Armour Tables

The armour tables show the cost, weight and other properties of the common types of armour worn in Arden. Damage types are represented by icons: for bludgeoning, for piercing and for slashing damage.

Light Armour
Armour Piece DR Strength Properties Weight Cost
Silk Underlay +1, +1 vs  5 Clothing, soak  4 lb. 30 gp
Padded Underlay +1, +1 vs  7 Clothing, soak  8 lb. 5 gp
Leather Underlay +1, +1 vs  7 Clothing, soak  10 lb. 10 gp
Brigandine Arms +1 9 Clothing 1 lb. 5 gp
Brigandine Torso +1 9 Clothing, coverage 8-10 10 lb. 15 gp
Brigandine Legs +1 9 Clothing 2 lb. 5 gp
Fur Cloak Cloak +1 vs  9 Bulky, clothing 5 lb. 5 gp
Overcoat Cloak +1 vs  9 Bulky, clothing 5 lb. 5 gp
Hide Cloak Cloak +1 vs  9 Bulky, clothing 5 lb. 5 gp
Buckler Shield 9 Bashing (1 ), finesse, light, non-lethal, parry, worn 5 lb. 5 gp
Medium Armour
Armour Piece DR Strength Properties Weight Cost
Hide Arms +1, +1 vs  9 Clothing 2 lb. 1 gp
Hide Torso +2 9 Clothing, coverage 8-10, soak  7 lb. 7 gp
Hide Legs +1, +1 vs  9 Clothing 3 lb. 2 gp
Scale Arms +1, +1 vs  11 Bulky, coverage 2, noisy 5 lb. 10 gp
Scale Torso +3 11 Bulky, coverage 5-10, noisy, soak  15 lb. 30 gp
Scale Legs +1, +1 vs  11 Bulky, coverage 1, noisy 10 lb. 10 gp
Chain Arms +1, +1 vs  13 Bulky, coverage 2, noisy 5 lb. 12 gp
Chain Shirt Torso +4 13 Concealed, coverage 5-10, shirt, soak  25 lb. 50 gp
Chain Legs +1, +1 vs  13 Bulky, coverage 1, noisy 10 lb. 13 gp
Chain Coif Head 11 Coverage 4 5 lb. 15 gp
Shield, wooden Shield 11 Bashing (1d4 ), non-lethal, shield 1 5 lb. 3 gp
Shield, steel Shield 11 Bashing (1d4 ), non-lethal, shield 1 6 lb. 9 gp
Heavy Armour
Armour Piece DR Strength Properties Weight Cost
Splint Arms +2 13 Bulky, coverage 2 14-16, hard, noisy 5 lb. 50 gp
Splint Torso +5 13 Bulky, coverage 5-10, hard, noisy 25 lb. 100 gp
Splint Legs +2 13 Bulky, coverage 1 11-13, hard, noisy 15 lb. 50 gp
Plate Arms +3 15 Bulky, coverage 2 14-16, hard, noisy, parry 15 lb. 375 gp
Breastplate Torso +6 15 Coverage 5-10, hard, shirt 20 lb. 200 gp
Plate Legs +3 15 Bulky, coverage 1 11-13, hard, noisy 15 lb. 925 gp
Plate Helmet Head 13 Coverage 4, hard, visor 10 lb. 45 gp
Shield, wooden Shield 13 Bashing (1d6 ), bulky, non-lethal, shield 2, unwieldy 10 lb. 7 gp
Shield, steel Shield 13 Bashing (1d6 ), bulky, non-lethal, shield 2, unwieldy 15 lb. 20 gp
Shield, tower Shield 15 Bulky, cover, shield 3 45 lb. 30 gp
Extras
Extra Properties Weight Cost
Armour spikes +1  damage for unarmed strikes, worn +10 lbs. +50 gp
Gauntlet, locked Disadvantage to disarm locked weapon, action to remove +5 lbs. +8 gp
Shield spikes Increase damage die size by one step, remove non-lethal +5 lbs. +10 gp
Shield, throwing Thrown (1d6 , 20/60) +50 gp