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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Willie the Duck" data-source="post: 8685861" data-attributes="member: 6799660">"Chain, Elfin" as it was listed in the AD&D DMG, was chainmail made by elves and never sold. It weighed and had the bulk (for thief abilities) of leather armor, was not subject to heat metal. There was no magical types. In 2e AD&d it became "Elven Chainmail" and also allowed the user to still cast Magic User spells while wearing it (provided they had the ability), which was important because 2E changed the multiclassing rules such that the traditional elven fighter-magic user couldn't otherwise cast in armor. They also doubled down on it being only 'by elves, for elves' and (IIRC) in the Complete Book of Elves (the master race) had discussions about elves dedicated to hunting down and 'liberating' suits of it worn by non-elves. Fun times (??).</blockquote>