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An active sanctuary negates all armor hindrance.
An active sanctuary negates all armor hindrance.


Each base hindrance is increased by (.05*base hindrance) per point of bonus away from the required amount
Each base hindrance is increased by (.05*base hindrance) per point of [[Armor Use]] bonus away from the required amount


== Chart of Armor Penalties and Hindrance ==
== Chart of Armor Penalties and Hindrance ==

Revision as of 21:37, 24 July 2013

System by which the use of heavier grades of armor interrupt the wearer's ability to use magic.

Elemental spells may only be cast without interference by adventurers wearing robes, light leather, or full leather armors.

Spiritual spells may only be cast without interference by adventurers wearing robes, light leather, full leather, reinforced leather, or double leather armors.

Casters wearing heavier armors than those listed here will experience a random chance of the spell failing to have any effect, but still expending mana. The percentage of chance is variable based on the type of spell and type of armor.

Spell hindrance can be reduced both by the spell Faith's Clarity (1603) and by the paladin's armor specialization Armored fluidity.

An active sanctuary negates all armor hindrance.

Each base hindrance is increased by (.05*base hindrance) per point of Armor Use bonus away from the required amount

Chart of Armor Penalties and Hindrance

AG AsG Name RT AP Spell Hindrance
MnS MjS Cleric MnE MjE Ranger Sorcerer Wizard Bard Empath Paladin Max
Cloth 1 Robes 0 0 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Soft Leather 5 Light leather 0 0 - - - - - - - - - - - -
6 Full leather 1 0 - - - - - - - - - - - -
7 Reinforced leather 2 -5 - - - - 2 - 1 2 - - - 4
8 Double leather 2 -6 - - - - 4 - 2 4 2 - - 6
Hard Leather 9 Leather breastplate 3 -7 3 4 4 4 6 3 5 6 3 4 2 16
10 Cuirbouilli leather 4 -8 4 5 5 5 7 4 6 7 3 5 3 20
11 Studded leather 5 -10 5 6 6 6 9 5 8 9 3 6 4 24
12 Brigandine armor 6 -12 6 7 7 7 12 6 11 12 7 7 5 28
Chain 13 Chain mail 7 -13 7 8 8 8 16 7 16 16 8 8 6 40
14 Double chain 8 -14 8 9 9 9 20 8 18 20 8 9 7 45
15 Augmented chain 8 -16 9 11 11 10 25 9 22 25 8 11 8 55
16 Chain hauberk 9 -18 11 14 14 12 30 11 26 30 15 14 9 60
Plate 17 Metal breastplate 9 -20 16 25 25 16 35 21 29 35 21 25 10 90
18 Augmented plate 10 -25 17 28 28 18 40 24 33 40 21 28 11 92
19 Half plate 11 -30 18 32 32 20 45 27 39 45 21 32 12 94
20 Full plate 12 -35 20 45 45 22 50 30 48 50 50 45 13 96

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