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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
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