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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Comicguy68" data-source="post: 4670284" data-attributes="member: 19635">Hi, I was wondering if anyone could help me?  I'm trying to figure out how armor is categorized.  What makes light armor light armor and not medium armor?  I tried looking at the table in the PHB but that just confused me even more.  If armor is categorized by weight then either the Chain Shirt or the Hide armor is in the wrong category, as well as banded mail or chainmail.  If armor is categorized by Armor Bonus then (again) Chain Shirt or Hide Armor and Scale Mail is in the wrong category.  If armor is categorized by Maximum Dex Bonus, then (once again) Chain Shirt or Hide is in the wrong category.  The only column that categorizes correctly seems to be the Armor Check Penalty.I'm sorry if this is a stupid question but I always read alot of the Enworld boards but I don't post much.  I could not find anything on this subject (either on forums or in any book, PHB or otherwise).  Thanks!</blockquote>