Armour encumbers movement

Selkie · August 30, 2020, 09:52

My level 31 gnome mage just found Green dragon scale mail of Craftsmanship [20, +25] to replace his Blue Dragon scale mail (-2) [12, +10]. It's an obvious upgrade on paper but I now get an 'armour encumbers your movement' message.

I did a quick control C and tried various combinations and couldn't see anything change on my stats - except AC of course.

Any advice? Also, I'm not engaging in any sort of melee combat. It's all fast cast, haste and spells at this stage.

Nick · August 30, 2020, 10:00

That message means your total armour weight has gone above the class maximum. The only effect is your mana is reduced, more the more over weight you are. So that's one of the things to consider when choosing what to wear (along with armor class, resistances and so on).

Selkie · August 30, 2020, 10:18

Thanks Nick, I hadn't even noticed my SP changing. It's marginal and I'm already packing 170 SP so I think I'll leave it on.

Sphara · August 30, 2020, 10:23

Doesn't Craftmanship ego make the body armor any lighter to wear from the spellcasting point of view? If it doesn't, it should.

Selkie · August 30, 2020, 11:19

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sphara

Doesn't Craftmanship ego make the body armor any lighter to wear from the spellcasting point of view? If it doesn't, it should.

It doesn't appear to affect the weight of the item, only the AC bonuses. Mages still get SP punishments for Craftsmanship items.

Pete Mack · August 30, 2020, 17:15

Yeah craftsmanship is a few pounds lighter. But Green DSM has a higher base weight (and AC) than blue. The difference will be pretty marginal tho, as the original poster discovered.

sffp · September 1, 2020, 22:52

Craftsmanship also lowers the hit to your to-hit

August 30, 2020, 09:52	#1
Selkie Adept Join Date: Aug 2020 Posts: 102	Armour encumbers movement My level 31 gnome mage just found Green dragon scale mail of Craftsmanship [20, +25] to replace his Blue Dragon scale mail (-2) [12, +10]. It's an obvious upgrade on paper but I now get an 'armour encumbers your movement' message. I did a quick control C and tried various combinations and couldn't see anything change on my stats - except AC of course. Any advice? Also, I'm not engaging in any sort of melee combat. It's all fast cast, haste and spells at this stage.

August 30, 2020, 10:00	#2
Nick Vanilla maintainer Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Canberra, Australia Age: 55 Posts: 8,590 Donated: $60	That message means your total armour weight has gone above the class maximum. The only effect is your mana is reduced, more the more over weight you are. So that's one of the things to consider when choosing what to wear (along with armor class, resistances and so on). __________________ One for the Dark Lord on his dark throne In the Land of Mordor where the Shadows lie.

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Selkie Adept Join Date: Aug 2020 Posts: 102	Thanks Nick, I hadn't even noticed my SP changing. It's marginal and I'm already packing 170 SP so I think I'll leave it on.

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