Armaments

in Alterra

Alterra is a medieval high fantasy world. As such, the weapons, armor, and other implements employed by the heroes and villains of the realm are what one would expect them to be; bladed, blunt, spells, and subtlety.   Any character is able to use any weapon (the exception being Arcane Staves which require a Glyph to use at all), and wear any armor they choose, but without the appropriate Proficiency, they will be vastly limited in what they are able to do with an armament. Without Proficiency with an item:

• That character will only ever deal the Base Damage of the weapon, regardless of the quality of the item, or any other bonuses granted.

• The character may never call a Skill or ability with the weapon.

• The character gains no material benefit of an Armament they do not possess Proficiency with; be they Active or Passive effects.

• Any damaging attack striking a Buckler or Shield will still deal half damage to the arm wielding it, rounded up- but non-damaging Skills are still blocked.

• And finally, Tomes, Holy Symbols, and Arcane Staves cannot be used mechanically at all without Proficiency.

  Armor needs no Proficiency to benefit from, but the character must be wearing actual armor at least close to representing the level of armor they are benefiting from. There are three levels of armor, which will be covered a little later on, as each comes with its own benefits and drawbacks.   A character is not limited in how many Armaments they may carry at once- however, any weapons (or shields) not in-hand are considered ‘inactive’ and the character will gain no material or mechanical benefit from them. If an attack strikes an Armament that is not being wielded at the time, and it could have feasibly struck the character- the hit counts.