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 14-16 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 14-16, 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 11-16, 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 11-16, 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, hard, noisy 5 lb. 50 gp Splint Torso +5 13 Bulky, coverage 8-16, hard, noisy 25 lb. 100 gp Splint Legs +2 13 Bulky, coverage 1 5-7, hard, noisy 15 lb. 50 gp Plate Arms +3 15 Bulky, coverage 2, hard, noisy, parry 15 lb. 375 gp Breastplate Torso +6 15 Coverage 8-16, hard, shirt 20 lb. 200 gp Plate Legs +3 15 Bulky, coverage 1 5-7, 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
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