OSR and magic shields
In Old School Essentials (OSE) , enchanted armor and shields are described in three sentences and Del Teigeler's illustration, below. Imagine Teigeler's comic knight, dropping his bag for that statue's shield! [ OSE 2020, illustration by Del Tiegeler (2019)] Here, read news of two magic shields in Arms and Armor at the Metropolitan Museum. Thank you to writers of the museum labels in the Met! *** First, a shield from 16th Century France. Here's the kite shield of King Henry the Second, leader of the French 'Italian Wars' against a greater foe, the Holy Roman Empire. [Shield of Henry II of France (1555), Metropolitan Museum] Inlaid with gold and silver, the shield depicts the Battle of Cannae (216 BC) , where Hannibal and a Carthaginian force of 40,000 encircled and destroyed a Roman army twice as large. What magic was imbued in King Henry's shield? Ambition, wrath, and hope? Strong magic for an old school game. *** Second, a 15th Century shield from Sax...