People seem to miss this whole thing that was invented millennia ago. Made of wood, some times steal. Really useful in... damn it what's that thing called?
FUCK!
Oh yeah a battle... A SHIELD! ITS A SHIELD. That's right you use a shield to stop people from shooting you in the face. You are not god, this isn't a rambo simulator in which you pwn everything and dance around screaming "I am so great, I am so great."
If this is your wish, crack open SP, export char, set str to over 9000 and agi to 600 and run around naked gutting armies like a Japanese fish factory employee. Knife a go in, guts a come out. That's what franks fish concern is all about.