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Weapon and Armor Proficiency: A staff magus is
proficient with simple weapons only. He can cast magus
spells while wearing light armor without incurring the
normal arcane spell failure chance. Like any other arcane
spellcaster, a magus wearing medium armor or heavy armor
or using a shield incurs a chance of arcane spell failure if
the spell in question has a somatic component. A multiclass
magus still incurs the normal arcane spell failure chance
for arcane spells received from other classes. This replaces
the normal magus weapon and armor proficiency feature.
Anyone noticed that they are not (by RAW) Proficient in any armor!?
Is the right or any oversight?
Hahaha!
I think this is an oversight. If I'm not mistaken, they gain proficiency in medium and heavy armor when they gain the ability to cast in those armors.They begin with proficiency in light armor. They need to be, or the class does not work.
This Archetype does not gain medium or heavy armor they gain a "Shield Bonus" w/ the staff. So they do not "need it" but I think that they should have it.
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Also, does the Shield bonus from the Shield Spell Arcana Stack w/ the "Quarterstaff Defense". If not, why is it listed as a complement to the class?
It does not stack -- and they missed it because they weren't paying attention. I mentioned this to them when the archetype was presented in the previews leading up to the release.