Armor Class

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Armor Class (AC) is a scale of how well protected you are against physical attacks. Until level 25, your armor class is displayed only as a description. For example, 'The rags of a beggar' is a very poor AC while 'That of an avatar' is a very good AC.

After level 25 you will see your AC as a number. The lower (More negative) the number, the better protected you are from physical attacks.

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Your armor class is determined by your attributes (Dexterity noticeably) and by the equipment you wear. When you identify equipment, you will see that all pieces of itemtype armor have their armor class shown. In addition to showing the item's own durability (An item of AC 10 will take twice as many hits to destroy than an item with AC 5), the item's AC can also affect your AC when you are wearing it.

Items worn on extremities or wielded will not have any effect on the wearer's AC, but most wear locations will subtract the item's AC from the wearer's. Key locations (Body, Legs, Head) will multiply the item's AC by 2 or 3 and subtract that value (Remember, the more negative a player's AC is, the better). Additionally, in 'identify' you will see that some items "Affect AC by" a number, the more negative this number, the better (Obviously).

AC Level	Description
-201 and lower	that of an avatar
-101 to -200	the envy of emperors
-81 to -100	the envy of dukes
-61 to -80	the envy of barons
-41 to -60	the envy of knights
-21 to -40	excellently crafted
-11 to -20	the envy of squires
-1 to -10	well crafted
+9 to 0	moderately crafted
+19 to +10	that of a knave
+39 to +20	scant protection
+54 to +40	of poor quality
+79 to +55	shabby and threadbare
+100 to +80	improper for adventure
+101 and higher	the rags of a beggar