Posted by john peterson on May 31, 2000 at 13:27:39:
In Reply to: So spells like armour and stone skin (not on forms) are basicly useless after rank 20? n/t posted by someone on January 22, 2000 at 09:26:59:
> > > Ok, you got your pierce, bash, slash, and magic
> > > And they equal numbers, how do these numbers affect the damage being delt to an oppenent?
> > > What happens if they are + or -?
> > > Then you got your save Vs. stuff?
> > > Could someone who knows what is going on tell me...heh what is going on with this stuff?
> >
> > The other post kinda answered this, but I'll throw in my own response.
> > Weapons do certain kinds of damage.
> > That mace you wear can do smashes, crushes, slaps,suction, etc. This is considered bashing damage. Common sense can help you figure out what damage class a weapon is considered. The lower your ac is, the harder you are to hit.
> > To my knowledge, AC has no effect on the amount of damage your opponent receives. To reduce damage taken, you need spells, natural resistance, magic items... Ac also has no effect if you dodge/parry/shield block an attack. If your opponent has a tohit bonus, your AC receives a penalty.
> > Your AC versus magic is not spells, it has to do with your ability to block magic weapons. Certain weapons do things like wrath, poisonous bite, searing light... ac versus magic comes into play here, and most people have a low AC in the magic category, so magic weapons can be desirable to have.
> > Your saves versus spell is different from your magic AC. In a nutshell, each -1 to your saves gives you about a 1% chance to escape or reduce the effects of a spell/supplication cast upon you. Spell saves are complicated, and this is not going to help you come up with a perfect save amount, but you get a general idea if you are protected from magic, or fodder. Lots of little factors can effect your saves, however, and these are not shown to you.
> > Honestly, AC has just about no effect on characters above level 20, since everybody's natural tohit value is so high that you rarely get a natural miss.
> > Mehan
ok I m looking for sea stars not so skin like armour