Armor Proficiency -Heavy-

You are proficient with heavy armor.

Prerequisites: Armor Proficiency -Light- and Armor Proficiency -Medium-

Benefit: When you wear a type of armor with which you are proficient. you get to add the armor's entire equipment bonus to your Defense.

Normal: A character who wears armor with which she is not proficient takes an armor penalty on checks involving the following skills: Balance. Climb, Escape Artist, Hide, Jump, Move Silently, and Tumble.

Also. a character who wears armor with which she is not proficient adds only a portion of the armor's equipment bonus to her Defense.