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<blockquote data-quote="Olgar Shiverstone" data-source="post: 6165742" data-attributes="member: 5868">As much as studded leather and splint mail have been D&amp;D staples for quite a while, I actually quite like this grouping of armor types.&nbsp; The challenge is to come up with mechanics that work to make the tradeoffs between them interesting.For example:[CODE]Type&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Cost&nbsp; &nbsp; AC&nbsp; &nbsp; DEX&nbsp; &nbsp; Move&nbsp; &nbsp; Stealth&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Climb/Swim&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Cloth/Padded Armor&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 5&nbsp; &nbsp; 11&nbsp; &nbsp; Max&nbsp; &nbsp; Leather Armor&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 15&nbsp; &nbsp; 12&nbsp; &nbsp; MaxRing Mail/Brigandine*&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 25&nbsp; &nbsp; 13&nbsp; &nbsp; +4Hide Armor&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 20&nbsp; &nbsp; 14&nbsp; &nbsp; +2Chain Shirt&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 50&nbsp; &nbsp; 14&nbsp; &nbsp; +3&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; DisadvantageBreastplate&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 75&nbsp; &nbsp; 15&nbsp; &nbsp; +2&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; DisadvantageScale Mail&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 100&nbsp; &nbsp; 16&nbsp; &nbsp; +1&nbsp; &nbsp; -5&nbsp; &nbsp; Disadvantage&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; DisadvantageChainmail&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 200&nbsp; &nbsp; 16&nbsp; &nbsp; +1&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Disadvantage&nbsp; &nbsp; Half-Plate**&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 150&nbsp; &nbsp; 17&nbsp; &nbsp; +0&nbsp; &nbsp; -5&nbsp; &nbsp; Disadvantage&nbsp; &nbsp; DisadvantageFull Plate&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 500&nbsp; &nbsp; 18&nbsp; &nbsp; +0&nbsp; &nbsp; -5&nbsp; &nbsp; Disadvantage&nbsp; &nbsp; Disadvantage*Or Studded Leather**Or Splint Mail[/CODE]Of course now the more I look at it the more I want to just call Ring Mail/Brigandine &quot;Studded Leather&quot; and Half-Plate &quot;Splint Mail&quot; for D&amp;D consistency.&nbsp; But I do feel that the above stat mix makes for interesting choices for players based on what armor proficiency their character has and what their Dex bonus is.&nbsp; There's a reason to take almost all of them.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Olgar Shiverstone, post: 6165742, member: 5868"] As much as studded leather and splint mail have been D&D staples for quite a while, I actually quite like this grouping of armor types. The challenge is to come up with mechanics that work to make the tradeoffs between them interesting. For example: [CODE] Type Cost AC DEX Move Stealth Climb/Swim Cloth/Padded Armor 5 11 Max Leather Armor 15 12 Max Ring Mail/Brigandine* 25 13 +4 Hide Armor 20 14 +2 Chain Shirt 50 14 +3 Disadvantage Breastplate 75 15 +2 Disadvantage Scale Mail 100 16 +1 -5 Disadvantage Disadvantage Chainmail 200 16 +1 Disadvantage Half-Plate** 150 17 +0 -5 Disadvantage Disadvantage Full Plate 500 18 +0 -5 Disadvantage Disadvantage *Or Studded Leather **Or Splint Mail [/CODE] Of course now the more I look at it the more I want to just call Ring Mail/Brigandine "Studded Leather" and Half-Plate "Splint Mail" for D&D consistency. But I do feel that the above stat mix makes for interesting choices for players based on what armor proficiency their character has and what their Dex bonus is. There's a reason to take almost all of them. [/QUOTE]

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