Talk:Aura/@comment-68.96.37.198-20131110204014/@comment-4773581-20131114111639

Differentiating based solely on whether or not something is applied offensively is silly. One can successfully apply damn near anything and everything to the act of harming and/or killing someone else and still have a shot at making it work. From shotguns to swords to  stones to spoons to sticks to spiderweb, and so on. Wether or not it ends up working, though, is entirely dependant on the wielder.

I mean, just because you can beat someone to death with an unworn piece of armor doesn't mean it's  a weapon. Same thing goes for a shield. Similarly, strapping a sword to your arm to block stuff doesn't make it armor, and blocking an attack with your sword doesn't make it a shield.