Light Armor Mastery

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Light Armor Mastery
Available To Warriors, Rogues, and Monks
Mnemonic [LIGHT]
Requirements None
Prerequisites None
Rank Cost
1 20
2 30
3 N/A
4 N/A
5 N/A

You are able to capitalize on your maneuverability in light armor to reduce the effects of magical warding attacks and increase your effectiveness at maneuvers and evasion. Light Armor for the purposes of this specialization are defined as cloth (AG 1), light leather (AG 2), and hard leather (AG 3). No benefits will be earned for using chain (AG 4) or plate (AG 5).

Rank 1 - CvA Bonus

At rank 1, you gain a CvA bonus based on based on a percentage difference between the CvA of your current AsG and the highest AsG you've fully trained. The percentage benefit is calculated as (70 - (AG * 20))% of your current Armor group. Fully trained is defined as having trained off the maneuver penalty of a particular AsG.

Below is an example based on Wearing Robes (AG 1) and 24 ranks of Armor Use (trained for ASG 11).

  • Percentage Benefit:
 (70 - (AG * 20))%
 (70 - (1 * 20))%
 Benefit Percentage = 50%
  • CvA Bonus:
 (<Worn CvA> - <trained CvA>) * <%benefit>
 (15 - 3) * 50%
 CvA Bonus = 6
  • Result:
 (<Worn CvA> - Bonus)
 15 - 6
 Resulting CvA = 9

Rank 2 - Maneuver Bonus

At rank 2, you gain a (20 - (AG * 5)) bonus to your offensive maneuver rolls and a (25 - (AG * 5))% chance to gain Evasiveness when evading an attack. Evasiveness prevents one attack or spell from harming you and lasts up to 30 seconds. When this effect ends, this ability has a 10 second cooldown.

Reference Tables

CvA Bonus Table

CvA
Trained For Armor Use Wearing
robes light leather full leather reinforced leather double leather leather breastplate cuirbouilli leather studded leather brigandine armor
robes - 15 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
light leather - 15 15 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
full leather 4 15 15 14 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
reinforced leather 8 14 15 14 13 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
double leather 8 14 15 14 13 12 N/A N/A N/A N/A
leather breastplate 13 10 12 12 11 10 5 N/A N/A N/A
cuirbouilli leather 18 10 12 11 11 10 5 4 N/A N/A
studded leather 24 9 12 11 10 10 5 4 3 N/A
brigandine armor 30 9 12 11 10 9 5 4 3 2
chain mail 40 5 9 8 8 7 4 3 3 2
double chain 60 4 9 8 7 7 4 3 2 2
augmented chain 60 4 9 8 7 6 4 3 2 1
chain hauberk 80 3 8 8 7 6 4 3 2 1
metal breastplate 80 -1 6 5 4 3 3 2 1 0
augmented plate 100 -2 5 5 4 3 3 2 1 0
half plate 120 -2 5 4 4 3 3 2 1 0
full plate 140 -3 5 4 3 3 3 2 1 0
max CvA reduction - -18 -10 -10 -10 -9 -2 -2 -2 -2

Maneuver Bonus Table

Armor Armor Group Maneuver Bonus Evasiveness Chance
robes 1 15 20%
leather 2 10 15%
scale 3 5 10%


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