Armor and Shields

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Cloth (Non-Armor)

Nakar Shirt

Armor	Cost	Armor/Shield Bonus	Special	Max Dex Bonus	Armor Check Penalty	Arcane Spell Failure Chance	Speed		Weight
							30 Move	20 Move
Nakar Shirt	3,000gp	AC 1	DR 1/piercing	8	1	0%	30	20	4 lbs.

• Special: This armor may be worn without the need for any armor proficiency. However, it gains several benefits from a wearer who has the Exotic Armor Proficiency: Nakar feat.

Nakar Suit

Armor	Cost	Armor/Shield Bonus	Special	Max Dex Bonus	Armor Check Penalty	Arcane Spell Failure Chance	Speed		Weight
							30 Move	20 Move
Nakar Suit	4,500gp	AC 2	DR 2/piercing	7	1	0%	30	20	8 lbs.

• Special: This armor may be worn without the need for any armor proficiency. However, it gains several benefits from a wearer who has the Exotic Armor Proficiency: Nakar feat.

Light Armor

Chain Shirt

Armor	Cost	Armor/Shield Bonus	Special	Max Dex Bonus	Armor Check Penalty	Arcane Spell Failure Chance	Speed		Weight
							30 Move	20 Move
Chain Shirt	30gp	AC 4	N/A	4	-2	20%	30	20	25 lbs.

• Notes: A chain shirt is more accurately described as a chainmail breastplate. It consists of a shirt of padded armor over which is a multiply-linked chainmail shirt which covers the entire torso. Chainmail is made of thousands of interwoven rings of iron, brass, or other readily-worked, high-strength, inexpensive metal. The main cost of chainmail is in the labor used to put it together. A chain shirt is remarkably heavy for its size, but the strength and flexibility give it a very good level of protection for a 'light' armor.

Hide Shirt

Armor	Cost	Armor/Shield Bonus	Special	Max Dex Bonus	Armor Check Penalty	Arcane Spell Failure Chance	Speed		Weight
							30 Move	20 Move
Hide Shirt	20gp	AC 3	N/A	4	-1	15%	30	20	18 lbs.

• Notes: A hide shirt is more accurately called a leather breastplate. It consists of two or more layers of thick linseed-treated top-grain leather laminated with glue and lacquer into a segmented shell to cover the torso. It is lightweight and surprisingly protective, but quite rigid, so it is a bit restrictive.

Leather

Armor	Cost	Armor/Shield Bonus	Special	Max Dex Bonus	Armor Check Penalty	Arcane Spell Failure Chance	Speed		Weight
							30 Move	20 Move
Leather	10gp	AC 2	N/A	6	0	10%	30	20	15 lbs.

• Notes: Leather armor consists of a suit of heavy cotton or linen which has been covered and reinforced with thick top-grain leather pieces treated with linseed oil, for hardness and supple durability. Heavy leather gloves and boots protect the hands and feet, while a sturdy boiled-leather cap protects the head.

Nakar Hauberk

Armor	Cost	Armor/Shield Bonus	Special	Max Dex Bonus	Armor Check Penalty	Arcane Spell Failure Chance	Speed		Weight
							30 Move	20 Move
Nakar Hauberk	6,000gp	AC 3	DR 3/piercing	6	1	15%	30	20	12 lbs.

• Special: This armor may be worn by anyone with light armor proficiency. However, it gains several benefits from a wearer who has the Exotic Armor Proficiency: Nakar feat.

Padded Armor

Armor	Cost	Armor/Shield Bonus	Special	Max Dex Bonus	Armor Check Penalty	Arcane Spell Failure Chance	Speed		Weight
							30 Move	20 Move
Padded Armor	5gp	AC 1	N/A	8	0	5%	30	20	10 lbs.

• Notes: This armor consists of special clothing. It has a thick jacket made out of heavy cotton cloth and lined with leather reinforcements. The pants are of heavy canvas with leather straps and groin protection. A canvas hood over a leather cap protects the head and neck. Heavy leather boots and thick gloves of padded canvas round out the look.

