Sonic Armor (1014)

Sonic Armor (1014) Mnemonic [SONICARMOR] Duration as long as bard sings the spellsong Defensive Magic   Subtype Create Armor  Defensive Strength +15 + (SpellSongs/2)  Enhancement Special  Availability Self-cast

Bard Base Spells Holding Song (1001) Attack Vibration Chant (1002) Attack Fortitude Song (1003) Defensive Purification Song (1004) Utility Lullabye (1005) Attack Song of Luck (1006) Utility Kai's Triumph Song (1007) Offensive Stunning Shout (1008) Attack Sonic Shield Song (1009) Utility Song of Valor (1010) Defensive Song of Peace (1011) Utility Sonic Weapon Song (1012) Utility Song of Unravelling (1013) Attack Sonic Armor (1014) Utility Song of Depression (1015) Attack Song of Rage (1016) Attack Song of Noise (1017) Utility Song of Power (1018) Utility Song of Mirrors (1019) Defensive Traveler's Song (1020) Utility Singing Sword Song (1025) Utility Song of Sonic Disruption (1030) Attack Song of Tonis (1035) Defensive Troubadour's Rally (1040) Utility

While singing this song, a Bard can weave vibrating air and magic, similar to Sonic Shield and Sonic Weapon. The difference is that this spellsong forms a sonic barrier around the singer, effectively acting as magical armor. The base armor bonus is +15. For every two Bard spellsongs known, a bonus of +1 is added to the base armor bonus, for a maximum bonus of +35. For example, a level 20 Bard that knows 15 Bard spellsongs would sing song armor with a bonus of +23.

In addition, Sonic Armor provides resistance to heat, cold, and electrical attack, and is slightly susceptible to impact attacks. The susceptibility to impact attacks will not change as the Bard gains levels, but the heat, cold, and electrical resistance will improve as the Bard learns more spellsongs. Like real armor, use of Sonic Armor is dependent upon the Bard's Armor Use skill.

While Sonic Weapons weigh 1/10 of a pound (16 coins), Sonic Armor weighs 25% (truncated) of the standard armor weight (e.g., Sonic Augmented Chain weighs 6 pounds). As armor, though, the reduction in weight compared to the normal weight of the ASG is subtracted from your carried weight, meaning that sonic armor actually lowers your encumbrance. Heavier ASG's have a greater effect.

The singer can specify the Armor Sub-Group (ASG) when casting by typing SING <desired ASG>. If unspecified, the song will default to Full Leather (6).

The strength of sonic armor is 1. The base durability of sonic armor is 210 + 1/2 the character's level.

Renewal Cost

5 MP

Lore Benefits

• Elemental Lore, Air provides a bonus to the base durability of sonic items. A minimum of 1 Air Lore rank will provide a bonus of 5 to the item's base durability. This bonus maxes out at a durability bonus of 201, with 101 Air Lore Ranks. Training in Elemental Lore, Air will also boost the elemental damage resistance provided by the armor.

Making It Pretty

As a very welcome Christmas present, on 25 December 2005 GM Mestys announced that customized Sonic Armors were possible. All such alterations must follow the standard alteration limits, including the 15/15/15 rule; a "long" or "show" description is permitted.

• Such alterations are available for Sonic Blade Song (1012) as well as for Sonic Armor (1014) and Sonic Shield Song (1009).

External Links

• Bard Base Spell Circle: Sonic Armor Song, on Play.net