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Message: <blockquote data-quote="tomBitonti" data-source="post: 5945532" data-attributes="member: 13107">A couple of questions ...1) How hard is it to be proficient in armor?  If there is a learning period, to what degree is it to build up the necessary muscles, and to what degree is it a particular athletic skill (I'm thinking, as an example, learning the Butterfly Stroke in swimming, which is a lot harder than other strokes, although, maybe it just requires a higher minimum strength and dexterity than I have).2) Leaving aside wizards, would other classes necessarily have armor proficiency?  Could there not be fighters with a disdain for armor who concentrate entirely on acrobatics instead?  (Barbarians fit this theme, although, why should a Barbarian be particularly restricted, anyways?  I can see Barbarians have a problem becoming overheated, which should be a general problem anyways, but would be severe for the Barbarian.)3) Comparing, say, a marine medic with a more generic marine (I don't know the particular specializations) in the actual army, how different are they in terms of how well they do in armor?  Do they have the same basic training, and the more generic marine is just beefier from spending extra hours running around in armor?  How much would does wearing armor interfere with a medic trying to handle a combat injury?TomB</blockquote>