Armor Check Penalty applies to Attack Bonus Calculations.

asmonty · March 21st, 2019, 05:49 PM

Did I miss some change in the errata in the last few months I have not been playing? The armor check penalty is being applied to my normal to attack bonus now. A lvl 1 fighter with a longsword and banded mail with a 16 str has a -2 to their to hit roll with the longsword and I am seeing a -6 ACP in the calculations when I mouse over.

Mathias · March 21st, 2019, 06:55 PM

I'd check your archetypes - did one of them remove heavy armor proficiency from the fighter class? Armor you're not proficient in applies its ACP to attacks and initiative as well.

asmonty · 08:28 PM

Nope, that character has all 3 armor feats.

If I create a brand new character, give it 1 level of fighter add any armor with an armor check penalty light, medium, or heavy and equip it, it changes my attack rolls by the armor check penalty. I have not even assigned all the feats or skills all I did was what I listed above on a brand new character.

Dami · March 22nd, 2019, 02:13 AM

Post a copy of your portfolio and we can have a look at it.

Farling · 03:48 AM

I've built your example and it works fine in 8.8F with PF 14.16

Does the attack bonus change when you equip and unequip the armour?

I see your problem if I switch on "Ultimate Combat => Ultimate Combat Piecemeal Armor" in the Configure Hero window.

Perhaps those rules apply the bonus differently?

asmonty · March 22nd, 2019, 06:10 AM

Farling, yes thank you that was it. The Piecemeal armor option from ultimate combat is doing it. Not sure why that would be doing that though.

asmonty Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2013 Posts: 9 March 21st, 2019, 05:49 PM	Did I miss some change in the errata in the last few months I have not been playing? The armor check penalty is being applied to my normal to attack bonus now. A lvl 1 fighter with a longsword and banded mail with a 16 str has a -2 to their to hit roll with the longsword and I am seeing a -6 ACP in the calculations when I mouse over.
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Mathias Senior Member Lone Wolf Staff Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 13,213 March 21st, 2019, 06:55 PM	I'd check your archetypes - did one of them remove heavy armor proficiency from the fighter class? Armor you're not proficient in applies its ACP to attacks and initiative as well.
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Dami Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 1,086 March 22nd, 2019, 02:13 AM	Post a copy of your portfolio and we can have a look at it. Current RPG's: Pathfinder (GM), Pathfinder (Player), Gamma World (GM, Pathfinder homebrew). HeroLab: 3.5 & Pathfinder. HL User Files for PF: Greyhawk Setting, Gamma World (WIP). DM and player of D&D since 1980.
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