Governing characteristics: CO, PE
Represents: The skill of striking an opponent or parrying an opponent's blows with a shield (e.g. large shield, medium shield, etc.) in melee, or blocking thrown weapons or missile fire with a shield.
Broad specialisms:
Narrow specialisms:
Use with the following characteristics in dice rolls covering:
| Characteristic | Use skill with this characteristic in dice rolls covering |
| ST | Damage done when character successfully strikes an opponent with a shield |
| CO | Attempting to strike an opponent with a shield |
| PE | Judging another's Shield skill score |