Parade Armor

Armor	Cost	Armor/Shield Bonus	Special	Max Dex Bonus	Armor Check Penalty	Arcane Spell Failure Chance	Speed		Weight
							30 Move	20 Move
Parade Armor	25gp	AC 3	Possible skill bonuses.	5	-1	15%	30	20	20 lbs.

• Notes: Parade armor is a product of a sophisticated culture that is capable of producing very protective armors, but chooses to make lighter armor that 'looks good.' This is used for functions such as parades, coronation ceremonies, standing guard in palaces, and so on. For adventurers, parade armor is a level of protection similar to studded leather but which has a little style to it. Parade armor may or may not be available in all campaigns. Parade armor is made of heavy cloth, leather reinforcements that may or may not be visible, and light chainmail reinforcements, which may or may not be visible. Parade armor is often used as a uniform by a nation's professional military, and in such cases, if you are wearing a suit of such armor, you gain a +2 circumstance bonus to Diplomacy and Intimidate checks to influence a person from that nation. Of course, there may be downsides if you're impersonating a member of a nation's military....

Quilted Cloth

Armor	Cost	Armor/Shield Bonus	Special	Max Dex Bonus	Armor Check Penalty	Arcane Spell Failure Chance	Speed		Weight
							30 Move	20 Move
Quilted Cloth	100gp	AC 1	DR 3/piercing vs arrows, bolts, darts, daggers only.	8	0	10%	30	20	15 lbs.

• Notes: This armor consists of special clothing. The outer layer is quilted in a diamond shape with a nigh-rigid inner layer of stiff leather, with padding both in front of and behind the inner leather. This armor is designed against specifically against small piercing weapons, such as thrown daggers, arrows and bolts of all kinds, etc. Against light thrown piercing weapons and all ranged piercing weapons, quilted cloth grants DR3/-. Against all other forms of attack, it gives only it's armor class benefits.

Studded Leather

Armor	Cost	Armor/Shield Bonus	Special	Max Dex Bonus	Armor Check Penalty	Arcane Spell Failure Chance	Speed		Weight
							30 Move	20 Move
Studded Leather	25gp	AC 3	N/A	5	-1	15%	30	20	20 lbs.

• Notes: Studded leather is a leather armor suit which has been reinforced by the addition of five pounds of hammered brass or iron rivets, studs, and bosses. Anywhere the wearer is likely to suffer a strike will have studs added. Studded leather has a very distinctive 'manly polkadots' look to it. The extra weight and rigidity of the studs makes the leather a bit more cumbersome, but studded leather is otherwise quite a good level of protection.

Wooden Armor

Armor	Cost	Armor/Shield Bonus	Special	Max Dex Bonus	Armor Check Penalty	Arcane Spell Failure Chance	Speed		Weight
							30 Move	20 Move
Wooden Armor	20gp	AC 3	+1 bonus to Swim checks	3	-1	15%	30	20	25 lbs.

• Notes: Wooden armor is a suit of padded cloth armor which has been reinforced with various carved wooden parts. The wooden parts used are quite sophisticated, usually being laminated of sheets of coppiced ironwood (such as buloke, lignum vitae, or grey ironbark) glued to sheets of a very soft wood (such as balsa, soft pine, or linden). The resulting wooden parts are extremely durable but light, and wooden armor is actually bouyant enough to give a +1 to swim checks made while wearing it. This replaces the normal -1 the Armor Check Penalty would give to swim checks. The armor gives the normal -1 to all other skills.

Medium Armor

Armored Coat

Armor	Cost	Armor/Shield Bonus	Special	Max Dex Bonus	Armor Check Penalty	Arcane Spell Failure Chance	Speed		Weight
							30 Move	20 Move
Armored Coat	50gp	AC 4	Can be donned or doffed with a move action.	3	-2	20%	20	15	20 lbs.

