Discussion and Advice on Armor Use
Posted: Thu Mar 03, 2022 8:34 pm
Many people have questions about Armor Use, so I thought it would be helpful to have a thread where people could ask questions about it as well as post helpful observations. I'll include the public discussion from the Questions channel that prompted this post:
I'm also pretty intrigued at the idea of Armor Use-related abilities.[#QUESTION] <Southpaw> How does one know when their armor skill is high enough? I'm not sure I understand the numbers at the bottom when I type armor.
[#QUESTION] <Gorth> It's a matter of choice.
[#QUESTION] <Southpaw> Ok. wasn't sure if 700 would make any sort of real different versus 500 or something.
[#QUESTION] [discord] <Eldiana> It's a matter of preference and armor difference. Like those who use light armor are gonna need less than those with heavy or medium. There's an armor encumbrance roll at the bottom when you type armor. People usually like the difference of that to be about 100 or more.
[#QUESTION] <Southpaw> Ok that helps. My die is almost 200 over so I'm probably good.
[#QUESTION] <Gorth> I know most people, including me on my light armor character, prefer a two to one ratio. Some people with heavier armor prefer a three to one ration, and some others are holding out for the abilities we've been told may be based on Armor Use.
[#QUESTION] <Marcuson> Maybe this will help you: my character wears only light armor, putting his Armor Encumbrance at 97. His Armor Use skill was 300, giving him a roll of d400. I believe that was probably overkill. I've reduced the skill to 200, and it seems fine.
[#QUESTION] <Gorth> My Duelist has 100 skill, and she almost never sees the armor encumbrance reduction.
[#QUESTION] <Southpaw> Ok that makes more sense. Good to know about possible changes down the road too. Thanks everyone.