Armor and Shields

Romancing Saga 2 Armor and Shield systems
The equipment system in Romancing Saga 2 is a bit counter-intuitive, owing it the game's blackbox approach of game design.

Every piece of equipment you see will show a single defense score, but in reality there are 8 different defense numbers for each piece of equipment
 * Slash
 * Bludgeon
 * Piercing
 * Ranged
 * Fire
 * Ice
 * Electric
 * Status