Mithral Weapons

[JacktheRabbit]

I thought that too then I noticed what I was missing.

A mithril shirt is a chain shirt.
ac: +4 (same as normal chainshirt)
move: 30 (same as normal chainshirt)
spell fail: 10% (chainshirt normally 20%)
max dex : +6 (chain shirt normally +4)
class: light armor (same as normal chainshirt)

Elven Chain is full chainmail.
ac:+5 (same as normal chainmail)
move:30 (chainmail is normally 20)
spell fail: 20% (chainmail is normally 30%)
max dex: +4 (chainmail is normally +2)
class: light armor (chainmail is normally medium armor)


So elven chain has 4 improvements over regular chainmail while a mithril shirt has only 2 improvements over a chainshirt. Most importantly the Elven chainmail drops from medium to light armor type allows all those damn elven rangers to wear it while using their virtual feats.

So I think the cost is quite fair for both of them.

Speaking of mithral, is it just me, or is a Mithral Shirt way better than Elven chain? Its lighter, has a better armour check penalty reduction and arcane spell failure figure, and it doesn't cost anywhere near as much. Am i missing something.

I don't believe it changes the size of the weapon, only the weight. Weight isn't the distinguishing factor with weapon sizes. I would keep the weapon size the same.

 

[Mal Malenkirk]

Re: [B]Mithral Weapons[/B]

We know that weapons made primarily of steel such as swords weigh half as much, but are they considered to be a catagory lighter?

And here is your mistake right there; a weapon one category lighter? What is that?

Weapon do not have weight category, they have size. Mithril do not change that.

 

[Gromm]

Isn't Elven Chain just mithral chain mail (not chain shirt).
Hence the better aspects come more from a chain shirt being better armor in most respects that chain mail.

 

[hong]

Isn't Elven Chain just mithral chain mail (not chain shirt).
Hence the better aspects come more from a chain shirt being better armor in most respects that chain mail.

That's right. Next stop is the chain tank top, and after that....