Dodging and Armor

[Menigal]

[Darcy Burgess]

Hi Menigal,
Here's a quick thought.  Could give you what you're looking for.  I think it's best illustrated via example.

Let's take a character with Dodge skill +4 and Armour skill +2. Let's also say that the armour chart looks like this:

Type / Dodge / Armour
None / inf. / 0
Light / 3 / 2
Medium / 2 / 4
Heavy / 1 / 6

The armour worn acts as a cap on the skill.  So, depending on how he suits up, our character now has skills of:

Type / Dodge / Armour
None / +4 / 0
Light / +3 / +2
Medium / +2 / +2
Heavy / +1 / +2

Couple this with a combat system that puts players in a position to choose between dodging and letting the armour take the hit (but not both!), you'll have all kinds of fun on your hands!

Cheers,
Darcy

[Callan S.]

Hi Menigal,

Have you had a read of the following thread? Blended Armor/Agility Mechanics