Improvised Shields

World of Darkness - Armory

Improvised shields should be assumed to offer +1 to Defense and require Strength 1 to wield. Improvised shields aren’t made for combat, however, and suffer a number of problems. First, any attacks made while wielding an improvised shield are done at a –3 penalty. Second, most improvised shields don’t last very long. Assume that an improvised shield lasts a number of hits equal to the shield’s Structure. An umbrella won’t withstand much damage (Structure 2, so it takes two hits before becoming useless), but a metal garbage can lid (Structure 4) or wooden chair (Structure 5) may deflect a few blows before becoming useless.

Item type

Armor

Base Price

Cost: variable

Defense: +1
Strength: variable