Armor Hindrance in GS4

Armor Hindrances in GS4

The following table shows the base hindrances for each armor type. In no case will the hindrance ever be less than the value shown. If a character is undertrained for their armor type, the penalty will increase, but it will never exceed the Max hindrance shown in the rightmost column.

The amount of skill required to train off the excess armor hindrance is ((20 * Hindrance) - 10).

The amount of skill required to train off RoundTime hindrance is (20*RT mod).

Unlike in GemStone III, there is no MAvA to train off.

Example: For a Ranger to train off the excess armor hindrance for casting a Ranger circle spell in Chainmail (AsG 13), the required skill is ((20 * 7) - 10) = 130.

How many ranks for my armor?

In order to figure out the number of ranks required to train off the hindrance for your particular armor, use the following formulas:

If skill <= +50 bonus, ranks = bonus/5.

If 50 < skill <= 90, ranks = ((bonus – 50)/4) + 10.

If 90 < skill <= 120, ranks = ((bonus – 90)/3) + 20.

If 120 < skill <= 140, ranks = ((bonus – 120)/2) + 30.

If skill > 141, ranks = bonus – 100.

In the example used above, a Ranger would need 130 skill to train off the hindrance. Therefore, ranks = ((130 - 120)/2) + 30, which is at total of 35.

Armor Hindrance Factors

ASG	RT Mod	MnS	MjS	C	MnE	MjE	R	S	Em	W	B	P	Max
1 (Clothing/No Armor)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2 (Robes)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
5 (Light Leather)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
6 (Full Leather)	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
7 (Reinforced Leather)	2	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	2	0	0	4
8 (Double Leather)	2	0	0	0	0	4	0	2	0	4	2	0	6
9 (Leather Breastplate)	3	3	4	4	4	6	3	5	4	6	3	2	16
10 (Cuirboulli Leather)	4	4	5	5	5	7	4	6	5	7	3	3	20
11 (Studded Leather)	5	5	6	6	6	9	5	8	6	9	3	4	24
12 (Brigandine Armor)	6	6	7	7	7	12	6	11	7	12	7	5	28
13 (Chain Mail)	7	7	8	8	8	16	7	16	8	16	8	6	40
14 (Double Chain)	8	8	9	9	9	20	8	18	9	20	8	7	45
15 (Augmented Chain)	8	9	11	11	10	25	9	22	11	25	8	8	55
16 (Chain Hauberk)	9	11	14	14	12	30	11	26	15	30	15	9	60
17 (Metal Breastplate)	9	16	25	25	16	35	21	29	25	35	21	10	90
18 (Augmented Breastplate)	10	17	28	28	18	40	24	33	28	40	21	11	92
19 (Half Plate)	11	18	32	32	20	45	27	39	32	45	21	12	94
20 (Full Plate)	12	20	45	45	22	50	30	48	45	50	50	13	96

Raw Skill to Train off Hindrance

ASG	RT	MnS	MjS	C	MnE	MjE	R	S	Em	W	B	P	Max
1 (Clothing/No Armor)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2 (Robes)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
5 (Light Leather)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
6 (Full Leather)	20	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
7 (Reinforced Leather)	40	0	0	0	0	30	0	10	0	30	0	0	4
8 (Double Leather)	40	0	0	0	0	70	0	30	0	70	30	0	6
9 (Leather Breastplate)	60	50	70	70	70	110	50	90	70	110	50	40	16
10 (Cuirboulli Leather)	80	70	90	90	90	130	70	110	90	130	50	60	20
11 (Studded Leather)	100	90	110	110	110	170	90	150	110	170	50	80	24
12 (Brigandine Armor)	120	110	130	130	130	230	110	210	130	230	130	100	28
13 (Chain Mail)	140	130	150	150	150	310	130	310	150	310	150	120	40
14 (Double Chain)	160	150	170	170	170	390	150	350	170	390	150	140	45
15 (Augmented Chain)	160	170	210	210	190	490	170	430	210	490	150	160	55
16 (Chain Hauberk)	180	210	270	270	230	590	210	510	290	590	290	180	60
17 (Metal Breastplate)	180	310	490	490	310	690	410	570	490	690	410	200	90
18 (Augmented Breastplate)	200	330	550	550	350	790	470	650	550	790	410	220	92
19 (Half Plate)	220	350	630	630	390	890	530	770	630	890	410	240	94
20 (Full Plate)	240	390	890	890	430	990	590	950	890	990	990	260	96

Armor Ranks to Train off Hindrance

ASG	RT	MnS	MjS	C	MnE	MjE	R	S	Em	W	B	P	Max
1 (Clothing/No Armor)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2 (Robes)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
5 (Light Leather)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
6 (Full Leather)	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
7 (Reinforced Leather)	8	0	0	0	0	6	0	2	0	6	0	0	4
8 (Double Leather)	8	0	0	0	0	15	0	6	0	15	6	0	6
9 (Leather Breastplate)	13	10	15	15	15	27	10	20	15	27	10	8	16
10 (Cuirboulli Leather)	18	15	20	20	20	35	15	27	20	35	10	13	20
11 (Studded Leather)	23	20	27	27	27	70	20	50	27	70	10	18	24
12 (Brigandine Armor)	30	27	35	35	35	130	27	110	35	130	35	23	28
13 (Chain Mail)	40	35	50	50	50	210	35	210	50	210	50	30	40
14 (Double Chain)	60	50	70	70	70	290	50	250	70	290	50	40	45
15 (Augmented Chain)	60	70	110	110	90	390	70	330	110	390	50	60	55
16 (Chain Hauberk)	80	110	170	170	130	490	110	410	190	490	190	80	60
17 (Metal Breastplate)	80	210	390	390	210	590	310	470	390	590	310	100	90
18 (Augmented Breastplate)	100	230	450	450	250	690	370	550	450	690	310	120	92
19 (Half Plate)	120	250	530	530	290	790	430	670	530	790	310	140	94
20 (Full Plate)	140	290	790	790	330	890	490	850	790	890	890	160	96

	Table Legend
ASG	Armor Sub-Group
RT Mod	Roundtime Modifier
MnS	Minor Spirit Circle
MjS	Major Spirit Circle
C	Cleric Base Circle
MnE	Minor Elemental Circle
MjE	Major Elemental Circle
R	Ranger Base Circle
S	Sorcerer Base Circle
Em	Empath Base Circle
W	Wizard Base Circle
B	Bard Base Circle
P	Paladin Base Circle

Partial Armors

Breakage on partial armor areas covered with accessories will clash with both the accessory -and- the base armor.