Chapter V: Equipment
Breastplate: A breastplate consists of two plates of armour, one to cover your front, and another to cover your back. Straps and buckles over the shoulders and at the sides keep the armour together, and can be adjusted if your body weight changes. The breastplate is included in full plate armour. Helmet: The helmet includes any sort of solid metal head protection, from open-faced helms, pot helmets, to the large knight’s helmet with visor. The helmet is included in full plate armour. If you wear a helm but no other pieces of plate armour, you do not suffer the –1 penalty to your Movement Characteristic noted under the Effects of Armour. maximum mobility and flexibility at the cost of reduced protection. The armour’s components are a mixture of soft leather and hard leather, made rigid by being boiled in oil. This suit also includes a leather skullcap for head protection. Leather Jack: A leather jack is little more than a leather jacket that buckles in the front. The joints are reinforced with additional layers of leather for added protection. A leather jack is included in the full suit of leather armour. The leather jack is included in full leather armour. Leather Jerkin: Where the leather jack covers the body and arms, the leather jerkin simply covers your torso and upper arms. Inexpensive and serviceable, the leather jerkin is the preferred armour of thugs throughout the Old World. Leather Leggings: This type of armour protects the legs, reinforcing the knees and offering protection for the ankles and heel. Leather leggings are included in full leather armour. Leather Skullcap: This tight fitting leather cap offers some protection to the scalp and ears. The skullcap is included in full leather armour. Leather Armour, Full: A full suit of leather armour allows
available. Leather is the cheapest and most common armour available. You can layer mail or plate/helm on top of leather and plate/helm on top of mail. No location can have more than 5 Armour Points (1 for leather, 2 for mail, and 2 for plate/helm). Full suits of armour are complete sets with all available options. For instance, full plate armour includes leather, mail, and plate/helm for all locations. Example: Reinhardt, a Scout, currently has a set of full leather armour. He decides he wants more protection on certain parts of his body though, so he visits an armourer in Talabheim and purchases a few items: a mail coif, a mail shirt, and a helmet. Once kitted out, Reinhardt now has 5 APs on his very important head, 3 APs on his body, and 1 on his legs and arms. T he e ffeCTs of a rmour The protection of armour does come with a price. Good armour is heavy and can reduce the speed and dexterity of the wearer. The effects of armour, which are cumulative, are as follows: • If you are wearing light armour (Basic) or only leather armour (Advanced), you suffer no penalties. • If you are wearing medium armour (Basic) or any type of mail (Advanced), you suffer a –10% penalty to your Agility Characteristic. This penalty does not apply if the only mail you are wearing is a coif. If you are wearing heavy armour (Basic) or any type of plate (Advanced), you suffer –1 penalty to your Movement Characteristic. If you are using Encumbrance, you can ignore this penalty, as the Encumbrance system already accounts for this. a rmour d esCrIpTIons The armours found on Table 5–6: Advanced Armour are described here. •
T able 5-6: a dVanCed a rmour
Armour Type
Cost
Enc
Location(s) Covered
AP
Availability
Leather
Leather Skullcap Leather Jerkin
3 gc 6 gc
10 40 50 20 80
Head Body
1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 2 2 2 2 5
Common Common Common Common Average
Leather Jack
12 gc 10 gc 25 gc
Body, Arms
Leather Leggings Full Leather Armour
Legs
All
Chain
Mail Coif Mail Shirt
20 gc 60 gc 95 gc 75 gc
30 60 80 80
Head Body
Average Average Average Average Average Scarce Scarce
Sleeved Mail Shirt
Body, Arms Body, Legs
Mail Coat
Sleeved Mail Coat Mail Leggings Full Mail Armour
130 gc 20 gc 170 gc
100
Body, Arms, Legs
40
Legs
210
All
Plate
Helmet
30 gc 70 gc 60 gc 70 gc
40 75 30 40
Head Body Arms Legs
Scarce Scarce Scarce Scarce
Breastplate Plate Bracers Plate Leggings
Full Plate Armour
400 gc
395
All
Rare
112
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