• Notes: An armored coat is a type of armor which is usually seen in more sophisticated, even civilized, settings. An armored coat is a massive leather coat, reaching to the ankles, with panels of light chain and heavy layers of linseed-treated top-grain leather in discrete spots for additional protection. Because the coat is not strapped to the body and merely rides on the shoulders it encumbers as medium armor, slowing your movement. But the huge advantage is the ease with which you can slip it on and off. Getting fully armored as a move action is a major advantage! An armored coat can be worn effortlessly over normal clothes, but will not fit over any other sort of armor, so don't try stacking it with other armors.

Breastplate

Armor	Cost	Armor/Shield Bonus	Special	Max Dex Bonus	Armor Check Penalty	Arcane Spell Failure Chance	Speed		Weight
							30 Move	20 Move
Breastplate	200gp	AC 6	N/A	3	-4	25%	20	15	30 lbs.

• Notes: A breastplate is a vest and pants of padded cloth armor over which there is a solid, sculpted sheet of good-quality steel that covers the chest, belly, and groin in the front, the sides below the armpits, and the back down to the lower back. A breastplate also includes articulated lames for the shoulders and scutes for the buttocks. It leaves the arms, hands, feet, and head uncovered. It offers an amazing amount of protection for the body, and the weight and encumbrance reflect this fact.

Chainmail

Armor	Cost	Armor/Shield Bonus	Special	Max Dex Bonus	Armor Check Penalty	Arcane Spell Failure Chance	Speed		Weight
							30 Move	20 Move
Chainmail	50gp	AC 6	N/A	2	-5	30%	20	15	40 lbs.

• Notes: A suit of chainmail is a chain shirt to which has been added a full chain hood and a sturdy set of chain leggings. A leather cap and a suit of light padding is worn beneath the chain, and a seperate groin protector of finer chain is worn under the shirt and leggings to protect the groin and buttocks. The feet have sturdy leather boots covered by the chain leggings and the hands have chainmail gloves with leather beneath. The weight of the armor rides upon the shoulders and hips alone, making it a bit more awkward to wear than you might expect, even for the considerable protection it offers. Chainmail is the lightest of the 'full' armors, offering complete protection to the entire body save the face.

Hide

Armor	Cost	Armor/Shield Bonus	Special	Max Dex Bonus	Armor Check Penalty	Arcane Spell Failure Chance	Speed		Weight
							30 Move	20 Move
Hide	30gp	AC 4	N/A	4	-2	20%	20	15	25 lbs.

• Notes: Hide armor is a full suit of leather armor to which is added a hide shirt. Cloth and leather covers the entire body, while multiple layers of laminated and linseed-oil treated leather covers the torso, groin, and top of the head.

Scale Mail

Armor	Cost	Armor/Shield Bonus	Special	Max Dex Bonus	Armor Check Penalty	Arcane Spell Failure Chance	Speed		Weight
							30 Move	20 Move
Scale mail	50gp	AC 5	N/A	3	-3	25%	20	15	30 lbs.

• Notes: Scale mail is a full suit of leather armor to which is added a layer of beaten metal scales. These are riveted to the leather much like studded armor, but the scales are much larger and actually overlap on much of the armor. Cloth and leather covers the entire body, while scales coat the shoulders, outer arms, tighs, shins, etc. A sturdy chain coif and leather cap protects the head. The hands and feet are covered by scale-reinforced leather.

Heavy Armor

Splint Mail

Armor	Cost	Armor/Shield Bonus	Special	Max Dex Bonus	Armor Check Penalty	Arcane Spell Failure Chance	Speed		Weight
							30 Move	20 Move
Splint mail	80gp	AC 7	N/A	0	-7	40%	20	15	45 lbs.

• Notes: Splint mail is a set of chainmail which has had scores of long metal strips riveted to the outside. A steel cap, metal gauntlets, and sollerets over leather boots completes the suit of armor. Splint mail is genuinely heavy armor, but the relatively unsophisticated construction makes it even more burdensome than chainmail. The entire weight of the armor rests upon the shoulders and waist. Splint mail is quite affordable for heavy armor, but that's just about the end of its good qualities.

Shields

Shields

Wall Shield