No tumbling in medium/heavy armor?

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  1. sirchet

    sirchet Force for Goodness Moderator Supporter

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    I dinnae see's whut all tha trouble be's aboot!

    Thar be's two kinds O characters ... Dwarfs and ... others. :p
     
  2. hellblazer

    hellblazer Established Member

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    It is not just a dwarf thing it is a toee thing. I can confirm there is no tumbling in medium or heavy armor.
     
  3. Enilno

    Enilno Quicksword

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    According to the description of the Tumble skill in the original ToEE booklet, on page 75:

    "The Tumble skill check is automatically rolled when: ... The mover is not wearing medium or heavy armor (does not apply to dwarves)."

    I take this to mean that dwarves are supposed to be the only race that can tumble while wearing medium or heavy armor. However, this has never worked in the game. My impression is that it is something that didn't get implemented correctly in the game engine when it was released and that the Co8 modders were unable to fix it.
     
  4. GuardianAngel82

    GuardianAngel82 Senior Member

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    Linguistically speaking, it could be saying that tumble is never rolled for dwarves.
     
  5. sirchet

    sirchet Force for Goodness Moderator Supporter

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    You can’t use this skill if your speed has been reduced by armor, excess equipment, or loot.

    You can land softly when you fall or tumble past opponents. You can also tumble to entertain an audience (as though using the Perform skill).

    The way I see it is you can't tumble if something is restricting your ability to move freely, or you are carrying a heavy weight. Basically, anything that removes your dex bonus would also prevent you from tumbling.

    Just my opinion mind you.
     
  6. tomthefighter

    tomthefighter Errr......

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    Dwarves.

    Drinking..

    Dwarves...

    Tumbling....

    Dwarves.....

    Drinking......

    Dwarves......

    Tossing.........

    Is ther a pattrn ere or *BELCH* hansd on i ned anthr beerrrr *ERRPPPP* !
     
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