Barbarian Speed and Armour


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Good evening.
This will be quick.
New player in our group is playing a gnome Barbarian, and is wearing hide armour.
Barbarian increases the gnome's speed to thirty, and the armour dips it back down.
We hit level two, and she has taken Swift Foot as her Rage Power.
So two questions.
Firstly, our group has conflicting information on how speed bonuses work, and aren't sure whether the gnome's speed is twenty or twenty-five.
Which is it?
Secondly, is Swift Foot affected by medium armour, and what would her speed become then, with said armour?


Base speed 20 +10 (barbarian bonus) +10 (swift foot bonus) = 40 unencumbered move. Medium armor reduces a 40 move to 30.

The Exchange

Fast Movement (Ex)::
A barbarian's land speed is faster than the norm for her race by +10 feet. This benefit applies only when she is wearing no armor, light armor, or medium armor, and not carrying a heavy load. Apply this bonus before modifying the barbarian's speed because of any load carried or armor worn. This bonus stacks with any other bonuses to the barbarian's land speed.

Swift Foot (Ex):
(PRPG Core Rulebook pg. 34): The barbarian gains a 5-foot enhancement bonus to her speed. This increase is always active while the barbarian is raging. A barbarian can select this rage power up to three times. Its effects stack. Swift foot rage power

slow speed:
Slow Speed: Gnomes have a base speed of 20 feet.

Armor in other movement speeds:
Armor and Encumbrance for Other Base Speeds
The table below provides reduced speed figures for all base speeds from 5 feet to 120 feet (in 5-foot increments).

Base Speed Reduced Speed
5 ft. 5 ft.
10 ft.–15 ft. 10 ft.
20 ft. 15 ft.
25 ft.–30 ft. 20 ft.
35 ft. 25 ft.
40 ft.–45 ft. 30 ft.
50 ft. 35 ft.
55 ft.–60 ft. 40 ft.
65 ft. 45 ft.
70 ft.–75 ft. 50 ft.
80 ft. 55 ft.
85 ft.–90 ft. 60 ft.
95 ft. 65 ft.
100 ft.–105 ft. 70 ft.
110 ft. 75 ft.
115 ft.–120 ft. 80 ft.

Add everything up that stacks and then reduce for armor. 35 becomes 25 (Maybe I missed something).


Ah, I referenced the unchained "swift foot" which is a 10' bonus. Depending on which version of barbarian you are using you have both answers here.

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