Iron Skin (1202)
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Iron Skin transformed the caster's skin into a thick hide that acted like armor. The caster gained the defensive benefits of wearing heavier armor without suffering the penalties.
The base effect is to create a full leather equivalent (Armor Subgroup (AsG) 6), and can be increased to more powerful armor with training. The AsG increases by one according to seed 1 of one fifth the caster's ranks in Mental Lore, Transformation. Monks also receive an innate bonus to the AsG of seed 1 of one fifth the caster's level.
For example, a level 15 Monk (15/5 = 3, seed 1 gives a bonus of 2) with 5 ranks of Mental Lore, Transformation (5/5 = 1, seed 1 gives a bonus of 1) can cast Iron Skin to create the equivalent of leather breastplate (AsG 9 = 6 +2 + 1). Another example, a Savant with 105 ranks of Mental Lore, Transformation (105/5 = 21, seed 1 gives a bonus of 6) can cast Iron Skin to create the equivalent of brigandine armor (AsG 12 = 6 + 6).
AsG Bonus Tables
The following tables contain the Level and Mental Lore, Transformation thresholds for armor sub-group bonuses.
- To calculate the actual AsG add: Base 6 + Level Bonus + Lore Bonus
Level Bonus (Monks Only)
| Level | AsG Bonus |
|---|---|
| 5 | 1 |
| 15 | 2 |
| 30 | 3 |
| 50 | 4 |
| 75 | 5 |
Note: the next level bonus would occur at level 105 which is currently not possible for player characters.
Mental Lore, Transformation Bonus
| Lore Ranks | AsG Bonus |
|---|---|
| 5 | 1 |
| 15 | 2 |
| 30 | 3 |
| 50 | 4 |
| 75 | 5 |
| 105 | 6 |
| 140 | 7 |
| 180 | 8 |
| 225 | 9 |
Armor Table
| AsG | Description | Armor Group |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Robes | Cloth |
| 5 | Light leather | Leather |
| 6 | Full leather (BASE) | Leather |
| 7 | Reinforced Leather | Leather |
| 8 | Double Leather | Leather |
| 9 | Leather breastplate | Scale |
| 10 | Cuirbouilli leather | Scale |
| 11 | Studded leather | Scale |
| 12 | Brigandine armor | Scale |
| 13 | Chain mail | Chain |
| 14 | Double chain | Chain |
| 15 | Augmented chain | Chain |
| 16 | Hauberk | Chain |
| 17 | Metal breastplate | Plate |
| 18 | Augmented plate | Plate |
| 19 | Half plate | plate |
| 20 | Full plate | Plate |
Messaging
Leather Armor Group (Asg 6/7/8):
You feel your skin grow tight all across your body and your complexion takes on a leathery quality.
Scale Armor Group (AsG 9/10/11/12):
You feel your skin grow tight all across your body and your complexion takes on a scaly quality..
Wearing Off:
You feel the tension in your skin ease and notice that your complexion returns to normal.
See Also
External Links
- Minor Mental Spell Circle: Iron Skin, on Play.net