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<blockquote data-quote="blakwind" data-source="post: 891853" data-attributes="member: 11962">I'll briefly drop out of lurker mode to add that in my campaign, I have always ran Magic Vestmentas option A, total maximum bonus of +5, for the same reasons that dcollins has already stated.&nbsp; The text and the intent of the spell seemed crystal clear to me.&nbsp; In fact, prior to this thread, I hadn't even considered that the mechanics could be open to other interpretations.&nbsp; With so many folks disagreeing so vocally, however, I'm now doubting myself.&nbsp; For the record though, here's how I rationalized it.Basically, the spell helps out those who need it the most.&nbsp; It gives a big boost to the effective AC of ordinary cloths, a small boost to light armors, and no boost at all to chainmail or better.&nbsp; It makes any armor less than chainmail as good as chainmail.&nbsp; I'm an old timer who's played a lot of 1st edition, and this seemed to be the modern interpretation of the spell from the old days.&nbsp; It's certainly an unusual spell, but that's exactly why it's interesting.&nbsp; The cleric in my campaign often casts Magic Vestment on the party monk.&nbsp; He doesn't cast it on himself, 'cause he's already wearing platemail, so it doesn't help him.As to Hypersmurf's argument -- that as written, the spell text precludes the existence of heavy armor -- I simply assumed that the note only referred to the effect of the Magic Vestment.Like I said though, I'm now doubting myself.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="blakwind, post: 891853, member: 11962"] I'll briefly drop out of lurker mode to add that in my campaign, I have always ran [I]Magic Vestment[/I]as option A, total maximum bonus of +5, for the same reasons that dcollins has already stated. The text and the intent of the spell seemed crystal clear to me. In fact, prior to this thread, I hadn't even considered that the mechanics could be open to other interpretations. With so many folks disagreeing so vocally, however, I'm now doubting myself. For the record though, here's how I rationalized it. Basically, the spell helps out those who need it the most. It gives a big boost to the effective AC of ordinary cloths, a small boost to light armors, and no boost at all to chainmail or better. It makes any armor less than chainmail as good as chainmail. I'm an old timer who's played a lot of 1st edition, and this seemed to be the modern interpretation of the spell from the old days. It's certainly an unusual spell, but that's exactly why it's interesting. The cleric in my campaign often casts [I]Magic Vestment[/I] on the party monk. He doesn't cast it on himself, 'cause he's already wearing platemail, so it doesn't help him. As to Hypersmurf's argument -- that as written, the spell text precludes the existence of heavy armor -- I simply assumed that the note only referred to the effect of the [I]Magic Vestment[/I]. Like I said though, I'm now doubting myself. [/QUOTE]

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