TEMPERED BY CONFLICT, BESTOWED WITH MIGHT

Upon the battlefield/plain of conflict/grounds of war, heroes are forged/tested/shaped. Each clash/engagement/skirmish a crucible, melting/tempering/refining their spirit and granting/bestowing/infusing them with unimaginable might. The weapons/armor/tools they wield become extensions of their will, slicing/shattering/crushing through any obstacle

A protect bonus improves Armor Class and is particularly granted by a protect or by a spell or magic effect that mimics a shield. Shield bonuses stack with all other bonuses to AC other than other shield bonuses. A magic protect ordinarily grants an enhancement reward to the defend's defend bonus, that has the effect of increasing the protect's ove