Board Thread:Suggestions/@comment-25411747-20140902174627/@comment-25178962-20140907134506

Quozi, you make a good point, but the idea of progression is what we are going with here. Even while sticking to the realism argument, I could point out that shields of notable durability were ringed in metal, so the wood wouldn't split against a sudden strike, or plated in metal so glancing blows were less likely to get caught on the wood, thus making the opening for a counter-attack longer.