Ogre:CharacterCodex:Equipment:Armors

Equipment

This section describe basic equipment you might need in your adventure. More advanced and detailed equipments can be found in the upcoming Equipment Codex.

1. Equipment Statistics
2. Weapons
3. Armors
4. Electronics Enhancement
5. Adventurer's gears
6. Services

Armor

Armors are protective gear that either helps you not being hit or hurt. The heavier the armor the more hindering it is for your movement. You can develop your armor or shield skill to lessen those penalties.

Description

Leather

Armor made of leather or other animal part.

Hide

This is an armor prepared from extremely thick hide of a creature or from multiple layers of regular leather. It is stiff and hard to move in.

Leather

This armor is made of leather hardened in boiling oil and then shaped into breastplate and shoulder protectors. The remainder of the suit is fashioned from more flexible, somewhat softer material.

Padded

This is the simplest type of armor, fashion from quilted layer of cloth and battling. It tends to get hot and after a time becomes foul with sweat, grime, lice and fleas.

Studded

This armor is made of soft leather reinforced with close-set metal rivet.

Chain

Chain is an armor that consists of small metal rings linked together in a pattern to form a mesh.

Hauberk

Other name: Lorica Hamata

The hauberk is essentially a long shirt of mail or leather (weighing about 14 kg for the mail). There are slits in the front and back below the waist (so the wearer could straddle a horse and ride), and it almost always had sleeves. The sleeves would extend to mid-way down the forearm.

Mail

Full suit of mail armor that cover all the body.

Lamellar

Lamellar armor consists of small plates which are laced together in different ways.

Banded

This armor is made of overlapping strips of metal sewn to a backing of leather and chain mail. Generally the stripes cover only the more vulnerable areas, while the chain and leather protect the joints where freedom of movement must be ensured.

Scale

Other name: Lorica Squamata

This armor consists of many small scales linked together (lamellar), riveted or sewn onto cloth or leather backing.

Splint

This armor is made of narrow vertical strips riveted to a backing of leather and cloth padding. Since this is not flexible, the joints are protected by chain mail.

Plate

Plate armor is made from large metal plates, worn on the chest and sometimes the entire body. Most plate armor are used with a full chainmail under the plates.

Breastplate

The simplest for of plate armor consisting only of two plates protecting the torso of its wearer.

Half-Plate

Half-Plate protect legs and arm, but are not completely closed offering less protection in the back. Joints are also protected only by chain, but not plates.

Full-Plate

Full suit of armor protecting all part of the body even joints.

Bulletproof

Bulletproof armor are made of individual layers of material catch the bullet and spread its momentum over a larger portion of the body, deforming the round and hopefully bringing it to a stop before it can penetrate into the body. While a vest can prevent a bullet from penetrating, the wearer can still be affected by the kinetic energy of the bullet, with results ranging from bruises to serious internal injuries.

Light

Light bullet proof vest that only protect the torso.

Medium

Medium armor does not cover all the body, but the vest is reinforced with plates of different hard material to protect vital areas

Heavy

Heavy armor covers all the body and reinforced plates of different hard material

Force Field

A field of force is projected around a person protecting him against all type of attacks. The field is unidirectional blocking attacks from outside but do not block attack coming from the inside allowing the protected creature to attack almost normally.

Shield

A shield is a protective device, meant to intercept attacks.

Light

Other name: Buckler

A light shield is worn strapped to your forearm. You can use a bow or crossbow without penalty while carrying it. You can also use your shield arm to wield a weapon (whether you are using an off-hand weapon or using your off hand to help wield a two-handed weapon), but you take a –1 penalty on attack rolls while doing so. This penalty stacks with those that may apply for fighting with your off hand. In any case, if you use a weapon in your off hand, you don't get the shield cover bonus. When doing an attack action, you do not receive cover form the shield, you only get the bonus when doing other action like moving.

Small

Other name: Targe

You strap a shield to your forearm and grip it with your hand. A small shield's weight lets you carry other items in that hand, although you cannot use weapons with it.

