Warforged Armor Question [Archive] - Wizards Community

Warforged Armor Question [Archive] - Wizards Community

Post/Author/DateTime Post
SerpyMatt
04-08-07, 02:43 AM Hiyas all. I have a question about Warforged.

If I took Mithril Body, I'd have a +5 instead of +2, right? It says a Warforged can be enchanted like a normal suit of armor. Could I make him a +5, therefore giving him a +10 armor bonus?

Thanks for any input :)
JulesCARV
04-08-07, 02:45 AM Right.
Neutronium_Dragon
04-08-07, 06:58 PM Yes, with Mithral Body you have a +5 Armor bonus, and you can add a +5 Enhancement bonus to that to make it +10. You can also generally apply any other armor properties that you want, although some might not be applicable. (Since it's part of the character rather than a separate, worn item, it can't be affected by some object-damaging attacks. Thus, you don't need properties which help against such attacks, properties which make wearing armor easier, and so on.)
Cifer
04-08-07, 08:37 PM Just to chime in, you've got it right.
And to preempt a newbie question posted quite often: You don't need to be proficient in your own skin. While you'd need the proficiency for certain other feats (Heavy armor optimization) or prestige classes, you don't take penalties on your attack rolls even if you have adamantine plating and are a sorcerer (though the arcane spell failure still means this will be a bad idea).
The reason for this is that the body feats don't add an actual armor check penalty but merely an unnamed penalty which is applied to all skills an ACP would apply to, though that doesn't need to concern you.

By the way, Eberron has its own Races forum - you usually get better results there since more people know and play the race.

Post/Author/DateTime	Post
SerpyMatt 04-08-07, 02:43 AM	Hiyas all. I have a question about Warforged. If I took Mithril Body, I'd have a +5 instead of +2, right? It says a Warforged can be enchanted like a normal suit of armor. Could I make him a +5, therefore giving him a +10 armor bonus? Thanks for any input :)
JulesCARV 04-08-07, 02:45 AM	Right.
Neutronium_Dragon 04-08-07, 06:58 PM	Yes, with Mithral Body you have a +5 Armor bonus, and you can add a +5 Enhancement bonus to that to make it +10. You can also generally apply any other armor properties that you want, although some might not be applicable. (Since it's part of the character rather than a separate, worn item, it can't be affected by some object-damaging attacks. Thus, you don't need properties which help against such attacks, properties which make wearing armor easier, and so on.)
Cifer 04-08-07, 08:37 PM	Just to chime in, you've got it right. And to preempt a newbie question posted quite often: You don't need to be proficient in your own skin. While you'd need the proficiency for certain other feats (Heavy armor optimization) or prestige classes, you don't take penalties on your attack rolls even if you have adamantine plating and are a sorcerer (though the arcane spell failure still means this will be a bad idea). The reason for this is that the body feats don't add an actual armor check penalty but merely an unnamed penalty which is applied to all skills an ACP would apply to, though that doesn't need to concern you. By the way, Eberron has its own Races forum - you usually get better results there since more people know and play the race.