. -gm

Yeah, it's not (always) a terrible curse, although Germain has had to chug a whole lot of healing pots because of it. Also, that fight against the orc armies at the Turtle Temple was pretty rough. I think I took over 100 arrows there, and damage from 20+. --Msallen

Well, I think it's a pretty good curse. Especially when you go into negatives and the arrows keep coming -gm

I'm quite fond of it! Great curse. Reminds me--I need to buy some more healing pots/wands. --Msallen

Speaking of DR5, maybe it's wise for Mose to eventually take over this buckler? Just a thought... Mattie 15:11, 5 January 2012 (EST)

In general, yeah, it could be a lot more optimal. The only reason I think Germain can get more utility off it is because it's not really a waste for him to hang in the back protecting Kimmy and LE with it (who cares if Germ isn't on the front line--its not like he can hit or damage the enemies anyways). With my move to NPC, though, it might be time to hand it over. I don't think there is anyone I will be hanging out with in Wydmoor with the healing power to keep me alive if I'm an arrow magnet. --Msallen

semi-NPC, and I don't think anyone is going to want it. I think you guys are to the point in your career where you don't need to sweat every magic item. -gm

It is better for Germain when he's at the back of the party definitely. Yet, it's actually a step up for Mose if Germain does share it. Mose right now isn't sporting a magic shield and Mose's bracers actually grant a special +2 deflection against missiles. The buckler would always save Way from being shot down from underneath Mose, and his quickstep might allow him to step into the range of an arrow to take one for the team if needed. ;) The biggest drawback is that when Mose is tanking in melee, any arrows our team fires into the fray near Mose will also try to hit him instead of the bad guys. ;) No big deal either way, but it's a creative magic item that might have some new uses. -Mattie 17:28, 5 January 2012 (EST)

Ah, I forgot about you giving the shield to Kimi. Yeah, some interesting pros and cons there. -gm