Inspired by Frank Herbert's Dune. This is an item that has dramatic effects on its setting and should be introduced with care.
Concealment: Pocket
A kinetic shield works by playing around with inertia, reducing the kinetic energy of attacks and causing a moment of slow motion.
Each shot in which this shield activates costs the user a single shot from his shot counter. This is not so much because the shield takes time to use as it is because of the disorientation. The shield still works when the user is out of shots.
The shield activates on any successful hit, and no attack absorbed by the Toughness of the user can cause more Wound Points than the attack Outcome. If the attack would ordinarily cause less damage, the kinetic shield has no effect.
The best weapon to use against a Kinetic Shield is thus a one with accuracy-enhancing powers like Clinch. If Kinetic Shields are common in a particular setting, they are likely to greatly change how wars are fought, making weapons like Dagger the most viable weapons.