QUOTE (Mäx @ Jun 30 2010, 05:33 PM)
The one mentioned in the rules for Hardened Armor has, you know the rules ITNW tells you to see for how "hardened protection" wotks [sic].
This Immunity ArmorWe are talking about Immunity Armor, not hardened armor, not regular armor, but Immunity Armor.
is treated asThe armor is treated in a certain way. That means that some rules will apply while others will not. If the authors had intended this to be the same, they would have simply written "The Critter has Hardened Armor equal to 2 x Magic against certain attacks." Without more, we don't know what those limitations are, and therefore should apply the appropriate rules as written.
"hardened" protectionThis is a reference to what the "Immunity Armor" is treated as. Interesting that the author uses quotes around the word "hardened" and writes "protection" instead of "armor," as it is used in the "Hardened Armor" entry. Quotes are often used to indicate that a word is being used in a nonstandard way (or for a variety of other purposes: indicating speech, citing materials, providing a nickname, use distinction, or irony. None of these apply). Therefore, we are left to assume that this isn't "Hardened Armor," but that the author intends to use it as illustrative of some elements.
(see Hardened Armor above),A parenthetical, intended to explain or reference some other part of the book. In this case, the author is letting you know that you can see this rule immediately above the present one. Very convenient.
meaning thatThe author is introducing an explanatory phrase, to clarify what he meant by "treated as". Lets read on.
ifA conditional statement, generally in the format "if...then" or "if...then...else".
the Damage ValueThis appears to be the first element of the condition. We can look up Damage Value elsewhere, the author is assuming that this word, with unusual capitalization, has specific meaning to the reader.
does not exceedIf the Damage Value is equal to or less than some as-yet-unspecified value, some condition will be satisfied.
the Armor,This is the value we are comparing to "the Damage Value". Note the presence of the comma, it indicates that this is either the beginning of a list or that the condition is at an end. Since the only other "Armor" we see in this sentence is "Immunity Armor", it very likely refers to that value. Note also the lack of the word "rating" to modify "Armor."
thenWe now know that the condition is either met or not, if it is met, proceed. Otherwise, we'll have to look for an "else" or some other conditional context.
the attackThis is implicitly defined, however knowledgeable readers will know that "Damage Value" implies that there was an attack that occurred.
automaticallyWithout other action.
does no damage.Will not damage the target, no way, no how.