DF: Armor Layering and Enchantments

[chandley]

Originally Posted by Stix4armz

Okay. Now that we've gotten out of the dungeon and I'm in the process of actually statting this armor for real I have another question.

We've established that you can't layer Fortify and the like, but now I'm confused on another enchantment. If I layer armor do I have to enchant both sets with Lighten or can I just Lighten my armor and it affects both sets because "its magic"? And if you have to Lighten both sets how do you differentiate between Lighten and Fortify to say that one has to be layered and the other cannot?

Thanks!

Ive always gone with "Lighten must be put on each suit". If you have layered armor, you dont have an issue because the target for the Lighten spell is the weight of a single suit of armor. It does not, for example, make the wearer lighter. So Plate Harness with Mail under neath, two lighten spells, both bits 25% lighter.