Medium

You strap a shield to your forearm and grip it with your hand. A medium shield is so heavy that you can't use your shield hand for anything else.

Heavy

Other name: Wall shield, Tower shield, Parvise

This massive wooden shield is nearly as tall as you are. In most situations, it provides the indicated shield bonus to your AC. However, you can instead use it as total cover by crouching behind it, though you cannot make any attack to do so. It may be useful to reload a slow weapon or search an item in a backpack.

Buying

Stone Age

Name	Price	Find	Weight
Leather
Hide	-	12	25 lb.
Leather	-	10	15 lb.
Shield, Leather
Small	-	10	3 lb.

Bronze/Iron Age

Name	Price	Find	Weight
Leather
Hide	6	13	25 lb.
Leather	6	11	15 lb.
Padded	5	10	10 lb.
Studded	7	11	20 lb.
Chain, Bronze
Hauberk	9	14	20 lb.
Mail	10	17	35 lb.
Chain, Iron
Hauberk	8	12	25 lb.
Mail	9	14	40 lb.
Lamellar, Bronze
Scale	8	16	25 lb.
Lamellar, Iron
Scale	7	13	30 lb.
Plate, Bronze
Breastplate	10	17	25 lb.
Plate, Iron
Breastplate	9	14	30 lb.
Shield, Bronze
Small	6	13	5 lb.
Medium	7	15	10 lb.
Heavy	8	18	20 lb.
Shield, Iron
Small	5	10	6 lb.
Medium	6	13	15 lb.
Heavy	7	15	25 lb.
Shield, Wood
Small	4	8	4 lb.
Medium	5	10	7 lb.
Heavy	6	13	17 lb.

Middle Ages

Name	Price	Find	Weight
Leather
Hide	6	13	25 lb.
Leather	6	11	15 lb.
Padded	5	10	10 lb.
Studded	7	11	20 lb.
Chain, Steel
Hauberk	9	12	25 lb.
Mail	10	15	40 lb.
Lamellar, Steel
Banded	10	17	35 lb.
Scale	8	14	30 lb.
Splint	10	15	45 lb.
Plate, Steel
Breastplate	10	17	25 lb.
Half-plate	11	17	40 lb.
Full plate	13	18	50 lb.
Shield, Steel
Light	7	13	5 lb.
Small	6	11	5 lb.
Medium	7	13	10 lb.
Heavy	8	16	25 lb.
Shield, Wood
Small	4	8	4 lb.
Medium	5	10	7 lb.
Heavy	6	13	17 lb.

Age of Reason

Name	Price	Find	Weight
Leather
Leather	6	11	15 lb.
Padded	5	10	10 lb.
Studded	7	11	20 lb.
Plate, Steel
Breastplate	10	15	25 lb.
Half-plate	11	17	40 lb.
Shield, Steel
Small	4	10	5 lb.
Medium	5	12	10 lb.

Industrial Age

Name	Price	Find	Weight
Bulletproof, Nylon
Light	7	13	5 lb.
Medium	8	16	10 lb.
Heavy	10	19	15 lb.
Shield, Steel
Small	4	10	5 lb.
Medium	5	12	10 lb.

Information Age

Name	Price	Find	Weight
Bulletproof, Kevlar
Light	4	10	5 lb.
Medium	6	13	10 lb.
Heavy	8	16	20 lb.
Shield, Synthetic
Small	2	8	2 lb.
Medium	3	10	5 lb.

CyberGenetic Age

Name	Price	Find	Weight
Bulletproof, Nanocarbon
Light	4	10	3 lb.
Medium	6	13	6 lb.
Heavy	8	16	10 lb.

Space Age

Name	Price	Find	Weight
Bulletproof, Femtocarbon
Light	4	10	5 lb.
Medium	6	13	10 lb.
Heavy	8	16	20 lb.
Force Field
Light	7	13	5 lb.
Medium	9	18	10 lb.
Heavy	11	19	20 lb.

Energy Age

Name	Price	Find	Weight
Force Field
Light	5	10	2 lb.
Medium	7	13	5 lb.
Heavy	9	16	8 lb.

