Talk:Shield/@comment-46007672-20200621161803

Something may have changed here. The help file in Sii (3K) does not look exactly the same:

Name:          Natural augmentation shield Syntax:        shield [activate|deactivate] Restrictions:  Control level 3 Costs:         20 spell points, and some control points Notes:         By focusing on the defensive aspects of your host form, it is possible to enhance their effectiveness with only a small increase in the effort needed to maintain control. Those hosts with little to no natural protection do not gain much benefit from natural augmentation, as they do not have much to build upon.

activate .... activate shield deactivate .. deactivate shield

This may change at glvl 12? I can 'shield activate', which turns it on. If I type shield, I see this: Your psionic shield is currently on : augment.

It does not seem to accept arguments though to change between augment and protect. Will try again at 12 and see if that becomes available.

This is not expensive to keep on, but using humanoid / gear based forms, if it offers any extra protection, I can't tell.