question about armor imposed mana points penalty

[tg122]

hello,

I'm new to Angband, and have been unable to find any information regarding a certain question. Can somebody tell me how the armor penalty that reduces your mana points works? Are there any factors that affect it? Does the amount of armor you can wear without having a MP penalty increase with your character level? I'd appreciate the help, I looked in the help files and searched the forum but haven't found anything yet.

[camlost]

Try the spoilers:
http://www.juti.nl/hugo/Angband/Spoiler/magic.spo
http://www.juti.nl/hugo/Angband/Spoiler/

"All spellcasters may suffer a penalty to their maximum number of spell
points from heavy armor. The maximal combined weight of all armor
(equipment slots "g" through "l") for each class is given in table 2.
Exceeding the limit results in a penalty of 1 spell point per pound of
extra weight."

Table 2: Effect of class on spells and prayers



 Class    Min. level  Max. armor weight  Minimum fail%  Primary stat

 -------  ----------  -----------------  -------------  ------------

 Mage     1           300 pounds          0%            Intelligence

 Paladin  1           400 pounds          5%            Wisdom

 Priest   1           350 pounds          0%            Wisdom

 Ranger   3           400 pounds          5%            Intelligence

 Rogue    5           350 pounds          5%            Intelligence

[zaimoni]

Originally Posted by camlost

Try the spoilers:
http://www.juti.nl/hugo/Angband/Spoiler/magic.spo
http://www.juti.nl/hugo/Angband/Spoiler/

"All spellcasters may suffer a penalty to their maximum number of spell
points from heavy armor. The maximal combined weight of all armor
(equipment slots "g" through "l") for each class is given in table 2.
Exceeding the limit results in a penalty of 1 spell point per pound of
extra weight."

Unfortunately, the spoiler-composer did not compose his table carefully enough. V's smallest unit of weight is the decipound, not the pound. So the table should read:

Table 2: Effect of class on spells and prayers



 Class    Min. level  Max. armor weight  Minimum fail%  Primary stat

 -------  ----------  -----------------  -------------  ------------

 Mage     1           30.0 pounds          0%            Intelligence

 Paladin  1           40.0 pounds          5%            Wisdom

 Priest   1           35.0 pounds          0%            Wisdom

 Ranger   3           40.0 pounds          5%            Intelligence

 Rogue    5           35.0 pounds          5%            Intelligence

[Hugo]

Originally Posted by zaimoni

Unfortunately, the spoiler-composer did not compose his table carefully enough.

Hi Zaimoni,

Thanks for pointing this out. I have just corrected this table in my draft version for V 3.0.9. I'm not sure when the correction will go online because I still have lots to do before I can publish the bundle as "correct for 3.0.9", and I currently have little time to spare...

[zaimoni]

Originally Posted by Hugo

Hi Zaimoni,

Thanks for pointing this out. I have just corrected this table in my draft version for V 3.0.9. I'm not sure when the correction will go online because I still have lots to do before I can publish the bundle as "correct for 3.0.9", and I currently have little time to spare...

The correction is valid as far back as the current weight settings are valid for V. It could go up immediately as a spot-fix for Vx.x.x .