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Michael Cule · 08-05-2014, 07:52 AM

The 'no metal' thing appears in EMPIRE OF THE PETAL THRONE too and I'd give a pretty to know if the Professor stuck that in there before he found DnD or after.

It's mostly a niche-protection rules based thing rather than a mythical thing. GURPS magicians mostly want to avoid carrying heavy loads because that cuts into their fatigue points that they're going to be using to power spells. Which doesn't say 'you can't' but rather 'if you do, you're going to have live with these problems'.

08-05-2014, 07:52 AM	#12
Michael Cule Join Date: Jul 2005	Re: Is The trope that wizards can't use armor just an arbitrary limitation? The 'no metal' thing appears in EMPIRE OF THE PETAL THRONE too and I'd give a pretty to know if the Professor stuck that in there before he found DnD or after. It's mostly a niche-protection rules based thing rather than a mythical thing. GURPS magicians mostly want to avoid carrying heavy loads because that cuts into their fatigue points that they're going to be using to power spells. Which doesn't say 'you can't' but rather 'if you do, you're going to have live with these problems'. __________________ Michael Cule, Genius for Hire, Gaming Dinosaur Second Class