1974 Homerules: Shields
As a history nerd, it has always bothered me that in many fantasy and sword & sorcery games the shield is so consistently boiled down to a mere numerical bonus to defense. So I wanted to create a set of rules for my 1974 table that reflected the reality of why the shield was ubiquitous on the battlefield from the dawn of time up until about 300 years ago, as well as the variety of application…













