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Armor Overhaul
Light Armor
| Cost | Armor Bonus |
Max Dex Bonus |
Armor Check Penalty |
Arcane Spell Failure |
Weight | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Padded Gambeson | 2 gp | +1 | +4 | -1 | 5% | 5 lbs | Quilted tunic, primarily meant as padding |
| Quilted Aketon | 5 gp | +2 | +2 | -2 | 10% | 8 lbs | Heavier quilted armor meant to stand on its own |
| Leather | 10 gp | +3 | +2 | -3 | 15% | 10 lbs | Thick, hardened leather armor, covering torso, legs and upper arms. |
| Ringmail | 15 gp | +3 | +4 | -2 | 10% | 12 lbs | Somewhat softer, lighter leather, reinforced with metal rings or disks. |
| Mail Shirt | 75 gp | +2 | - | -1 | 5% | 20 lbs | A short sleeved mail shirt |
| Lamellar Cuirass | 50 gp | +3 | - | -1 | 5% | 15 lbs | A cuirass made up of small rectangular plates, covering the torso. |
| Coat of Plates | 100 gp | +3 | - | -2 | 10% | 10 lbs | Predecessor to the brigandine; large metal plates inside a layer of cloth. |
| Brigandine | 50gp | +2 | - | -1 | 5% | 10-15 lbs | Metal plates sewn into a doublet or surcoat. |
| Breastplate | 150 gp | +3 | - | -1 | 5% | 10 lbs | Plate breast and backplate. |
| Plate Cuirass | 500 gp | +4 | +3 | -3 | 15% | 25 lbs | Plate breast-and-back plate, as well as upper leg armor. Some examples of this armor may be proofed. |
- Light armor generally covers only the main body unless otherwise noted. As such, it can all benefit from the extra “pieces” below, and much of it can also be layered.
Pieces
| Cost | Armor Bonus |
Max Dex Bonus |
Armor Check Penalty |
Arcane Spell Failure |
Weight | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bracers / Gauntlets | 10 gp | +1 | - | - | +5% | 1-2 lbs | |
| Greaves / Armored boots | 10 gp | +1 gp | - | -1 | - | 2-3 lbs |
Medium
| Cost | Armor Bonus |
Max Dex Bonus |
Armor Check Penalty |
Arcane Spell Failure |
Weight | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brigandine, Heavy | 100 gp | +6 | +3 | -4 | 20% | 30 lbs | Brigandine body armor combined with mail, plate or additional brigandine on the limbs. |
| Mail Hauberk | 150 gp | +5 | +3 | -4 | 20% | 40 lbs | A long hauberk of heavy mail. |
| Light Mail | 150 gp | +3 | +5 | -3 | 15% | 25 lbs | A mail hauberk, but the rings are of lighter weight. |
| Banded Armor(Segmentata) | 100 gp | +5 | +4 | -3 | 15% | 20 lbs | Classic lorica segmentata, made from rows of overlapping iron or steel bands. |
| Half Plate | 1,500 gp | +6 | +3 | -3 | 15% | 35 lbs | Plate armor covering the body, legs and arms. Examples of this armor may be proofed. |
- Medium armor is typically primarily body armor. As such, it too can benefit from the “pieces” above, and several types of it can be layered with light armor for additional protection.
Heavy
| Cost | Armor Bonus |
Max Dex Bonus |
Armor Check Penalty |
Arcane Spell Failure |
Weight | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3/4 Plate | 3,000 gp | +8 | +4 | -4 | 20% | 50 lbs | “Savoyard” style heavy cavalry armor, covering virtually the entire body. Some examples of this armor may be proofed. |
| “Plate Mail” | 2,000 gp | +8 | +2 | -4 | 25% | 50 lbs | Early “full” plate armor, a combination of plate, mail and splinted armor. |
| Full Plate | 8,000 gp | +10 | +3 | -5 | 30% | 45 lbs | Full plate armor with mail covering any openings. |
| Gothic or Maximillian Plate | 12,000 gp | +12 | +4 | -5 | 35% | 50 lbs | The pinnacle of development for full plate harness. |
Layering Armor
- This is not an exhaustive list, and the DM may declare things practical at discretion.
- When layering, armor bonus stacks; max dex bonus is equal to the lower bonus for the two layers, -1. Armor check penalty is equal to the greater penalty -1.
| Gambeson | Aketon | Chain Shirt | Light Mail | Mail Hauberk | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gambeson | - | X | X | X | X |
| Aketon | X | - | X | X | X |
| Lamellar Cuirass | X | X | X | X | X |
| Coat of Plates | X | X | X | X | X |
| Breastplate | X | X | X | X | X |
