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Designer’s Notes, Shields, and Viking
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Designer’s Notes, Shields, and Viking

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Viking, Shields, and Design Intent Over the weekend and the last few days, I filmed a bit of “Doug talking, mostly about Viking” as something like a “Designer’s Notes,” or really, just talking about the inspiration for the game. In this particular case, shields had to be more useful than the +5-10% decrease in hit…

Viking-style Combat Shields – Now Taking Commissions!
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Viking-style Combat Shields – Now Taking Commissions!

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If you’ve followed these pages, you’ve seen me working up to this. I’m now taking commissions for these shields. Eventually, I’ll have these available for orders on the web store. For now, contact me directly and we’ll work out specs and final pricing. Each shield is hand crafted, and “historical-ish.” Each shield is based on…

Crafting: Children’s Viking Shield
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Crafting: Children’s Viking Shield

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I made my fourth or so kid’s shield today, and as far as efficiency and quality, I think it was my best yet. I figured I’d share how I did it. Note: historical viking shields for adults were maybe 28-36″ in diameter, but were ridiculously lightweight, at 6-8 lbs. Maybe 7mm of wood on the…