At least, he's familiar with these sorts of questions and the weapons he's mentioning. Good, they aren't going to expect him to know how to use something weird like lasers or nunchucks.

"Ha, I fight with a shield- but I can wear armor too. Though...nothing as big as-" He makes a gesture towards Mar's gigantic pauldrons. "As your stuff. Weapons I'm good with short swords, long swords, daggers and I can use a mace in a pinch."