SHIELD BLOCK

--- SHIELD BLOCK (SKILL) ---

This skill represents a character's ability to parry incoming attacks with a
shield. �Without this skill, characters will find that holding a shield does
very little to reduce the damage they suffer in combat. �Flails are capable of
completely ignoring the presence of a shield, whips are capable of reaching
around the shield to still inflict damage, and axes may split a shield in
half. This is an automatic skill, and a character's rating in is
automatically factored into the combat code. No special commands or
instructions are required to use it.