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<blockquote data-quote="wingsandsword" data-source="post: 2767549" data-attributes="member: 14159">Note that it's Mithril Breastplate, not Mithril Plate Mail.&nbsp; Breastplates are normally a Medium Armor (just the breastplate, instead of the full suit of plate mail), while Plate Mail is what you're likely thinking of from earlier editions.&nbsp; It's the difference between just putting on the breastplate, as opposed to the gauntlets, greaves, vambraces and all the other parts of the armor.I didn't count Celestial Armor because I was meaning a general type of armor, not a specific magic item.I think the intent was for low-light vision to work at night in natural surroundings, so elves could see at night in their forests, while Darkvision was for underground places like caves.&nbsp; Exact details of light levels might not synch up with the descriptions in the rules.&nbsp; I know that's how I've always seen it played: Low light vision works at night, while you need Darkvision when you're underground without a light source.Yeah, proficiency now just means you can use it without penalty.&nbsp; You have the basic level of use and don't look like a fool when you swing it.&nbsp; Your Attack Bonus (Base Attack Bonus, feats, ect.) really show what your training and skill with the weapon is.Not quite.&nbsp; &quot;Enhancement Bonus&quot; is the same as &quot;plusses&quot; on a weapon or armor in 1e and 2e.&nbsp; Shields do give a &quot;Shield Bonus&quot; which is the actual physical shield.&nbsp; So a heavy steel shield can give a +2 Shield Bonus, while a light shield gives a +1 Shield Bonus.&nbsp; Then you get the +4 (for example) Enhancement Bonus, for a total of +6 to your armor class if you carry a +4 Heavy Steel Shield.&nbsp; Technically rules exist for bonuses above +5 (like a +10 shield), but they are in the Epic Level Handbook for over-20th-level characters, or they are artifacts.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="wingsandsword, post: 2767549, member: 14159"] Note that it's Mithril Breastplate, not Mithril Plate Mail. Breastplates are normally a Medium Armor (just the breastplate, instead of the full suit of plate mail), while Plate Mail is what you're likely thinking of from earlier editions. It's the difference between just putting on the breastplate, as opposed to the gauntlets, greaves, vambraces and all the other parts of the armor. I didn't count Celestial Armor because I was meaning a general type of armor, not a specific magic item.I think the intent was for low-light vision to work at night in natural surroundings, so elves could see at night in their forests, while Darkvision was for underground places like caves. Exact details of light levels might not synch up with the descriptions in the rules. I know that's how I've always seen it played: Low light vision works at night, while you need Darkvision when you're underground without a light source. Yeah, proficiency now just means you can use it without penalty. You have the basic level of use and don't look like a fool when you swing it. Your Attack Bonus (Base Attack Bonus, feats, ect.) really show what your training and skill with the weapon is.Not quite. "Enhancement Bonus" is the same as "plusses" on a weapon or armor in 1e and 2e. Shields do give a "Shield Bonus" which is the actual physical shield. So a heavy steel shield can give a +2 Shield Bonus, while a light shield gives a +1 Shield Bonus. Then you get the +4 (for example) Enhancement Bonus, for a total of +6 to your armor class if you carry a +4 Heavy Steel Shield. Technically rules exist for bonuses above +5 (like a +10 shield), but they are in the Epic Level Handbook for over-20th-level characters, or they are artifacts. [/QUOTE]

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