Shield house rules
This section describes a simple additional rule for shields. This can increase the diversity of weapon combinations in your games while also balancing the power of fully mounted warbands. The rules are based on the shield rules from the current edition of Warhammer. They provide an effective and simple alternative to more complex attempts of making armour more useful in games.
shields
Combat defence: An unmounted warrior armed with a single-handed weapon (sword, spear, hammer, etc.) and a shield gets an additional +1 bonus on his armour saving roll in hand-to-hand combat. Note that this applies to unmounted warriors in hand-to-hand combat only, since they can combine their shield and weapon to create a flexible defence against enemy blows in close combat.