This may have been covered in another thread but I couldnt find it...
In both the Atlantean and 2nd Edition core rulebook, for each and every class under "Weapon & Armor Proficiencies" it clearly states:
Note that armour check penalties for wearing medium or heavy armour apply to the Balance, Climb, Escape Artist, Hide, Jump, Move Silently, Sleightof-Hand and Tumble skills.
No mention of light armor causing a check penalty, correct?
However in the "Armor Check Penalty" part of the Equipment chapter it says:
Any armour heavier than a quilted jerkin penalises a character’s ability to use some skills. An armour check penalty number is the penalty that applies to Balance, Climb, Escape Artist, Hide, Jump, Move Silently, Sleight of Hand and Tumble tests when a character is wearing a certain kind of armour.
I assume that obviously I would deduct the armor check penalty for a Mail Shirt or a Leather Jerkin, correct? What is with this conflicint info in BOTH editions?
I have deferred to the D&D rules in this case... does anybody NOT apply the AC penalty for the ubiquitous mail shirt and steel cap?
In both the Atlantean and 2nd Edition core rulebook, for each and every class under "Weapon & Armor Proficiencies" it clearly states:
Note that armour check penalties for wearing medium or heavy armour apply to the Balance, Climb, Escape Artist, Hide, Jump, Move Silently, Sleightof-Hand and Tumble skills.
No mention of light armor causing a check penalty, correct?
However in the "Armor Check Penalty" part of the Equipment chapter it says:
Any armour heavier than a quilted jerkin penalises a character’s ability to use some skills. An armour check penalty number is the penalty that applies to Balance, Climb, Escape Artist, Hide, Jump, Move Silently, Sleight of Hand and Tumble tests when a character is wearing a certain kind of armour.
I assume that obviously I would deduct the armor check penalty for a Mail Shirt or a Leather Jerkin, correct? What is with this conflicint info in BOTH editions?
I have deferred to the D&D rules in this case... does anybody NOT apply the AC penalty for the ubiquitous mail shirt and steel cap?