HONED THROUGH WARFARE, BESTOWED WITH MIGHT

Upon the battlefield/plain of conflict/grounds of war, heroes are forged/tested/shaped. Each clash/engagement/skirmish a crucible, melting/tempering/refining their spirit and granting/bestowing/infusing them with unimaginable might. The weapons/armor/tools they wield become extensions of their will, slicing/shattering/crushing through any obstacle

A shield bonus increases Armor Class and is particularly granted by a defend or by a spell or magic outcome that mimics a defend. Shield bonuses stack with all other bonuses to AC besides other shield bonuses. A magic protect ordinarily grants an improvement bonus on the protect's defend bonus, that has the impact of expanding the protect's In gene