Crafting

Name	Craft DC	Craft Time	Hardness	Hit Point	Core
Leather
Hide	12	8 hr.	2	2	1
Leather	12	4 hr.	2	2	1
Padded	12	2 hr.	2	2	1
Studded	12	4 hr.	2	2	1
Chain, Bronze
Hauberk	15	20 hr.	11	6	2
Mail	15	40 hr.	11	12	11
Chain, Iron
Hauberk	15	20 hr.	10	5	1
Mail	15	40 hr.	10	10	11
Chain, Steel
Hauberk	15	20 hr.	12	8	6
Mail	15	40 hr.	12	15	11
Lamellar, Bronze
Scale	15	20 hr.	11	12	11
Lamellar, Iron
Scale	15	20 hr.	10	10	11
Lamellar, Steel
Banded	18	40 hr.	12	30	13
Scale	15	20 hr.	12	15	11
Splint	18	50 hr.	12	30	13
Plate, Bronze
Breastplate	15	20 hr.	11	12	11
Plate, Iron
Breastplate	15	20 hr.	10	10	11
Plate, Steel
Breastplate	15	20 hr.	12	15	11
Half-plate	18	80 hr.	12	30	13
Full plate	18	40 hr.	12	30	13
Bulletproof, Nylon
Light	12	4 hr.	10	5	1
Medium	15	6 hr.	10	20	12
Heavy	18	6 hr.	14	15	11
Bulletproof, Kevlar
Light	12	4 hr.	12	8	6
Medium	15	8 hr.	14	15	11
Heavy	18	8 hr.	16	30	13
Bulletproof, Nanocarbon
Light	12	2 hr.	20	12	11
Medium	15	4 hr.	20	25	12
Heavy	18	8 hr.	20	50	15
Bulletproof, Femtocarbon
Light	12	2 hr.	50	25	12
Medium	15	4 hr.	50	50	15
Heavy	18	8 hr.	50	100	20
Force Field
Light	12	2 hr.	10	100	11
Medium	15	4 hr.	10	200	12
Heavy	18	8 hr.	10	400	14
Force Field, Mini
Light	12	2 hr.	20	200	12
Medium	15	4 hr.	20	400	14
Heavy	18	8 hr.	20	800	15
Shield, Leather
Light	10	2 hr.	2	2	1
Shield, Bronze
Small	10	2 hr.	11	12	11
Medium	15	4 hr.	11	25	12
Heavy	15	8 hr.	11	30	13
Shield, Iron
Small	10	2 hr.	10	10	11
Medium	15	4 hr.	10	20	12
Heavy	15	8 hr.	10	25	12
Shield, Steel
Light	15	4 hr.	12	8	6
Small	10	2 hr.	12	15	11
Medium	15	4 hr.	12	30	13
Heavy	15	8 hr.	12	20	12
Shield, Synthetic
Light	10	2 hr.	8	8	6
Heavy	15	4 hr.	8	15	11
Shield, Wood
Small	10	2 hr.	5	5	1
Medium	15	4 hr.	5	10	11
Heavy	15	8 hr.	5	15	11

Using

Armor Type

There are three types of armor: light, medium, heavy.

Light: Soft armor that do no hider you a lot in your movement.

Medium: Medium armor offer better protection but hider you a lot in your movement.

Heavy: Heavy armor are there to protect in all ways possible it's wearer. They are generally heavy and people wearing them are very clumsy, but they are very hard to hurt.

Sleeping in Armor

If you sleep in medium or heavy armor you are automatically fatigued the next day. You take one severity of fatigue every day you sleep in armor. Sleeping in light armor does not cause fatigue.

Armor For Unusual Creatures

Armor and shields for unusually big creatures, unusually little creatures, and non-humanoid creatures have different costs and weights from those given on Table: Armor and Shields. Refer to the appropriate line on the table below and apply the multipliers to cost and weight for the armor type in question.

