Re: Not that funny, but...
I'm really in favor of the Shield of the Acursed. It's hard to make unless you're Ulm, Abyssia, or Marignon, but it gives a parry modifier of 11 and a protection of 20. Almost nothing hits you by 12 points and almost nothing exceeds your armor by more than 20, so it drops way more than 50% of incoming attacks.
Also every time it blocks an attack (which it does constantly) it gives your enemies a horror mark. Totally awesome.
If you routinely fight against living opponents, the Shield of Gleaming Gold is also high quality. And of course against a pure enslavement position like R'lyeh the Lead Shiield's +4 MR is substantially more effective than a 50% Luck effect. It really depends upon what you're fighting.
In an abstract sense, you might be make a valid argument that the Coin is the best because it's always useful no matter what you're up against. But in any particular situation I'd usually rather have the Fireshield Shield or the Awe Shield, or the Horror Marking Shield, or the Magic Resistance shield. And that's before we get int the Unique stuff. Because hey, Barrier and Aegis are crazy-go-nuts.
-Frank
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