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Armor which drops below 1/2 HP doubles its armor penalty, if any. | Armor which drops below 1/2 HP doubles its armor penalty, if any. | ||
| − | Movement costs increase by 1 AP for every 2 points of Armor Penalty. This includes actions such as standing from prone and hunkering down behind a shield. | + | [[Move Action|Movement]] costs increase by 1 AP for every 2 points of Armor Penalty. This includes actions such as standing from prone and hunkering down behind a shield. |
All armor penalties stack. If one is wearing two types of armor and carrying a shield, all three penalties are incurred. | All armor penalties stack. If one is wearing two types of armor and carrying a shield, all three penalties are incurred. | ||
Latest revision as of 11:04, 13 June 2011
Armor and Shields cause problems. They are heavy and cumbersome. The Armor penalty is a representation of this fact.
The following penalties apply:
The Armor Penalty applies to all Acrobatics, Athletics, Stealth, and Sleight of Hand checks. The penalty is doubled for swim checks. This is in addition to the penalties incurred as a result of the weight of the armor.
Armor which drops below 1/2 HP doubles its armor penalty, if any.
Movement costs increase by 1 AP for every 2 points of Armor Penalty. This includes actions such as standing from prone and hunkering down behind a shield.
All armor penalties stack. If one is wearing two types of armor and carrying a shield, all three penalties are incurred.
A character who wears armor and/or uses a shield with which she is not proficient takes the armor’s (and/or shield’s) armor check penalty on attack rolls and on all Strength-based and Dexterity-based ability and skill checks. Like normal, this stacks with everything.
Some armors and shields take additional penalties to certain actions, especially Move Silently. This is noted in the description.
