Dwarven Rune Wall any good?
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Dwarven Rune Wall any good?
I am playing a dwarf at the moment and I don't get why the Dwarven Rune wall is any good. Apart from the runic part, it seems to be worse than a mithral shield but with a higher dc. Is there any point in getting this if you don't have a particularly good enchanter on hand? Or is it just because the ingredients are a bit easier to get?
Dwarven Rune Wall:
Armor Bonus: +2
Damage Immunity: 5% Slashing
Damage Immunity: 5% Piercing
Damage Immunity: 5% Bludgeoning
Runic
Only Usable By: Dwarf
Mithral:
Damage 10% Immunity
AC Bonus +2
Weight Reduction: 80%
Universal Saves +1
Dwarven Rune Wall:
Armor Bonus: +2
Damage Immunity: 5% Slashing
Damage Immunity: 5% Piercing
Damage Immunity: 5% Bludgeoning
Runic
Only Usable By: Dwarf
Mithral:
Damage 10% Immunity
AC Bonus +2
Weight Reduction: 80%
Universal Saves +1
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Re: Dwarven Rune Wall any good?
You can easily put a Universal Save +1 on it to match most of Mithril's properties, and it gives you 15% distributed damage immunity instead of 10%. You also have the option to easily put on STR/CON/whatever if that suits you better. Stacked with armor and a helm, you're taking a 5% reduction to piercing DI in order to get 5% more slashing/bludgeoning DI.
It's a tradeoff which can be beneficial if you adjust your other gear and your playstyle to match.
It's a tradeoff which can be beneficial if you adjust your other gear and your playstyle to match.
Re: Dwarven Rune Wall any good?
It's not great, especially with it being a large shield instead of a tower shield.
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Re: Dwarven Rune Wall any good?
Ironically, this shield is far better suited for small races than the dwarves that it was intended for.
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Re: Dwarven Rune Wall any good?
10% actually.
An addy tower shield gets you +6 AC.
The Rune Wall gets you +4 AC.
An addy tower shield gets you +6 AC.
The Rune Wall gets you +4 AC.
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Re: Dwarven Rune Wall any good?
Chees all! Will give it a think over (I like large shields for the aesthetics compared to tower shield. Sorry build optimisers!).
Re: Dwarven Rune Wall any good?
Most of the Dwarven gear does seem worse (or more niche) than the Orog gear for example but the materials are fairly easy to get.