Some questions on magic, armour and weapons

[runequester]

I had to poke a bit at the spoilers sadly but had a hard time finding some of the information.

So:

I understand mages have a penalty to magic when wearing gloves/gauntlets. Does this apply to other classes too?

Are there any weapon restrictions/limitations other than clerics getting a hit penalty with edged weapons?

Other than the armour weight limit, are there any other concerns? i.e. as a mage can I wear any armour without penalty, as long as it totals under the weight limit?


Thanks in advance!

[Derakon]

Originally Posted by runequester

I understand mages have a penalty to magic when wearing gloves/gauntlets. Does this apply to other classes too?

All "arcane" casters (mages, rogues, rangers) take a 1/3rd penalty to SP when wearing gloves that don't give Free Action or a DEX bonus and are not Alchemist's Gloves. "Holy" casters (priests and paladins) have no such penalty.

Are there any weapon restrictions/limitations other than clerics getting a hit penalty with edged weapons?

Depending on your STR, some weapons will be too heavy for you to wield effectively. That's the only other "restriction" I can think of.

Other than the armour weight limit, are there any other concerns? i.e. as a mage can I wear any armour without penalty, as long as it totals under the weight limit?

Correct. The armor penalty subtracts 1SP from your maximum for each pound over the limit -- so its effects become much less significant as your total SP increases.

[runequester]

Originally Posted by Derakon

Depending on your STR, some weapons will be too heavy for you to wield effectively. That's the only other "restriction" I can think of.

Does the game alert you if you are trying to use a weapon that is too heavy, or no?

[Derakon]

It does alert you. I forget exactly what the message is, but there is one, and your equipment will show "barely lifting" for your weapon entry, IIRC.

[runequester]

ah okay awesome. Thanks!

[Raxmei]

Using the [I]nspect command, or [l]ook if it's in a store's inventory, on a weapon will tell you if it's too heavy for you, among other useful things.

[runequester]

yeah, Inspect is hugely helpfull. The "damage per round" average is really nice. I wish Crawl had that.