SYSTEM REFERENCE DOCUMENT 3.5 |
Table: Armor and Shields |
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Armor |
Cost |
Armor/Shield Bonus |
Maximum Dex Bonus |
Armor Check Penalty |
Arcane Spell Failure Chance |
(30 ft.) |
(20 ft.) |
Weight1 |
Light armor |
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Padded |
5 gp |
+1 |
+8 |
0 |
5% |
30 ft. |
20 ft. |
10 lb. |
Leather |
10 gp |
+2 |
+6 |
0 |
10% |
30 ft. |
20 ft. |
15 lb. |
Studded leather |
25 gp |
+3 |
+5 |
–1 |
15% |
30 ft. |
20 ft. |
20 lb. |
Chain shirt |
100 gp |
+4 |
+4 |
–2 |
20% |
30 ft. |
20 ft. |
25 lb. |
Medium armor |
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Hide |
15 gp |
+3 |
+4 |
–3 |
20% |
20 ft. |
15 ft. |
25 lb. |
Scale mail |
50 gp |
+4 |
+3 |
–4 |
25% |
20 ft. |
15 ft. |
30 lb. |
Chainmail |
150 gp |
+5 |
+2 |
–5 |
30% |
20 ft. |
15 ft. |
40 lb. |
Breastplate |
200 gp |
+5 |
+3 |
–4 |
25% |
20 ft. |
15 ft. |
30 lb. |
Heavy armor |
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Splint mail |
200 gp |
+6 |
+0 |
–7 |
40% |
20 ft.2 |
15 ft.2 |
45 lb. |
Banded mail |
250 gp |
+6 |
+1 |
–6 |
35% |
20 ft.2 |
15 ft.2 |
35 lb. |
Half-plate |
600 gp |
+7 |
+0 |
–7 |
40% |
20 ft.2 |
15 ft.2 |
50 lb. |
Full plate |
1,500 gp |
+8 |
+1 |
–6 |
35% |
20 ft.2 |
15 ft.2 |
50 lb. |
Shields |
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Buckler |
15 gp |
+1 |
— |
–1 |
5% |
— |
— |
5 lb. |
Shield, light wooden |
3 gp |
+1 |
— |
–1 |
5% |
— |
— |
5 lb. |
Shield, light steel |
9 gp |
+1 |
— |
–1 |
5% |
— |
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6 lb. |
Shield, heavy wooden |
7 gp |
+2 |
— |
–2 |
15% |
— |
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10 lb. |
Shield, heavy steel |
20 gp |
+2 |
— |
–2 |
15% |
— |
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15 lb. |
Shield, tower |
30 gp |
+43 |
+2 |
–10 |
50% |
— |
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45 lb. |
Extras |
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Armor spikes |
+50 gp |
— |
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— |
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+10 lb. |
Gauntlet, locked |
8 gp |
— |
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Special |
4 |
— |
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+5 lb. |
Shield spikes |
+10 gp |
— |
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+5 lb. |
1 Weight figures are for armor sized to fit Medium characters. Armor fitted for Small characters weighs half as much, and armor fitted for Large characters weighs twice as much. |
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2 When running in heavy armor, you move only triple your speed, not quadruple. |
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3 A tower shield can instead grant you cover. See the description. |
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4 Hand not free to cast spells. |