Chris_Nightwing
First Post
Ahem. Tumbling in full plate is quite possible ("http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xm11yAXeegg").
Well that successfully showed me how clumsy you are in full armour.
Ahem. Tumbling in full plate is quite possible ("http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xm11yAXeegg").
Well that successfully showed me how clumsy you are in full armour.
Clumsy enough to do cartwheels and pushups, which is a hell of a long way away from "so heavy they had to be craned onto their horses."
The point is, plate is much lighter and easier to move in than lighter D&D armors, because the weight is broadly distributed across the body. There's no reason why you couldn't learn to Tumble in plate with more effectiveness than you could wearing chain or scale or the like.
Parry
You can use your weapon or shield to turn aside an attack, reducing its impact on you.
Benefit: When you are subject to an effect or attack that deals damage while you are wielding a weapon or a shield, you can spend expertise dice to reduce the damage. This is effective against piercing, slashing or bludgeoning damage types, and any damage dealt by a melee or touch attack.
Roll any expertise die you spend in this way, and subtract its result from the damage against you. If the damage drops to 0 or lower, you are still subject to any other effects of the attack.
Special: If you are wielding a shield, this ability is also effective against fire, frost, acid, electric and force damage types.