penalty for weapons?

[john878]

sometimes in the weapon information it says penalty +10 or penalty -10.anyone know what does that indicates?

[john878]

anyone know?

[TimePilot]

afaik that shows you how much you have to lvl up by in that skill (eg heavy weapon, medium weapon, etc) before that weapon becomes no penalty.

[john878]

ok so what does that penalty means?it wont work that good against enemies?it says that character is -4 penalty.

[Outrider322]

it means by wearing that weapon or armor it decreases your stats like lowers your agility and dexterity etc

[TimePilot]

:D

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Equipment Penalties

Above: This Wylvan Male is receiving a -1 penalty for having too low a strength for the longsword he is carrying.

Dungeon Lords allows you to use any kind of weapons or armor in the game as soon as you find it. However, be warned that advanced equipment may have specific requirements which, if not met, will penalize your characters combat statistics!

Study the Strength and Weapon/Armor Skill ratings for the piece of equipment in question carefully. You must have Strength and Skill values equivalent to these values to avoid a penalty while using the item.

Penalties will be applied to: Strike, Speed, and all Magic Skills.

For example, although you may be able to wear Heavy Plate armor to increase your armor rating, if your strength is not high enough and/or you do not have the required amount of heavy weapon skill, it will decrease your ability to hit and lower your attack speed considerably (the time between each weapon combo you can initiate will increase, you will have difficulty damaging enemies and your spell effectiveness will decrease). When the overall penalty is negative, the cumulative penalty rating is displayed above the character’s image. It’s up to you to decide whether the benefits of using the item outweigh the negative effects for a given situation.

Magic Weaponry: If the character does not possess Magic Weaponry Skill equal to or higher than a weapon's Magic Weaponry rating, the magic weapon will act as a normal weapon (no magic effects). (see Magic Weaponry)

Weapons and armor also have Prerequisite Penalties.

Medium Armor:
-5 if no Medium Armor skill.

Heavy Armor:
-10 if no Heavy Armor skill.
-5 if no Medium Armor skill. (cumulative)

Medium Weapons:
-5 if no Medium Weapon skill.

Heavy Weapons:
-10 if no Heavy Weapon skill.
-5 if no Medium Weapon skill. (cumulative)

Light Polearm:
-5 if no Light Polearm skill.

Heavy Polearm:
-10 if no Heavy Polearm skill.
-5 if no Light Polearm skill. (cumulative)

[Griever9977]

The stats requires also apply a penalty. I have 5 medium armor skill, but, my penalty for Chainmail is -4 because I'm still 4 strength too low.