Re: [FT] Real Shields (or better armor)

There are several All purpose shield and armor variants in the
Weapon/Defense Archive:

http://members.nbci.com/noam_izenberg/Weap-Def_Archive.htm

Check especially the screen/shield section 
http://members.nbci.com/noam_izenberg/WDA-Screens.htm

for

Damage Shield
Globular Shield
Holofield
Mass/Energy Shield
Pinpoint Shield
Void Shield

and the Armor section.

Many of these have balance problems and at least some commentary. One
has
been the subject of Weapon of the Week discussion. Perhaps the "damage
shield" type should be WotW #10.

Noam