	Humanoid		Non-humanoid
Size	Cost	Weight	Cost	Weight
Fine	x1/8	x1/16	x1/4	x1/16
Diminutive	x1/4	x1/8	x1/2	x1/8
Tiny	x1/2	x1/4	x1	x1/4
Small	x1	x1/2	x2	x1/2
Medium	x1	x1	x2	x1
Large	x2	x2	x4	x2
Huge	x4	x5	x8	x5
Gargantuan	x8	x8	x16	x8
Colossal	x16	x12	x32	x12

Getting Into And Out Of Armor

The time required to don armor depends on its type; see Table: Donning Armor.

Don: This column tells how long it takes a character to put the armor on.

Don as fast action: You can put armor as a fast action. You need to make an Armor or Shield check to do so with the appropriate DC from your type of armor. On a failure, you were not able to put the armor on your body in an efficient manner. Even on a success, the armor does not protect you as much as it should. The armor check penalties and armor bonus for hastily donned armor are 1 point worse than normal.

Remove: This column tells how long it takes to get the armor off.

Armor Type	Don	Don as fast action	Remove
Shield	Short	DC 10	Short
Light	Very Long	DC 10	Long
Medium	Slow	DC 15	Very Long
Heavy	Very Slow	DC 20	Slow

Armor Entry Description

Damage Resistance (DR)

This is the number of hit points that is remove from each hit the character receive while wearing that armor. Damage cannot be reduced below 0.

Cover Bonus

Each shield grants cover to its wearer.

Combat Penalty

While armor protects its wearer, it's also often hampered its combat ability. This penalty is reduced by one for each rank in the Armor skill.

Maneuver Penalty

While armor protects its wearer, it's also often hampered abilities that are asking some movement. This penalty is reduces by 1 for every three ranks of the Armor skill.

Precise Maneuver Penalty

While armor protects its wearer, it's also often hampered abilities that are asking precise movement. This penalty is not reduced with the Armor skill.

Name	Type	DR	Combat Penalty	Maneuver Penalty	Precise Maneuver Penalty
Leather
Hide	Medium	3	-3	-3	-4
Leather	Light	2	-2	0	-2
Padded	Light	-1	0	-1	-1
Studded	Light	3	-3	-1	-3
Chain, Bronze
Hauberk	Light	3	-4	-2	-4
Mail	Medium	4	-5	-5	-6
Chain, Iron
Hauberk	Light	2	-4	-2	-4
Mail	Medium	3	-5	-5	-6
Chain, Steel
Hauberk	Light	4	-4	-2	-4
Mail	Medium	5	-5	-5	-6
Lamellar, Bronze
Scale	Medium	3	-4	-4	-5
Lamellar, Iron
Scale	Medium	2	-4	-4	-5
Lamellar, Steel
Banded	Heavy	6	-6	-6	-8
Scale	Medium	4	-4	-4	-5
Splint	Medium	6	-6	-7	-8
Plate, Bronze
Breastplate	Medium	4	-5	-4	-6
Plate, Iron
Breastplate	Medium	3	-5	-4	-6
Plate, Steel
Breastplate	Medium	5	-5	-4	-6
Half-plate	Heavy	7	-7	-7	-9
Full plate	Heavy	8	-8	-6	-10
Bulletproof, Nylon
Light	Light	2	-2	-3	-4
Medium	Medium	5	-5	-6	-7
Heavy	Heavy	8	-8	-9	-10
Bulletproof, Kevlar
Light	Light	3	-1	-2	-3
Medium	Medium	6	-4	-5	-6
Heavy	Heavy	9	-7	-8	-9
Bulletproof, Nanocarbon
Light	Light	5	0	0	-1
Medium	Medium	7	-2	-3	-4
Heavy	Heavy	10	-5	-6	-7
Bulletproof, Femtocarbon
Light	Light	5	0	0	-1
Medium	Medium	8	-1	-1	-2
Heavy	Heavy	12	-3	-4	-5
Force Field
Light	Light	5	-2	-3	-4
Medium	Medium	10	-3	-4	-5
Heavy	Heavy	15	-4	-5	-6
Force Field, Mini
Light	Light	10	0	-1	-1
Medium	Medium	15	-1	-2	-3
Heavy	Heavy	20	-2	-3	-4