basic armor question

[mr dantes]

okay, I feel like this is a stupid question, but..
my dwarf cleric wears 4x double leather. no armor training.
can someone tell me why this happens when she's unencumbered? how much armor training do I need to fix it?
>lie
You lie down.
>sta
You struggle, but fail to stand.
Roundtime: 3 sec.
>sta
You struggle, but fail to stand.
Roundtime: 3 sec.
>sta
You struggle, but fail to stand.
Roundtime: 3 sec.
>sta
You stand back up.
Roundtime: 9 sec.
>enc
You adjust your gear comfortably and feel satisfied that you are not encumbered enough to notice.
>inf
Name: Race: Dwarf Profession: Cleric (not shown)
Gender: Female Age: 30 Expr: 323459 Level: 16
Normal (Bonus) ... Enhanced (Bonus)
Strength (STR): 72 (21) ... 72 (21)
Constitution (CON): 36 (8) ... 35 (8)
Dexterity (DEX): 71 (10) ... 71 (10)
Agility (AGI): 56 (-2) ... 56 (-2)
Discipline (DIS): 41 (6) ... 41 (6)
Aura (AUR): 91 (10) ... 91 (10)
Logic (LOG): 100 (30) ... 100 (30)
Intuition (INT): 100 (25) ... 100 (25)
Wisdom (WIS): 99 (24) ... 99 (24)
Influence (INF): 65 (-3) ... 65 (-3)
Mana: 53 Silver: 0

[Jolena]

you will always experience penalties and difficulties taking off/putting on/standing/maneuvering period if you are not trained for your armor. I would suggest looking at the play.net website for further information on what training is needed for each armor type.

[mr dantes]

i thought clerics didn't need to train for double leather? i mean, i don't get any spell hindrance - is it different?

[Bobmuhthol]

8 ranks for physical hinderance, universal.

[Kitsun]

Well there's still some physical penalties associated with any armor above light torso leathers. Need like 8 ranks of armor training and you should be fine.

[mr dantes]

thanks everyone

[Drew]

Stand up in stance offensive, stance has a hidden penalty/bonus in the stand up roll and makes a huge difference.