Does having a shield on your back protect your back?

[Phazey]

Yep and oddly enough, i never did. Ah well... it's not really needed tbh. I just tap sheathe weapon, drop weapon (drops shield when no weapon in hand), mousewheel down for my secondary shield and then up for my weapon.

One reason not to macro that is i can't do the whole thing fast enough. Sometimes i have to block after selecting shield. Sometimes i select my weapon first. It's situational.

[Turkhammer]

yup, as in the total weight for both shields is more than just the addition of both. Man we really need to get someone to document this shit, if I hadn't seen most of it develop from early on I'd be totally surprised when someone tells me these seemingly random rules. Must suck for new players.

It does, but we're so ignorant we don't even know it sucks.

[cmp]

stop making stuff up. and this is the wrong forum to be asking general info about the game.  this belongs in beginners guides

shield armor is added to your body armor when you are hit in the back by ranged

stop making stuff up.

shield armor +10  is added to your body armor when you are hit in the back by ranged

[Cyclopsided]

stop making stuff up.

shield armor +10  is added to your body armor when you are hit in the back by ranged

Beat me to it D:!

Do you know the exact encumbrance increase for multiple shields? It is a pretty big penalty for carrying more than 1 shield is all I know.

[cmp]

Beat me to it D:!

Do you know the exact encumbrance increase for multiple shields? It is a pretty big penalty for carrying more than 1 shield is all I know.

Normal items and the first shield add their weight to the encumbrance value.
Additional shields add their weight + weight * 4 to the encumbrance value.

[Deathwhisper]

stop making stuff up.

shield armor +10  is added to your body armor when you are hit in the back by ranged

   

Does the size of the shield on the back matter?
Does the ranged attack need to hit the shield in order to reduce the damage taken, or does it always work as long as the attack hits the back?

[Polobow]

   

Does the size of the shield on the back matter?
Does the ranged attack need to hit the shield in order to reduce the damage taken, or does it always work as long as the attack hits the back?

I wonder if the shield skill also increases the force field on your back.

[VVarlord]

Wasnt there something about the steel buckler giving hip armour aswell?