Casting in Heavy Armor
Posted: Friday, 17th February 2017, 20:28
My recent HEFE, and to a lesser extent my previous DDNe, were casting at <5% in much heavier armors than I had ever thought possible before. So now my eyes are opened to much greater possibilities for hybrid builds than I'd considered before.
The two sorts of questions that this introduces me to are, "I found this great spell I want to cast, what the heaviest armor I can expect to cast it in?" and, "I found this great armour, what the highest level spell I can expect to cast in it?"
As I understand it, STR and wizardry are going to be the most important factors in determining the XP cost of getting a spell to low failure rates in armor. Are there rules of thumb that you use to answer these questions, or is the situation too complex to distill into bullet points?
The two sorts of questions that this introduces me to are, "I found this great spell I want to cast, what the heaviest armor I can expect to cast it in?" and, "I found this great armour, what the highest level spell I can expect to cast in it?"
As I understand it, STR and wizardry are going to be the most important factors in determining the XP cost of getting a spell to low failure rates in armor. Are there rules of thumb that you use to answer these questions, or is the situation too complex to distill into bullet points?