I've just started the game and equiped two of my characters to specialise in large swords believing I could equip shields with this weapon type. Although the weapon description is one handed I am unable to equip shields. This is true of other one handed weapons ( mace, flail etc. )as well.Have I miss understood the weapon / shield system or has the game picked up a bug.?
Do characters aquire this skill at higher levels ?
Thanks for any help ...

Welcome to the forum, phoenix999.

Do you maybe have other weapons equipped in your quick-weapon-slots? It doesn't matter if the active weapon is one-handed, if you have a two-handed weapon in another slot, you can't equip a shield. This includes bows and crossbows, twohandswords, halberds, spears and quarterstaves. The other way around, if you have a shield equipped, you can't equip a two-handed weapon in any of your quick-weapon-slots.

Might i presume that you are also equiped with a two handed weapon (in your quick weapon slot) such as a bow, crossbow, 2-handed weapon?
I found the same thing to happen and it drove me nuts.
Maybe, the shield is some special one, and your char is restricted from using that particular shield.

Hope to help.

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Yeah, what J'aran said.

[ 03-27-2002, 02:51 PM: Message edited by: zakharak ]