Races of Wild

CHAPTER 7EQUIPMENTAND MAGICTable 7–2: ArmorArmor/Shield Maximum Armor Arcane Spell —Speed—Armor Cost Bonus Dex Bonus Check Penalty Failure Chance (30 ft.) (20 ft.) Weight 1Light armorLeafweave padded 745 gp +1 +9 0 5% 30 ft. 20 ft. 8 lb.Thistledown padded 405 gp +1 +10 0 0% 30 ft. 20 ft. 5 lb.Wildwood chain shirt 500 gp +3 +5 –1 15% 30 ft. 20 ft. 19 lb.Leafweave leather 750 gp +2 +7 0 5% 30 ft. 20 ft. 9 lb.Leafweave studded leather 765 gp +3 +6 0 10% 30 ft. 20 ft. 15 lb.Mithral chain shirt 1,100 gp +4 +6 0 10% 30 ft. 20 ft. 12-1/2 lb.Mithral scale mail 4,050 gp +4 +5 –2 15% 30 ft. 20 ft. 15 lb.Mithral chainmail 4,150 gp +5 +4 –2 20% 30 ft. 20 ft. 20 lb.Mithral breastplate 4,200 gp +5 +5 –2 15% 30 ft. 20 ft. 15 lb.Medium armorLeafweave hide 755 gp +3 +5 –1 15% 20 ft. 15 ft. 20 lb.Wildwood scale mail 400 gp +3 +4 –3 20% 20 ft. 15 ft. 22-1/2 lb.Wildwood chainmail 600 gp +4 +3 –4 25% 20 ft. 15 ft. 30 lb.Wildwood breastplate 700 gp +4 +4 –3 20% 20 ft. 15 ft. 22-1/2 lb.Mithral splint mail 9,200 gp +6 +2 –5 30% 20 ft. 15 ft. 22-1/2 lb.Mithral banded mail 9,250 gp +6 +3 –4 25% 20 ft. 15 ft. 17-1/2 lb.Mithral half-plate 9,600 gp +7 +2 –5 30% 20 ft. 15 ft. 25 lb.Mithral full plate 10,500 gp +8 +3 –4 25% 20 ft. 15 ft. 25 lb.Heavy armorWildwood splint mail 700 gp +5 +1 –6 35% 20 ft. 2 15 ft. 2 31 lb.Wildwood banded mail 800 gp +5 +2 –5 30% 20 ft. 2 15 ft. 2 27 lb.Wildwood half-plate 1,500 gp +6 +1 –6 35% 20 ft. 2 15 ft. 2 37-1/2 lb.Wildwood full plate 3,300 gp +7 +2 –5 30% 20 ft. 2 15 ft. 2 37-1/2 lb.ShieldsBuckler, mithral 1,015 gp +1 — 0 0% — — 2-1/2 lb.Shield, light mithral 1,009 gp +1 — 0 0% — — 3 lb.Shield, heavy mithral 1,020 gp +2 — 0 5% — — 7-1/2 lb.Shield, mithral tower 1,030 gp +4 +4 –7 40% — — 50 lb.1 Weight figures are for armor sized to fit Medium characters. Armor fitted for Small characters weighs half as much, andarmor fitted for Large characters weighs twice as much.2 When running in heavy armor, you move only triple your speed, not quadruple.168Netcutter spikes cost 200 gp and add 10 pounds to theweight of a suit of armor.Thistledown Suit: Long used in the creation of lightweightpadded armor by elven crafters, the silken fabricknown as thistledown (see Special Armor Materials, below)has recently been used in other armors as well by inventivehalfling armorsmiths.Any armor that normally incorporates an underlyinglayer of quilted fabric (including chain shirts, as well asany medium or heavy armor normally made of metal) cansubstitute a thistledown suit for the normal layer of fabric.This alteration increases the armor’s armor check penaltyby 1 (because of the added bulk) but reduces its arcane spellfailure chance by 5% (because the quilted thistledown makesthe armor less restrictive for somatic gestures).A thistledown suit requires a DC 15 Craft (tailoring) checkto create and costs 250 gp. It adds no weight to a suit of armor.SPECIAL ARMOR MATERIALSGenerations of tinkering and experimentation, mostly bythe elves, have produced a variety of materials with specialqualities suited to life in the wild. Three of these specialmaterials are described below.Leafweave: As the name suggests, leafweave armor ismade from forest leaves, which are then treated with a specialalchemical process that makes them as tough and flexible asleather, with considerably less weight and encumbrance.The arcane spell failure chance for leafweave armor is reducedby 5% compared to ordinary armor of the same sort, due to itsincreased flexibility. The armor’s maximum Dexterity bonus isincreased by +1, and its armor check penalty (if any) is lessenedby 2. Leafweave versions of padded, leather, studded leather,and hide armor exist; leafweave studded leather typicallyincorporates darkwood studs to make it druid-friendly.Creating leafweave armor requires a single successful DC25 Craft (alchemy) check in addition to the normal Craft(armorsmithing) checks.Leafweave armor costs 740 gp more than ordinary armorof the same sort. It has hardness 2 and 5 hit points per inchof thickness.Thistledown: This lightweight fabric gets its name fromits soft feel and dove-gray color. Elves have made paddedarmor from this material for centuries, and it is well likedby arcane spellcasters.Thistledown padded armor weighs only half as much asnormal padded armor. It grants its wearer a +2 circumstancebonus on Hide checks in areas of darkness or shadowyillumination, as it blends in with the dim background. It istreated as masterwork armor (the masterwork cost is includedin the armor’s given cost).