Rules for Enchanted Armour

We are starting to use the armour rules in Parma Fabula, found on pages 5-7. Old rules are available for comparison.

Weapons

A magus can improve arms and armour with Rego and Muto -spells, using either Herbam or Terram forms - or both for some weapons, the other as a requisite.

If the effects use the same arts, they can be added together and instilled as just one effect, adding +5 for constant use.

Melee weapons

Rego Terram -effects
Effect	Levels	Notes
Increase Damage	+1 per magnitude	if more than +50%, must toughen weapon
Increase Accuracy	+1 per magnitude	if more than +1, Intellego requisite needed
Increase Defence	+1 per magnitude	if more than +1, Intellego requisite needed
Reduce Str required	+1 per magnitude
Reduce Load	+0,5 per magnitude	to minimum of 0
Muto Terram -effects
Effect	Levels	Notes
Increase Damage	+1 per magnitude	Max: +6 for edged, +3 for pointed. Max double the base bonus. Blunt weapons do not benefit from this.
Increase Toughness	-1 botch die per 2 magnitudes	10th level requires double botch to break, 20th level requires triple and so on. Used with ReTe-damage increasing-effect above.

Missile weapons

Rego Herbam -effects
Effect	Levels	Notes
Increase Damage of projectile	+1 per magnitude
Increase Damage of weapon	+1 per magnitude
Increase Accuracy of projectile	+1 per magnitude	Maximum positive modifier is +1.
Increase Accuracy of weapon	+1 per magnitude	Maximum positive modifier is +1.
Reduce Str required	+1 per magnitude

Armour

Effect	Levels	Notes
Reduce load (ReTe)	+1 per magnitude	Minimum loads: Hauberk -1 Half armor -2 Full armor -3
Increase Soak (MuTe)	+1 per magnitude

Shields

Most shields are wooden, but Terram should be used for metal shields and Animal for leather shields.

Effect	Levels	Notes
Reduce load (Rego)	+1 per magnitude
Increase Defence (Rego)	+1 per magnitude
Strengthen shield (Muto)	-1 per 2 magnitudes	Fewer botch dice, as in toughening weapons above.

05/01/04