Hey, thanks for getting back to me!
And I getcha. If that's how their meant to work, that's certainly your perogative. I wasn't certain, since they definitely seem geared much more towards defense (hence why I thought they might be shield/offhand items).
Oh, one other question; have you considered adding an option to adjust the text messages during fights? Some of them flash by so fast, I can't read them before they're gone.