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-rw-r--r--crawl-ref/source/newgame.cc5
-rw-r--r--crawl-ref/source/skills2.cc2
2 files changed, 6 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/crawl-ref/source/newgame.cc b/crawl-ref/source/newgame.cc
index cba6229fa1..38b601eb7b 100644
--- a/crawl-ref/source/newgame.cc
+++ b/crawl-ref/source/newgame.cc
@@ -4586,6 +4586,11 @@ bool _give_items_skills()
_newgame_make_item(2, EQ_NONE, OBJ_MISSILES, MI_SLING_BULLET, -1,
30, 1);
+ // Give them a buckler, as well; sling users + bucklers is an ideal
+ // combination.
+ _newgame_make_item(4, EQ_SHIELD, OBJ_ARMOUR, ARM_BUCKLER);
+ you.skills[SK_SHIELDS] = 2;
+
// Wield the sling instead.
you.equip[EQ_WEAPON] = 1;
break;
diff --git a/crawl-ref/source/skills2.cc b/crawl-ref/source/skills2.cc
index c736033772..6af13b9b87 100644
--- a/crawl-ref/source/skills2.cc
+++ b/crawl-ref/source/skills2.cc
@@ -369,7 +369,7 @@ const int spec_skills[NUM_SPECIES][40] =
70, // SK_DODGING
60, // SK_STEALTH
70, // SK_STABBING
- 130, // SK_SHIELDS
+ 90, // SK_SHIELDS
100, // SK_TRAPS_DOORS
140, // SK_UNARMED_COMBAT
100, // undefined