Interesting little plugin that may be of use to any roleplay or pvp servers out there. Here's a video from the creator and supporters of the plugin.
Features
Lets you create a shield by using the same recipe for a chest, but with a piece of string in the middle. Note: The wood must be standard wooden planks.
Config file for damage recieved, how many shields are made, and how many shields are lost per hit.
Shields can't do damage (To balance the game)
Required Plugins
A permissions Plugin
Commands
/shield notice Default set to true, toggles the message you get when successfully using a shield.
Permissions
shield.use Default set to true, toggles if a player can use a shield.