Armor (CNH)

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Banded armor, chain mail, hide armor, leather armor, padded armor, ring mail, scale mail, splinted mail, and studded leather armor are all available in Oriental campaigns, as are bucklers, medium shields, and large shields.
Such campaigns do feature a few types of armor not found in mainstream fantasy settings:
Type 	Cost	Wgt (lb.)
Gunsen (war fan) 	5 gp	1
Kote (armor sleeves)	2 gp	2
Gunsen, described earlier under Weapons, are iron war fans. They are used to deflect blows and can also be used to strike them.
Kote are armored sleeves connected by a band of leather or cloth across the shoulders. The sleeves extend from the shoulders to the backs of the hands. They are normally made of mail; some have small metal plates sewn onto them. They can be plain or highly decorated. Kote can be worn inconspicuously under robes and in combination with other pieces of armor.
Both gunsen and kote are used like shields, reducing a character's Armor Class by 1 when used. However, only one Armor Class bonus from shield, gunsen, and kote applies to the character's Armor Class; he cannot get a –3 bonus to Armor Class for carrying all three.