Penalty on Magic when using armor

[hybris]

Hi,

is there a penalty when a magic user weares any kind of armor? There seems to be nothing in the doc about it?!

cheers,

hybris

[citizendragon]

I'm skilled in light armor and so far there seems to be no conflict with spellcasting. I'm guessing its the same with wearing heavy armor.

There is a thread regarding strength, casting spells and using a shield which talks about penalties and casting.

[Dhruin]

The manual does explain that spells have a somatic component, so there is a limitation on the weight you can have on your arms and hands.

"There are other limitations to casting magick spells as well. For example, because of somatic requirements, a character can only hold a certain amount of weight in their hands and on their arms while casting a spell (this means the total amount of weight held in your weapon, shield, and gauntlets slots). The limitation is 1/3 of your character’s Strength (in pounds). So for example, if your character has a Strength rating of 15, he can hold no more than 5 pounds when casting spells."

So, weapon, shield and gauntlet slots count - others don't.