Base Armor Types
Heft: minimum STR bonus to wear. For each point by which your STR does not meet this number, suffer -1 to Dex.
| Armor Type | Heft | DR | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Leather coat |
0 |
1 |
50 cp |
|
Studded leather |
0 |
3 |
1 cp |
|
Boiled leather |
1 |
4 |
1 sp |
|
Brigandine |
1 |
5 |
2 sp |
|
Mail shirt |
2 |
8 |
5 sp |
|
Scale or lamellar |
3 |
8 |
7 sp |
|
Mail armor |
3 |
10 |
1 gp |
|
Breastplate |
2 |
10 |
1.5 gp |
|
Half-plate |
5 |
15 |
2 gp |
|
Full-plate |
7 |
20 |
2.5 gp |
Extraordinary Materials
Smithed armor can be made from normal materials, or from a variety of extraordinary ones.
| Material | Rank | Primary Trait |
|---|---|---|
| Mithral |
1 |
Lightweight |
| Blue Steel |
1 |
Harder, more resilient |
| Cold Iron |
1 |
Spell penetration |
| Silver |
1 |
Better for hybrids |
| Pyrite |
2 |
En fuego |
| Dlarun |
2 |
Frosty |
|
Lodestone |
2 |
Lightning, magnetism |
|
Ironwood |
3 |
Naturalistic |
| Truesilver |
3 |
Holy, spell reflective |
| Darksteel |
3 |
Super-strong, heavy |
|
Flame |
4 |
Super-fiery |
|
Ice |
4 |
Super-frosty |
|
Lightning |
4 |
Super-lightningy |
|
Adamantium |
5 |
Indestructible, cuts other metals |
|
Glass |
5 |
Super-lightweight, absorbs energy |
|
Force |
5 |
Pure force |
|
Prismatic |
5 |
Does many things |
|
Ruby |
6 |
Focuses the will into strength |
|
Emerald |
6 |
Rewards a powerful mind with defense |
|
Sapphire |
6 |
For the stout of heart, resilience |
|
Diamond |
7 |
Pretty much perfect. |