Armor[]
This list sums up the types of armor available by each time period. There are two prices listed for each piece of equipment: a common price and a rare price. Generally, armor is rare when some other type of armor is prevalent. For example, plate mail is rare in a Crusades-era campaign, and therefore more expensive than in a Hundred Years' War-era setting.
The armor table also provides information on pieces of armor used together. It was quite common for armor to be "mismatched;" the hoplite of ancient Greece wore a bronze breastplate, greaves, and helmet with a leather skirt, while the Moghul Indians used an iron breastplate sewn into a complete suit of chainmail.
Armor Table[]
Full Suits
Armor Type |
Common Cost |
Rare Cost |
Torso AC |
Torso Weight |
Arm AC |
Arm Weight |
Leg AC |
Leg Weight |
Full AC |
Full Weight |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Banded mail+ | 200 gp | 275 gp | 3.0 | 17 lbs | 0.6 | 4 lbs | 0.9 | 5 lbs | 6 | 35 lbs |
Brigandine | 120 gp | 150 gp | 2.0 | 15 lbs | 0.4 | 3 lbs | 0.6 | 4 lbs | 4 | 30 lbs |
Bronze plate+ | 400 gp | 750 gp | 3.0 | 23 lbs | 0.6 | 4 lbs | 0.9 | 7 lbs | 6 | 45 lbs |
Chain mail++ | 75 gp | 225 gp | 2.5 | 20 lbs | 0.5 | 4 lbs | 0.8 | 6 lbs | 5 | 40 lbs |
Cord armor | 10 gp | 15 gp | 1.0 | 8 lbs | 0.2 | 1 lb | 0.3 | 2 lbs | 2 | 15 lbs |
Field plate | 2000 gp | 3000 gp | 4.0 | 30 lbs | 0.8 | 6 lbs | 1.2 | 9 lbs | 8 | 60 lbs |
Full plate | 4000 gp | — | 4.5 | 35 lbs | 0.9 | 7 lbs | 1.4 | 10 lbs | 9 | 70 lbs |
Hide armor | 35 gp | 50 gp | 2.0 | 15 lbs | 0.4 | 3 lbs | 0.6 | 4 lbs | 4 | 30 lbs |
Improved mail++ | 180 gp | 300 gp | 3.0 | 25 lbs | 0.6 | 5 lbs | 0.9 | 8 lbs | 6 | 50 lbs |
Leather armor | 5 gp | — | 1.0 | 8 lbs | 0.2 | 1 lb | 0.3 | 2 lbs | 2 | 15 lbs |
Light scale++ | 80 gp | 120 gp | 1.5 | 13 lbs | 0.3 | 2 lbs | 0.5 | 4 lbs | 3 | 25 lbs |
Metal lamellar | 250 gp | 330 gp | 2.5 | 17 lbs | 0.5 | 4 lbs | 0.8 | 5 lbs | 5 | 35 lbs |
Padded armor | 4 gp | — | 1.0 | 5 lbs | 0.2 | 1 lb | 0.3 | 1 lb | 2 | 10 lbs |
Plate mail | 600 gp | 900 gp | 3.5 | 25 lbs | 0.7 | 5 lbs | 1.0 | 8 lbs | 7 | 50 lbs |
Ring mail | 40 gp | 40 gp | 1.5 | 15 lbs | 0.3 | 3 lbs | 0.5 | 4 lbs | 3 | 30 lbs |
Scale armor | 60 gp | 80 gp | 2.0 | 20 lbs | 0.4 | 4 lbs | 0.6 | 6 lbs | 4 | 40 lbs |
Splint mail | 80 gp | 600 gp | 3.0 | 20 lbs | 0.6 | 4 lbs | 0.9 | 6 lbs | 6 | 40 lbs |
Studded leather | 20 gp | 40 gp | 1.5 | 13 lbs | 0.3 | 2 lbs | 0.5 | 4 lbs | 3 | 25 lbs |
Wood/bone armor+ | 50 gp | 50 gp | 1.5 | 10 lbs | 0.3 | 2 lbs | 0.5 | 3 lbs | 3 | 20 lbs |
+ Historically, these armor types only existed as pieces and not full suits.
++ Depending on the period, these armor types may only be available as pieces.
Composite Armors
Armor Type | Cost | Components | AC bonus | Weight |
---|---|---|---|---|
Back-and-breast | 80 gp | Plate mail breastplate | 4 | 25 lbs |
Chain hauberk | 75 gp | Thigh-length coat of mail | 4 | 35 lbs |
Chain-lamellar | 125 gp | Lamellar breastplate, mail for limbs | 6 | 35 lbs |
Gallic armor | 30 gp | Leather leggings and sleeve, metal belt | 2 | 10 lbs |
Half-plate | 300 gp | Back-and-breast, partial leg and arm plate | 6 | 40 lbs |
Hoplite armor | 160 gp | Bronze breastplate, greaves, leather skirt | 5 | 40 lbs |
Lamellar shirt | 100 gp | Lamellar coat, cloth skirt | 3 | 20 lbs |
Lorica hamata | 120 gp | Chain shirt, studded leather skirt | 4 | 25 lbs |
Lorica segmenta | 175 gp | Banded mail shirt, studded leather skirt | 5 | 20 lbs |
Mail and plate | 150 gp | Breastplate over chainmail | 6 | 45 lbs |
Three-quarter plate | 800 gp | Full plate torso and arms, partial legs | 7 | 45 lbs |
Helmets
Type | AC | Cost | Weight | Surprise |
---|---|---|---|---|
Cap | 6 | 4 gp | 3 lbs | normal |
Close-faced | 3 | 20 gp | 10 lbs | –1 penalty |
Mail coif | 5 | 10 gp | 5 lbs | normal |
Great helm | 1 | 80 gp | 20 lbs | –2 penalty |
Leather helm | 8 | 1 gp | 2 lbs | normal |
Open-faced | 4 | 12 gp | 7 lbs | –1 penalty |
Shields
Type | AC Mod | # Foes | Cost | Weight |
---|---|---|---|---|
Buckler | +1 | 1 | 1 gp | 3 lbs |
Small | +1 | 2 | 3 gp | 5 lbs |
Medium | +1 | 3 | 7 gp | 7 lbs |
Large | +2 | 4 | 10 gp | 15 lbs |