Mithril Studded Leather?

[Bront]

Would you allow it? What would it do?

 

[ceratitis]

its not metal so no i wont. if you do simply make it lighter and increase the max dex by 1 or 2 and reduce arcane spell failure by 10% or so.
Z

 

[Bront]

Well, while mecanicly it'd be almost inferior to Chain, why wouldn't it exist?

I'd probably drop the weight difference between leather and studded in half, use the leather modifiers for everything, and keep the +3 armor bonus. Probably only make it a +500 gp cost instead of the full 1000.

 

[Barendd Nobeard]

Well, while mecanicly it'd be almost inferior to Chain, why wouldn't it exist?

Because mithral is rare, expensive, and very difficult to work with.

I'd probably drop the weight difference between leather and studded in half, use the leather modifiers for everything, and keep the +3 armor bonus. Probably only make it a +500 gp cost instead of the full 1000.

Since it's harder to work with (in my world), I'd make it cost more--sometimes the "smaller" task takes longer. Attaching mithral to leather would not be easy (again, in my world), so the price bump would be the same as that for more common mithral armors. The lesser amount needed is offset by the more time-intensive work required. No price adjustment required. Otherwise, you're getting a great benefit at a discount (bascially, the same as leather armor +1 for 1/2 the cost). YMMV.

 

[Question]

I fail to see how attaching studs of metal to a leather backing is possibly harder than forging a suit of mithral chainmail.

 

[Thanee]

Would you allow it? What would it do?

Yes, I would allow it.

It would cost more and look prettier.

Bye
Thanee

 

[irdeggman]

From the SRD

Items not primarily of metal are not meaningfully affected by being partially made of mithral. (A longsword can be a mithral weapon, while a scythe cannot be.)

Is studded leather "primarily" made of metal?

IMO no studded leather can't be made with mithral.

It is "soft leather reinforced with close-set metal rivets."

Reinforced to me means it is supplemental to the primary material type, if it was to be the other way it would have said something like metal rivets with a soft leather backing.

Remember that the "primary" material doesn't have to provide any benefit, only has to be the major component. Use the Scythe example, only the metal portions provide any benefit as a weapon and yet they are not the primary component.

 

[Scharlata]

Would you allow it? What would it do?

Hi!

Checking "Races of the Wild, p. 167, there's no mention of mithral studded leather armor.

So, if you want to implement a studded leather armor with mithral studs, it would be - as Thanee already posted - more expensive, a little lighter (perhaps 2 lbs.), but else it wouldn't provide any other favorable conditions compared to a standard studded leather.

Enjoy!

 

[Bront]

Hi!

Checking "Races of the Wild, p. 167, there's no mention of mithral studded leather armor.

So, if you want to implement a studded leather armor with mithral studs, it would be - as Thanee already posted - more expensive, a little lighter (perhaps 2 lbs.), but else it wouldn't provide any other favorable conditions compared to a standard studded leather.

Enjoy!

MOstly because I don't have that book, what does Races of the Wild page 167 have to do with anything?

And yes, I understand mechanicaly it's not allowable, but the question is why not allow it? It would lessen the weight of the armor, which would increase mobility (as that's basicly what the mithril effect is)

Mithril Chain is the equivilent of Leather Armor +2 at a discounted cost, so the studded leather option wouldn't be that unbalancing, particularly because Mithril Chain would be superior to it anyway for another 500.

 

[Tetsubo]

Well, seeing as fashion had as much effect on armour as it did on clothes... I'd allow it. It wouldn't have an effect on the mechanics of the armour but it would look cool and denote a person with money to burn...