The_JJ
2010-03-24, 01:39 PM
Alright,
Heavy armors are treated as medium, and medium armors are treated as light, but light armors are still treated as light. Spell failure chances for armors and shields made from mithral are decreased by 10%, maximum Dexterity bonus is increased by 2, and armor check penalties are lessened by 3 (to a minimum of 0).
Which is all very well and good but then...
Weapons or armors fashioned from mithral are always masterwork items as well; the masterwork cost is included in the prices given below.
Bolded for emphasis.
So do all mithral armors in fact have a net armor check penalty cancel score of -4?
So would a Mithral breastplate have -0 to check penalty?
Compare Mithral breatplate: 5 AC, max dex 5, no check pen at 4200 gp to say a Studded Leather +2: 5 AC, max dex 5, no check pen. 4175 gp.
But then compare Mithral breatplate +1: 6 AC, 5200 gp, max dex 5, no check pen to Studded Leather +3: 6 AC, max dex 5, no check pen. 9175 gp.
An official ruling would be the best.
Heavy armors are treated as medium, and medium armors are treated as light, but light armors are still treated as light. Spell failure chances for armors and shields made from mithral are decreased by 10%, maximum Dexterity bonus is increased by 2, and armor check penalties are lessened by 3 (to a minimum of 0).
Which is all very well and good but then...
Weapons or armors fashioned from mithral are always masterwork items as well; the masterwork cost is included in the prices given below.
Bolded for emphasis.
So do all mithral armors in fact have a net armor check penalty cancel score of -4?
So would a Mithral breastplate have -0 to check penalty?
Compare Mithral breatplate: 5 AC, max dex 5, no check pen at 4200 gp to say a Studded Leather +2: 5 AC, max dex 5, no check pen. 4175 gp.
But then compare Mithral breatplate +1: 6 AC, 5200 gp, max dex 5, no check pen to Studded Leather +3: 6 AC, max dex 5, no check pen. 9175 gp.
An official ruling would be the best.