There are several pieces of possible armor.
~ The main Body Armour (body armor)
~ Helm (head armor)
~ Leggings (leg armor)
~ Boots (foot armor)
~ Gauntlets (gauntlet)
~ Warbands (wristwear).
On top you can (and should!) wear mages' robes (outerwear).
You can also wear up to eight rings (guildring, never leave home without one, wedding rings, rings of recall, and different kinds of protection rings). Rune rings are the only one that add an armor mod as well).
I do nae advise any mage tae wear warbands. The runes (heart or magic) we mages make ourselves offer a mage's needs best.
Armour is forged by Fighters in different kinds of metal. There is Leather, Iron, Bronze, Steel and Mithril. Mithril, however, cannae be sold and hence is nae available tae mages or anyone outside Fighters' Guild. Different metals require different strengths tae wear them.
There can be scales, studs or spikes added. Scales add elemental protection (fire, ice), studs add defense, spikes add offense. Please note that these add-ons will increase the required strength.
Look at STATS tae find out about yer own strength.
Basic strength requirements (boots, leggings, gauntlets, helm, shield):
Leather can be worn with any strength.
Iron requires strength 11.
Bronze requires 13.
Steel requires 15.
Advanced strength requirements (body armour and warbands):
Leather can be worn with any strength. (unless you add spikes/studs/scales which raises leather to strength 10)
Iron requires strength 12.
Bronze requires 14.
Steel requires 16.
The standard mage nae needs offense - it won't help with spells. I advise studs or scales on personal preference.
The non-standard mage should always choose spikes, as they need all the offense they can get since they won't get good weapons in our guild. Also, they should always wear sword runes.
The body armour, helm, leggings, boots, and gauntlets are what mages get as a reward fer passing the Test of Arcana.
Ye will also need a shield, they are nae part of the reward. I nonetheless advise ye buy one, as it will help ye greatly tae dodge incoming blows.
Alley back to the library foyer.
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