Armour (skill) - Revision history

Hordes at 20:13, 16 May 2026

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	The '''Armour''' skill improves the effectiveness of your armour and reduces most of the penalties associated with the more cumbersome varieties of body [[armour]].		The '''Armour''' skill improves the effectiveness of your armour and reduces most of the penalties associated with the more cumbersome varieties of body [[armour]].
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	==Strategy==		==Strategy==
	Armour skill provides a percent boost to AC and a percent reduction to encumbrance. Therefore, ~~you don't need a~~ specific ~~amount~~ of Armour skill to wear a given body armour. If you're playing a [[Fighter]], for instance, you'll want something heavy like [[plate armour]] - whether you have 3 Armour skill or 15 Armour skill.		Armour skill provides a percent boost to AC and a percent reduction to encumbrance. Therefore, there is no specific threshold of Armour skill "required" to wear a given body armour. If you're playing a [[Fighter]], for instance, you'll want something heavy like [[chain mail]] or [[plate armour]] - whether you have 3 Armour skill or 15 Armour skill.

	[[Strength]] has a big impact when determining what body armour you should wear, arguably more so than Armour skill. As an arbitrary example, say ~~you have~~ 10 strength and are considering [[swamp dragon scales]]. For this specific character, gaining +2 strength would ~~be worth~~ ''~~more~~'' than ~6.92 levels of Armour skill (the exact value also depends on [[Dodging]] skill).		[[Strength]] has a big impact when determining what body armour you should wear, arguably more so than Armour skill. As an arbitrary example, say a player has 10 strength and are considering [[swamp dragon scales]]. For this specific character, gaining +2 strength would have a ''greater'' impact than ~6.92 levels of Armour skill (the exact value also depends on [[Dodging]] skill).

	In the [[Early Game Character Building\|early game]], the impact of the Armour skill is relatively small, so ~~you may want~~ to train offensive skills first.		In the [[Early Game Character Building\|early game]], the impact of the Armour skill is relatively small, so it is better to train offensive skills first.

	==History==		==History==

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	[[Felid]]s, [[Draconian]]s and [[~~Octopodes~~]] cannot train Armour due to their body restrictions.		[[Felid]]s, [[Draconian]]s, [[Octopodes]], and [[Poltergeist]]s cannot train Armour due to their body restrictions.

	==Useful Info==		==Useful Info==

Hordes at 17:29, 10 November 2025

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	The '''Armour''' skill improves the effectiveness of your armour and reduces most of the penalties associated with the more cumbersome varieties of body [[armour]].		The '''Armour''' skill improves the effectiveness of your armour and reduces most of the penalties associated with the more cumbersome varieties of body [[armour]].
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	==Useful Info==		==Useful Info==
	Each level in Armour skill will:		Each level in Armour skill will:
	* Give bonus [[AC]], equal to ~4.5% Base AC per level. ("Base AC" is the combined AC of all your armour, excluding AC from their [[enchant]]ment)		* Give bonus [[AC]], equal to ~4.5% Base AC per level. ("Base AC" is the combined AC of all your armour, after considering multipliers like [[Deformed]], excluding AC from their [[enchant]]ment)
	* Reduce body armour [[encumbrance]] by ~2.22% per level.		* Reduce body armour [[encumbrance]] by ~2.22% per level.
	: This reduces the penalties to [[evasion]], [[spellcasting]], and [[Ranged Weapons]]. Note that body armour also penalizes the [[Dodging]] skill directly; this penalty is ''not'' impacted by Armour skill. Armour skill won't reduce the [[stealth]] penalty, either.		: This reduces the penalties to [[evasion]], [[spellcasting]], and [[Ranged Weapons]]. Note that body armour also penalizes the [[Dodging]] skill directly; this penalty is ''not'' impacted by Armour skill. Armour skill won't reduce the [[stealth]] penalty, either.
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	In the [[Early Game Character Building\|early game]], the impact of the Armour skill is relatively small, so you may want to train offensive skills first.		In the [[Early Game Character Building\|early game]], the impact of the Armour skill is relatively small, so you may want to train offensive skills first.

			==History==
			*Prior to [[0.33]], the AC bonus from Armour skill did not take into account [[Deformed]]-type multipliers.
			*Prior to [[0.32]], AC was not tracked to 2 decimal places; only whole points of AC mattered.

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	[[Category:Skills]]		[[Category:Skills]]

Hordes at 08:00, 9 March 2024

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	* Give bonus [[AC]], equal to ~4.5% Base AC per level. ("Base AC" is the combined AC of all your armour, excluding AC from their [[enchant]]ment)		* Give bonus [[AC]], equal to ~4.5% Base AC per level. ("Base AC" is the combined AC of all your armour, excluding AC from their [[enchant]]ment)
	* Reduce body armour [[encumbrance]] by ~2.22% per level.		* Reduce body armour [[encumbrance]] by ~2.22% per level.
	: This reduces the penalties to [[evasion]], [[spellcasting]], and [[Ranged Weapons]]. Note that body armour also penalizes the [[Dodging]] skill; this penalty is ''not'' impacted by Armour skill. It won't reduce the [[stealth]] penalty, either.		: This reduces the penalties to [[evasion]], [[spellcasting]], and [[Ranged Weapons]]. Note that body armour also penalizes the [[Dodging]] skill directly; this penalty is ''not'' impacted by Armour skill. Armour skill won't reduce the [[stealth]] penalty, either.

