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
Common
Rare
Torso
Torso
Arm
Arm
Leg
Leg
Full
Full
Type
Cost
Cost
AC
Weight
AC
Weight
AC
Weight
AC
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
Weight



bonus

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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