Post/Author/DateTime	Post
demondog 04-17-05, 12:16 AM	Boostr of Striding and Springing increase the users BASE land speed by +10 (I think the key is the word BASE speed - but keep reading) If a human is wearing full plate (base 30, reduced to 20 for armor) - HOW does his move become 30? (ie 30+10 for boots - 10 for armor) or 30->20 then add boots to get back to 30 ?? Reason order matters - What about a dwarf in full plate (20 base reduced to 15 for full plate) - HERE is where the formula matters is it 20+10 is 30 so a dwarf acts like a MAN's 30 and it becomes 20 -OR- dwarf 20 -> 15 for full plate THEN plus +10 for boots for 25?
Omadon 04-17-05, 12:34 AM	I would increment the base land speed as the armor is really just another modifier to the base speed. I would give the dwarf a move of 30 in this situation as I consider a dwarf unhindered by heavy armor. Things get more complicated with the haste spell that grants +30 move but cannot be more than double the base move. What is the dwarfs move now? What about a human in full plate? IMO, the dwarf would get base 20, +20 for haste, +10 for boots for 50 and a human would get base 30, +30 for hast, +10 for boots and -10 for armor. However in one of the games I am playing a paladin sorc, my DM ruled as a human in full plate, I only get +20 move for the haste. Opinions?
RaspK FOG 04-17-05, 03:21 AM	Err, guys, the item is pretty specific: it grants a +10 feet increase on the wearer's base speed; this means it is applied before any effects for being hampered are applied (just like you wouldn't add the bonus after, say, halving the speed for whatever reason). This means that a human wearing them has a base speed of 40' and a dwarf of 30', to whatever end that leads them. :rolleyes:
Filibik 04-17-05, 09:51 AM	And don't dwarves have that nifty feature of not being hampered by wearing heavy armor as well?