List of armor

Sometimes the only thing between you and the business end of a nasty pig-sticker is a few scant pieces of leather and metal. Here are the defensive armor choices available to your characters.

Bonus

This is the number you add to Defense Rolls and record in the "Armor" box on the character sheet

Hindrance

The penalty imposed to certain rolls because of the armor's weight or size. The GM might require that the hindrance is applied to skill checks such as Grip, Dash, Gymnastics, Stealth, Thievery, and perhaps even Perception (if wearing a fully-enclosed helm). The weight of armor should be included when determining Might checks to lift another person, or swim while wearing heavy armor.

Don AP

The amount of time in AP that it takes to put on this armor with assistance. Without assistance, it's double this number.

Remove AP

The amount of time in AP that it takes to remove this armor with assistance. Without assistance, it's double this number.

Type	Bonus	Hindrance	Notes	Cost	Don/Remove
Padded
Cloth	1	0	Can be worn over Mail, half repair cost	100𝕤	12/8
Leather	2	0	Can be worn over Mail, half repair cost	200𝕤	12/8
Brigandine
Brigandine	3	0	Can be worn over Mail	700𝕤	10/6
Lamellar
Leather	3	1	−1 Armor vs. Piercing	300𝕤	24/12
Bronze	4	2	−1 Armor vs. Piercing	400𝕤	24/12
Iron	5	3	−1 Armor vs. Piercing	600𝕤	24/12
Steel	5	2	−1 Armor vs. Piercing	800𝕤	24/12
Mail
Bronze	5	2	−1 Armor vs. Bludgeon, half repair cost	1800𝕤	24/12
Iron	6	3	−1 Armor vs. Bludgeon, half repair cost	2400𝕤	28/14
Steel	6	2	−1 Armor vs. Bludgeon, half repair cost	3200𝕤	28/14
Cuirass
Leather	2	0	Can be worn over Padded	150𝕤	24/12
Bronze	3	2	Can be worn over Padded	600𝕤	30/16
Iron	4	2	Can be worn over Padded	800𝕤	30/16
Steel	4	1	Can be worn over Padded	1000𝕤	30/16
Plate
Bronze	8	4	+1 to Leadership, Negotiate, Intimidate	2500𝕤	48/24
Iron	9	5	+1 to Leadership, Negotiate, Intimidate	3000𝕤	48/24
Steel	9	4	+1 to Leadership, Negotiate, Intimidate	4000𝕤	48/24
Steel, Full	10	5	+1 to Leadership, Negotiate, Intimidate	6000𝕤	60/30

• Padded Armor – Armor which is made of layered fabric, such as cotton, linen, wool, or even soft leather, and is usually quilted. Sometimes referred to as a gambeson or a jupon. Often padded armor is a single, long garment that partially covers the thighs.
• Brigandine – A heavy cloth surcoat reinforced with numerous metal rivets. While offering decent, lightweight protection on its own, it makes for an excellent outer layer for mail.
• Lamellar – Lamellar armor is composed of many small plates of hardened and laminated leather or metal laced into a padded backing, and generally includes a breastplate, thigh, shin, arm, and wristguards, though it may also take the form of a rather stiff, calf-length coat with short sleeves and bracers.
• Mail – A mail shirt, called a hauberk, is knee-length and woven from hundred of interlocking metal rings, worn over a lightly padded gambeson. A suit of mail also includes a coif covering the head, chausses to cover the legs, and mail-reinforced gauntlets. Mail is heavier and more movement restricting than lighter armors, but offers a high degree of protection against Slashing and Piercing attacks.
• Cuirass – Commonly called a breastplate, the simplest type of cuirass encloses the vital organs of the torso in boiled or laminated leather. Cuirasses of bronze, forged iron, or steel tend to consist of two to four durable metal plates held together with leather straps and laces. While a cuirass offers solid defense for chest and back, it is best worn over padded armor to ensure some degree of protection for the limbs.
• Plate – A suit of metal plates affixed in certain vital locations. Poleyns are strapped over the knees, cuisses over the thighs, couters cover the elbows, pauldrons the shoulders, and a cuirass protects the torso. A tasset is attached below the cuirass to cover the hips. This suit also includes gauntlets and greaves. Plate armor is very noisy and restrictive to movement, but provides great protection.
• Full Plate – A finely-crafted suit of armor that is individually fitted to the wearer. Full suits of plate armor are tremendously expensive; even the plainest suit of full plate marks the wearer as someone of wealth, and many are elaborately adorned to show status and lineage. Each piece of the armor is riveted and interlocked with another piece, providing total covering of the body from head to toe. A helmet with a visor is included, along with sabatons covering the feet and gauntlets for the hand. The pieces of armor are strapped to a layer of padded armor beneath. Full plate is heavy and restrictive, but provides the best protection possible in a pre-gunpowder age.