Talk:Kiel's Buckler/@comment-31967430-20170514022642

This buckler doesn't do much good for armor class unless your character is at a Dex level where one point bumps your AC, meanwhile most shield users have better shield options. For Thieves, like Imoen, who can only equip bucklers, Single Weapon skill is as good. Also for most theives the best ranged weapon option is Bow, which is two-handed. However, for a Cleric/Thief, who can only use Sling, the Sling is a one-handed weapon so the buckler is equipped, and +1 Dex will bump Thac0 at most levels. With my current C/T, will do my (hopefully Big) Quuarter Staff backstab, then shake off pursuers. In most cases re-hiding in shadows is too time consuming, and Invisibility potions are too rare and expensive to waste on rif-raff, so Sling becomes important. With my 18 Dex and Str, even a normal bullet will hit almost as often, and damage nearly as much as my Fighter, so I will take every Dex + that I can.