13.5 ARMOUR AND SHIELDS
(For the House of the Vashnarian Shield, please see HELP HOUSE SHIELD.)
Normal armour is something you wear that protects you from both types of
physical damage (cutting and blunt).
The basic types of armour in Achaea, aside from shields, are, in ascending
order of effectiveness, with the best armour a class may wear listed:
Armour type Classes/Race (best armour wearable)
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Cloth Dragon, Magi, Horkvals, Psions, Pariahs, Elemental Lords
Leather Monks, Bards
Ringmail Alchemists, Apostates
Scalemail Serpents, Jesters, Shamans, Occultists, Depthswalkers,
Blademasters
Chainmail Druids, Sentinels, Sylvans, Classless
Splintmail Priests
Field plate Paladins, Infernals, Runewardens, Unnamables
Full plate Paladins, Infernals, Runewardens, Unnamables
NOTE: the classes are listed next to the BEST armour they may wear. They may
wear any lesser armour if desired, or none whatsoever.
The types of shields available in Achaea are, in ascending order of
effectiveness, and with the best type of shield a class may wield listed:
Shield type Classes which may wield them
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None Dragon, Magi, Monks, Blademasters, Pariahs, Elemental Lords
Buckler Serpents, Sylvans, Bards, Psions, Classless+
Cavalry Alchemists, Occultists, Apostates, Shamans,
Depthswalkers, Classless+
Banded Jesters
Kite Priests, Druids, Sentinels
Tower Runewardens, Infernals, Paladins, Unnamable
+ Those who have no class may wield Buckler and Cavalry shields.
* The artefact shield of absorption may be wielded by everyone except
blademasters.
Armour Statistics
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Non-magical armour and shields have two armour-specific statistics: protection
vs. cutting damage and protection vs. blunt damage. The WEAPONPROBE ability in
the Weaponry skill will allow you to see these statistics on a piece of armour
or on a shield.
(See also: HELP ARTEFACT ARMOUR)