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Armor

These armors follow the same rules as the armors presented in the Pathfinder RPG Core Rulebook.

Agile Breastplate

Aura:
CLl:
Price: 400 gp
Weight: 25 lbs.

This breastplate is specially crafted in a manner that allows extra maneuverability for some physical activities. The armor check penalty for Climb checks and jump checks is only –1 (masterwork and mithral versions of this armor reduce this penalty as well as the normal penalty).

Agile Half-Plate

Aura:
CLl:
Price: 850 gp
Weight: 55 lbs.

This style of half-plate is specially crafted in a manner that allows extra maneuverability for some physical activities. The armor check penalty for Climb checks and jump checks is only –4 (masterwork and mithral versions of this armor reduce this penalty as well as the normal penalty). In addition, unlike most heavy armors, the wearer can still run at quadruple speed instead of triple speed.

Armored Coat

Aura:
CLl:
Price: 50 gp
Weight: 20 lbs.

This sturdy leather coat is reinforced with metal plates sewn into the lining. More cumbersome than light armor but less effective than most medium armors, the advantage of an armored coat is that a person can don it or remove it as a move action (there is no “don hastily” option for an armored coat). If worn over other armor, use the better AC bonus and worse value in all other categories; an armored coat has no effect if worn with heavy armor. The only magic effects that apply are those worn on top.

Quickdraw Shield, Light Wooden or Steel

Aura:
CLl:
Price: 59 gp
Weight: 7 lbs.

This light shield is specially crafted with a series of straps to allow a character proficient in shields to ready or stow it on his or her back quickly and easily. If you have a base attack bonus of +1 or higher, you may don or put away a quickdraw shield as a swift action combined with a regular move. If you have the Two-Weapon Fighting feat, you can draw a light or one-handed weapon with one hand and a quickdraw shield with the other in the time it would normally take you to draw one weapon. If you have the Quick Draw feat, you may don or put away a quickdraw shield as a free action.

Quilted Cloth

Aura:
CLl:
Price: 100 gp
Weight: 15 lbs.

This enhanced form of padded armor has internal layers specifically designed to trap arrows, bolts, darts, shuriken, thrown daggers, and other small ranged piercing weapons. When these kinds of weapons strike you, they tend to become snagged in these layers and fail to harm you. You gain DR 3/— against attacks of this kind. The special layers of the armor have no effect on other kinds of weapons.

Wooden Armor

Aura:
CLl:
Price: 20 gp
Weight: 25 lbs.

This suit of leather armor has plates of fire-treated wood sewn over vital areas. Though not as effective as metal armor, it offers better protection than leather alone. Unlike metal armor, the wood is slightly buoyant, and the armor check penalty for swimming in this armor is 0.

Table: Armor and Shields

Table: Armor and Shields

Armor	Cost	Armor/Shield Bonus	Maximum Dex Bonus	Armor Check Penalty	Arcane Spell Failure Chance	Speed		Weight1
						30 ft.	20 ft.
Light Armor
Quilted cloth	100 gp	+1	+8	0	10%	30 ft.	20 ft.	15 lbs.
Wooden	20 gp	+3	+3	–1	15%	30 ft.	20 ft.	25 lbs.
Medium Armor
Armored coat	50 gp	+4	+3	–2	20%	20 ft.	15 ft.	20 lbs.
Agile breastplate	400 gp	+6	+3	–4	25%	20 ft.	15 ft.	25 lbs.
Heavy Armor
Agile half-plate	850 gp	+8	+0	–7	40%	20 ft.2	15 ft.2	55 lbs.
Shields
Quickdraw shield, light wooden	53 gp	+1	—	–2	5%	—	—	6 lbs.
Quickdraw shield, light steel	59 gp	+1	—	–2	5%	—	—	7 lbs.
1 Weight figures are for armor sized to fit Medium characters. Armor fitted for Small characters weighs half as much, and armor fitted for Large characters weighs twice as much.
2 When running in agile half-plate, you may still move quadruple your speed, instead of the normal triple speed for heavy armor.