Plate Mail is light chain with pieces of plate - cuirass, shoulder pieces, elbow and knee guards, and greaves. <correct terminology could be used in parentheses> <??>


<revise pic: too close to field+>

Weight is well distributed.
PLATE MAIL is a set of pieces of plate (shoulder, breast, bock, elbow, groin/hips legs) worn over chain mail.

AC: 3

BULK: bulky
WEIGHT: 45#
BASE MOVEMENT: 6"
COST: 400 g.p.

PP: -75
OL: -40
FRT: -40
MS: -80
HS: -75 (requires cloak)
HN: -50
CW: -99 (WSG: -20<?>, a character in anything heavier than chain cannot climb any severe slope or cliff)
[DEX bonuses for thief skills do not apply when wearing plate] <cite>

TW: -90%
PV: -12'
HJ: -12'
BJS: -7'
BJR: -15'
TA: -30%
TE: -70%
TF: -50'

PT, <0°: +10
PT, 0-30°: +20
PT, 31-75°: +30
PT, 76°+: +30

PUMMEL DAMAGE: -40% (protection)
GRAPPLE 'AC': +30% (penalty)
GRAPPLE DAMAGE: -10% (protection)

(Plate armor is a full suit of plate which is no more weighty and a bit less bulky, considering what is known as "field plate".
If you allow such armor in your campaign, use the same weight, with a 9" movement base and a base AC of 2 sans shield.
Such armor would be very expensive, c. 2000 g.p.).

<UA, Update: There is field plate (AC0), and, full plate (AC1).>



 
 
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