Armor (POCT)

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==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
ArmorType 	CommonCost	RareCost	TorsoAC	TorsoWeight	ArmAC	ArmWeight	LegAC	LegWeight	FullAC	FullWeight
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 bonus	Weight
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