	==Strategy==		==Strategy==

Hordes: mention relative value to strength

2024-03-09T07:42:27Z

mention relative value to strength

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	==Strategy==		==Strategy==
	Armour skill provides a percent boost to AC and a percent reduction to encumbrance. Therefore, you don't need a specific amount of Armour skill to wear a given body armour. If you're playing a [[Fighter]], for instance, you'll want something heavy like [[plate armour]] - whether you have 3 Armour skill or 15 Armour skill.		Armour skill provides a percent boost to AC and a percent reduction to encumbrance. Therefore, you don't need a specific amount of Armour skill to wear a given body armour. If you're playing a [[Fighter]], for instance, you'll want something heavy like [[plate armour]] - whether you have 3 Armour skill or 15 Armour skill.

			[[Strength]] has a big impact when determining what body armour you should wear, arguably more so than Armour skill. As an arbitrary example, say you have 10 strength and are considering [[swamp dragon scales]]. For this specific character, gaining +2 strength would be worth ''more'' than ~6.92 levels of Armour skill (the exact value also depends on [[Dodging]] skill).

	In the [[Early Game Character Building\|early game]], the impact of the Armour skill is relatively small, so you may want to train offensive skills first.		In the [[Early Game Character Building\|early game]], the impact of the Armour skill is relatively small, so you may want to train offensive skills first.

Hordes at 07:29, 9 March 2024

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	The '''Armour''' skill improves the effectiveness of your armour and reduces most of the penalties associated with the more cumbersome varieties of body [[armour]].		The '''Armour''' skill improves the effectiveness of your armour and reduces most of the penalties associated with the more cumbersome varieties of body [[armour]].
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	* Reduce body armour [[encumbrance]] by ~2.22% per level.		* Reduce body armour [[encumbrance]] by ~2.22% per level.
	: This reduces the penalties to [[evasion]], [[spellcasting]], and [[Ranged Weapons]]. Note that body armour also penalizes the [[Dodging]] skill; this penalty is ''not'' impacted by Armour skill. It won't reduce the [[stealth]] penalty, either.		: This reduces the penalties to [[evasion]], [[spellcasting]], and [[Ranged Weapons]]. Note that body armour also penalizes the [[Dodging]] skill; this penalty is ''not'' impacted by Armour skill. It won't reduce the [[stealth]] penalty, either.

			==Strategy==
			Armour skill provides a percent boost to AC and a percent reduction to encumbrance. Therefore, you don't need a specific amount of Armour skill to wear a given body armour. If you're playing a [[Fighter]], for instance, you'll want something heavy like [[plate armour]] - whether you have 3 Armour skill or 15 Armour skill.

			In the [[Early Game Character Building\|early game]], the impact of the Armour skill is relatively small, so you may want to train offensive skills first.

	{{skills}}		{{skills}}

	[[Category:Skills]]		[[Category:Skills]]

Hordes: Useful Info for consistency with Unarmed Combat

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Useful Info for consistency with Unarmed Combat

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	The '''Armour''' skill improves the effectiveness of your armour and reduces most of the penalties associated with the more cumbersome varieties of body [[armour]].		The '''Armour''' skill improves the effectiveness of your armour and reduces most of the penalties associated with the more cumbersome varieties of body [[armour]].

			{{skill aptitudes\|Armour}}

			[[Felid]]s, [[Draconian]]s and [[Octopodes]] cannot train Armour due to their body restrictions.

			==Useful Info==
	Each level in Armour skill will:		Each level in Armour skill will:
	* Give bonus [[AC]], equal to ~4.5% Base AC per level. ("Base AC" is the combined AC of all your armour, excluding AC from their [[enchant]]ment)		* Give bonus [[AC]], equal to ~4.5% Base AC per level. ("Base AC" is the combined AC of all your armour, excluding AC from their [[enchant]]ment)
	* Reduce body armour [[encumbrance]] by ~2.22% per level.		* Reduce body armour [[encumbrance]] by ~2.22% per level.
	: This reduces the penalties to [[evasion]], [[spellcasting]], and [[Ranged Weapons]]. Note that body armour also penalizes the [[Dodging]] skill; this penalty is ''not'' impacted by Armour skill. It won't reduce the [[stealth]] penalty, either.		: This reduces the penalties to [[evasion]], [[spellcasting]], and [[Ranged Weapons]]. Note that body armour also penalizes the [[Dodging]] skill; this penalty is ''not'' impacted by Armour skill. It won't reduce the [[stealth]] penalty, either.

	~~{{skill aptitudes\|Armour}}~~

	~~[[Felid]]s, [[Draconian]]s and [[Octopodes]] cannot train Armour due to their body restrictions.~~

	{{skills}}		{{skills}}

	[[Category:Skills]]		[[Category:Skills]]