Basic Tank Armor

1. Basic Information and statistics
2. Strategy and Comments
3. Bonuses
4. Penalties
5. Shield-Specific DX Penalties
6. Fun Facts

Basic Information and statistics

• Steel Brigandine [18]
• Robe [2]
• Steel-Shod Boots [10]
• Cesti [5]
• Armet [6]

Also, you could add:

• Kite Shield [13]

Strategy and Comments

This is a Basic Tank Armor set. This set allows for a base AC of [41] and a base AC of [54] with the Kite Shield.

The entire set can be purchased for less than $20,000+/-. While this may seem to be expensive, you should probably not be purchasing armor until you can afford this. You can work your way up to these items, but be careful of DX and skill penalties that items incur.

Bonuses

None.

Penalties

• Negative 9% to DX and Skills.
• Negative 13% to Direct Damage Spells cast by the wearer.
• Negative 6%+/- to Enchant Offense Spells cast by the wearer.
• Negative 4.333%+/- to Enchant Defense Spells cast by the wearer.
• Negative 15 to Unarmed Combat used by the wearer.

Shield-Specific DX Penalties

• Negative 2% to DX and Skills when not equipped with any weapons.
• Negative 4% to DX when equipped with 1-handed melee weapons and crossbow class weapons.
• Negative 6% to DX when equipped with 1-handed melee weapons and bow class weapons.
• Negative 10% to DX when equipped with 2-handed weapons.
• Negative 12% to DX when equipped with 2-handed weapons and crossbow class weapons.
• Negative 14% to DX when equipped with 2-handed weapons and bow class weapons.

Fun Facts