Price of Plate Armor

[JeffJ2112]

Can anyone explain the logic of having 50 gp Plate Armor? I guess they want to have beginning characters to be able to have it, but that price is ridiculous. Why not just have a rule to say you start off with any armor you are proficient in?


JeffJ

 

[Danceofmasks]

'cos adventurer's kit + heavy shield + bastard sword + plate > 100 gp?

 

[kclark]

I believe that is indeed the intent. You should be able to start with the armor your class is intended to wear.

 

[Danceofmasks]

Or a human leader who spent 2 feats to wear.

 

[nerdronomicon]

Can anyone explain the logic of having 50 gp Plate Armor?

i don't know. can you explain the logic of getting rid of studded leather and calling hide "light armor"? i don't like what they did with equipment at all. i have high hopes for the equipment book coming out in september.

 

[lukelightning]

i don't know. can you explain the logic of getting rid of studded leather and calling hide "light armor"? i don't like what they did with equipment at all. i have high hopes for the equipment book coming out in september.

I dunno, but I'm glad. Studded leather has never been portrayed realistically; it always seems to be black leather armor with little metal buttons 6 or more inches apart....

 

[frankthedm]

Can anyone explain the logic of having 50 gp Plate Armor?

Easy to scavenge.

 

[GoLu]

I dunno, but I'm glad. Studded leather has never been portrayed realistically; it always seems to be black leather armor with little metal buttons 6 or more inches apart....

If you squint, those are just rivets holding the metal plates in place. What metal plates? Er... the ones... uh... behind the leather! Yeah! It's all brigandine. It totally makes sense!

D&D armor would never be designed to look cool at the cost of protection or durability, no sir.

 

[Danceofmasks]

Sorry, but chainmail bikinis = +0 AC

 

[Yaezakura]

Plate Armor costs 50gp because the value of a gold piece, and the costs of all items, are based around the idea of being balanced for a game, not being realistic. Heck, do you really think a simple leather backpack would have cost two entire gold coins? But in D&D, it does, regardless that that price is mind-boggling from a realistic POV, and I don't see anyone complaining about that.