Ponderous

Flags armor whose bulk slows your reflexes, costing you ground in the race to act first in a fight.

commonPonderous

The armor has moving parts or other complications that lengthen the wearer's initial reaction time. While wearing the armor, you take a –1 penalty to initiative checks.

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