Never hold a shield with both hands, unless you're about to ram something much larger and more sturdy than another person. [which he hopes won't happen too often, but he's starting to figure that zagreus just does things, given the nature of his upbringing.] You'll not become accustomed to its weight like that... and if you're holding a weapon, you're more likely to cut yourself.
Rather, hold it like you normally would if you didn't have a shield in hand.
[so shalem demonstrates, shield slightly raised but not covering his front entirely and arm to the side, simulating holding onto a blade. he takes one step forward, hand with the "weapon" raised up and bringing that imaginary sword down, shield arm now moving away from his front to give him the range of movement needed but still covering his side.
then he snaps back quickly to his starting position, like he hadn't just made threatening movements.]
With a dagger, I would say that you should stab in front of you as if you were aiming for just under your opponent's ribs.
The shield cannot always be in front of you, if you have a mainhand. I would also argue that you should move your arm around even if it is your only weapon.
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Never hold a shield with both hands, unless you're about to ram something much larger and more sturdy than another person. [which he hopes won't happen too often, but he's starting to figure that zagreus just does things, given the nature of his upbringing.] You'll not become accustomed to its weight like that... and if you're holding a weapon, you're more likely to cut yourself.
Rather, hold it like you normally would if you didn't have a shield in hand.
[so shalem demonstrates, shield slightly raised but not covering his front entirely and arm to the side, simulating holding onto a blade. he takes one step forward, hand with the "weapon" raised up and bringing that imaginary sword down, shield arm now moving away from his front to give him the range of movement needed but still covering his side.
then he snaps back quickly to his starting position, like he hadn't just made threatening movements.]
With a dagger, I would say that you should stab in front of you as if you were aiming for just under your opponent's ribs.
The shield cannot always be in front of you, if you have a mainhand. I would also argue that you should move your arm around even if it is your only weapon.