what is the unskilled armor penalty?

jinnes · Post by **jinnes** » December 12th, 2007, 7:59 am

Hey:

Does anyone know what exactly is the effect of the unskilled armor penalty? The manual says the weapon penalty is a to-hit penalty, but it doesn't say what the unskilled armor penalty is.

Not a huge deal, but it should be in the manual.

Thanks!

VPeric · Post by **VPeric** » December 12th, 2007, 8:05 am

You lose bonuses from your stats if you're wearing an armor type you're not skilled in - meaning, lower ToHit and lower armor class (yes, putting on armor you're not skilled in might actually lower your armor class).

Laudimir · Post by **Laudimir** » December 12th, 2007, 3:49 pm

you are only penalized once per type of unskilled armor. So, putting on multiple pieces alleviates the penalty (to the armor score).

Loriac · Post by **Loriac** » December 12th, 2007, 4:12 pm

This in effect means that you can ignore the penalties if you don't want to spend 3 skill points on an armor skill. Which is nice, but potentially unbalanced.

GSV3MiaC · Post by **GSV3MiaC** » December 12th, 2007, 4:39 pm

Don't spend 3 points, just learn to read...