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Frumious Flumph (Your Grace/Your Eminence)
I direct everyone to another egregious bit of the PHB.
Of course, I suspect Studded Leather itself is popular due entirely to the work of artist Walter Velez.
Studded Leather. Made from tough but flexible leather, studded leather is reinforced with close-set rivets or spikes.
... So what's the difference? Leather is AC 11 + Dex modifier. You sew rings onto it, and it becomes either Studded Leather (Light Armor, AC 12 + Dex modifier, 45 gp, 13 lbs.) or Ring Mail (Heavy Armor, AC 14, 30 gp, 40 lb.)? I told my players it's the quantity of metal sewn on that determined whether it was Light or Heavy, but then I tried to imagine how unwieldy it would be to sew 30 pounds of metal rings onto a suit of leather armor and wear the result.Ring Mail. This armor is leather armor with heavy rings sew n into it. The rings help reinforce the armor against blows from swords and axes.
Of course, I suspect Studded Leather itself is popular due entirely to the work of artist Walter Velez.
