Shields can be used with one-handed weapons to greatly improve blocking and parrying at the cost of movement speed and one inventory slot.

There are three types of shields:

• Round shields: moderate block and parry bonuses. Low 5% speed penalty.
• Buckler: high parry bonus, low block power and parry force. Low 5% speed penalty.
• Tower: high block bonus, but no parrying. High 10-20% speed penalty.

When fighting an enemy, you generally have the option to:

• Block: uses 10 stamina, lets some damage through, increases the player’s stagger meter.
• Parry: uses 20 stamina and causes the enemy to become staggered. To parry you must block right before (within 0.25s) the enemy’s attack lands.
• Dodge: uses 15*(gear speed penalty) stamina and prevents incoming damage.

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